Page 28 of Always Yours

“Hey!” I shout.

Nik looks at my pout and chuckles. “Okay, another sister,” he says with a shake of his head.

“Damn rights,” I mumble.

“Are you related?” Sasha asks.

I shake my head. “Nope, but we grew up together so he’s like a brother to me. Plus, I think we both know that sometimes blood doesn’t make you family.”

She nods her head. “Ain’t that the truth.”

Everyone chats as they eat and, now that I have a new friend, I feel more settled than I had been this entire time.

Sometimes we could use a friend. Especially when we don’t know what kind of dangers are ahead.

Derek “Razor”

I sit with Lily and her new friend as she tells us what happened when she came across Sasha today.

What are the odds we had found another woman who was being sold or traded off to a mafia family.

There has been some drama here, but not enough that we can’t handle whatever comes our way.

She has been hiding for four months in town. If they haven’t come searching here already, maybe they don’t have a reason to.

Before pops could agree to having her stay with us, Bear had put his claim on Sasha. When pops looked at me, I nodded and put my claim on Lily.

I knew he wouldn’t rush us to get them inked or have cuts designed for them, since my mom gave him the runaround when he was trying to claim her. He tried to ink her up the first couple days they met, saying he knew she was his. She gave him this long lecture about how it was her body and if she put his ink on her skin that means she accepts the claim.

I could see it from both ways though. I want nothing more than to have my name on her, but with her family owning her and trying to marry her off for someone else to own her, I could see how I would want it to be her choice. That way I would never have any doubts that I forced her into it. She was completely and willingly mine.

Lily moved her stuff out of the room she was sharing with Nik, and Sasha moved right in. Bear doesn’t want her rooming with anyone, but there aren’t many rooms right now and he can at least trust that his brother won’t make a move on his woman.

Nik warns her that he snores, and she laughs saying she’s used to noise. As long as she was safe, she would have a good sleep.

I couldn’t imagine her living on the streets for four months, and then not feeling safe enough to get a good night’s sleep here.

When I shut and lock the door, Lily grins at me. “I’m glad I met you guys,” she says softly.

“A lot of people like to paint us in a bad light. Sure, we like to take care of our own business, but we don’t hit, rape, or sell women. That’s not who we are. Women have a choice in this life,” I tell her.

She moves into the middle of the bed, and I climb on top of her, kissing her body along the way. I love the way her breath hitches at my touch.

“I-I want you inside me tonight,” she whispers.

I pull back and look at her to make sure I heard her right.

“Can you repeat that.”

“I want you to fuck me tonight, Razor.” she says, sounding uncertain.

“Call me Derek, baby,” I rasp as I move down to kiss her hard.

“Derek,” she gasps as I bite on her lower lip.

“There’s no pressure, baby. I want you to be sure this is what you want. Once I have this part of you, I don’t think I could ever let you go,” I say hoarsely against her neck.

“What if I don’t want you to let me go?” she asks softly.

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