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The gentle sway of her hips.

The way her dark hair bounced with each step.

The click of her sexy as fuck boots on the wooden floors.

My Angel. My heart and my queen.

“Hi,” she said in a gentle voice and looped her arms around my neck.

“Where’s Birdie?” As if I didn’t know. It was almost midnight.

“Sleeping peacefully in the family wing. I had all the children brought there. Dodge and Markey are guarding the building. Boxer is inside.”

I kissed my queen. Like a true queen, she’d known exactly what to do in my absence. And Sugar probably helped, but my woman was the take charge kind. Even when plump with my baby, nothing slowed her down.

“I’m going to check in on Roja. I won’t be far.” Hero strutted out of the bar. He hid it well, but I knew he was livid and worried sick about Ryder. The boy would be in the hospital for a few days. No telling what would happen regarding the damages he caused to the police cars.

“Come on.” Maddy took my hand. “You need to cuddle your princess.”

“Excellent idea.” Sugar smiled. “Make your pregnant wife get some rest. She’s been caring for everyone but herself and your baby boy.”

My gaze lowered to Maddy’s baby bump. At four months, she was showing a lot more with Chase than she had with Birdie.

Like the caveman I was, I swooped her off her feet. “Let’s get some rest.”

“Anything you say.” She laid her head on my shoulder.

I’d take a short nap with my girls, then get back to searching the area for Raymond. We all needed a break, a moment to recharge and connect with our families after spending eight hours away.

I wouldn’t stop until Raymond was home.

Wouldn’t rest until Dorian paid for the crimes against the club.

Wouldn’t have peace until all of my MC family was back at the compound. My peace might be years away, depending on how severe of a punishment Copper receives for assaulting the deputy and pulling a gun on the whole fuckin’ department.

Our lawyer, Theo, had said Copper could get five to twenty years.Years. Fuck, even five days would be too fuckin’ long.

Goddammit! What the fuck is happening to my club?

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Brynne

We had made love all night until we passed out. It’d been magical and passionate. Not once had I thought about the clusterfuck at the cabin or Raymond’s safety. Joseph had occupied my mind, my body, and my soul.

But a new day had arrived, and my mind raced with questions, what-ifs, and worry. The serenity I had been in was no more.

“Stop stressing, Bonita,” he muttered in a groggy voice. “It’s too early for that.”

How did he know?

I stayed still, pretending to be asleep to throw him off. I didn’t want to upset him. The world had faded away when we’d given in to our desires and loved each other for hours and hours. We made up for the time we’d lost after I’d learned the truth and shut Joseph out of my life.

“I know you’re awake.” He snuggled me from behind, his morning erection poking me in the ass. “I can take your mind off things again.” He rubbed against me, making me wet and aroused within seconds.

Just one more time before our lives get crazy again.

“Do you want me?” I rolled over to face him and put my hand on his bare chest. His golden tan skin sizzled beneath my fingers.

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