Page 33 of Bikers & Bars

That and I didn’t want to share my men. They were mine and the thought of kids coming in between that, of living on this compound, was less than ideal.

Call me selfish but I was starting to come to terms with it.

I’d have babies in my life. I could be the fun aunt, the one who spoils and sends them back home with their parents.

Maybe one day we’d all change our minds and want more, and we could face our options then. Until then, I was content with my choice.

“It’s taken me a long time but lately… Lately, my life has really made me realize that I don’t know if I ever want kids. I know we talked about—”

“I’ve only ever wantedyou, Eliza,” he cut me off softly. “Don’t take that away from me again. The rest will fall into place.”

“I won’t,” I said quietly, the tears burning in my eyes. “I’m s—”

He cut me off by pressing a firm finger to my lips. I stared at him wide-eyed, surprised by the movement.

“Don’t apologize again. We’ll never move past this if we’re constantly dwelling on it. It fucking hurt and yes, I was mad. But we’ll be okay.”

Man I fucking needed to hear that.

“We will?”

But hearing it and believing it were two different things. At that moment I didn’t think about Loki and Bane who had embraced everything about me from the moment we met.

The only thing on my mind was the suave teen who hadn’t been too intimidated by my dad to ask me out. I remembered our first kiss out at the scenic view on the outskirts of town and the first time we had sex in the back of his mom’s car.

It hadn’t been great, we’d been awkward and didn’t know what the fuck we were doing. But damn, it got so much better.

We got better.

He’d been my everything and now I was staring up at an almost stranger who looked like an old home.

As if he could read my mind he stepped into my space. Every movement was so slow, like he thought anything too fast would send me running again. Damien cupped my face, calluses rough on my cheek, wiping at tears I didn’t realize were slipping down my cheeks. Gin and cypress filled my senses as he leaned down and brushed his lips against mine.

I kissed him back as a small sob escaped me. He held my face firmly as I wrapped my arms hesitantly around his waist. This scenario had happened in my mind so many times over the years but never like this. Screaming, yelling— that’s what I had pictured as my homecoming. Not the alpha that had accepted three new boyfriends without too many protests.

Pure male satisfaction filled his expression when I tried to continue the kiss as he pulled back from me. Hazel eyes burned into me as he asked me if this is what I wanted.

“Yes.”

“If you try to run again, Eliza, I won’t be responsible for my actions,” he rasped, hands sliding down to my shoulders and squeezing tightly. “This is more than us being together again.”

“I know,” I replied, shoving away sudden concerns about Loki and Bane to the side. I’d talk with them soon. They deservethat. “The only time I’ll run now is to make sure to keep you all on your toes.”

“You little minx,” he growled, but there was a hint of laughter as he tugged at my shirt. “You’re wearing too many clothes.”

“So are you,” I countered and then with all the coordination of our old teenage selves we undressed each other.

Tripping over the supplies scattered throughout the space and laughing we ended up against the far wall. He pinned me to the cool wall, holding me up as if I was as light as a feather and thrusting into me hard enough that I knew I’d feel him for days.

Holy shit.

His cock was bigger than I remembered. And now he had an entire fucking Jacob’s ladder that hit every spot inside of me with every stroke. My slick would have made it easy for him to pound into me but my alpha had other ideas. Instead of speed he aimed for harder.

“Fuck, babe.”

“Damien,” I whimpered as he hit my cervix hard enough I saw stars.

“You feel like fucking heaven,” he praised me. Leaning his head down he captured one of my nipples in his mouth making me cry out. My hands wrapped around his neck as my back arched, holding him to me.

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