Total pages in book: 38
Estimated words: 35452 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 177(@200wpm)___ 142(@250wpm)___ 118(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 35452 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 177(@200wpm)___ 142(@250wpm)___ 118(@300wpm)
“Carnage, what’s going on?”
I sighed, scrubbing a hand over my face. “We’ll talk when you get here. This is something you need to see for yourself. Besides, if Cain didn’t tell you, I’m not going to overstep.”
“This going to affect my standing with the club?”
I thought about that. Would it? “Depends, I guess. I’d say if you just tell the truth, everything will be fine. Did you mistreat Cherry in any way?”
“Hell, no! How could you even ask me that? I’ve done some questionable things, but I’ve never harmed an innocent woman. Certainly never one I was involved with!”
“All right, all right. I’m not accusing you, Chase, and no one else is.”
“Fuck. What was I supposed to do? Stay when she clearly didn’t want me there? What’s she saying about me? I only left because she gave me an ultimatum. Her or the club. And we’d only been together a month. I didn’t love her. She didn’t love me.”
“Just get here. We’ll sort this out then.”
“Don’t like going in blind, Carnage.”
“Then you’ll just have to trust your brothers. Cain’s always going to let you have your say. And this has nothing to do with the club. As long as you didn’t abuse Cherry or her sister, you’re good with the club.”
Chase sounded tired when he sighed. “Fine. Who’s coming to get me?”
“I think Cain sent Tool. He’ll be in the Bronco.”
“Roger that. I’ll see you when we get there.” He ended the call.
I’d have to wake Calliope soon. But not yet. Cain would text when he was ready. In the meantime, I went back to her, sliding into the bed next to her. Calliope wiggled closer until she had her head on my shoulder and was clutching my shirt once again. Yeah. I was so fucked. This woman was so under my skin I was never going to get her out. Wasn’t sure I even wanted to. I meant what I’d promised her almost from the start. I would protect her right to those boys with my last breath. If that meant going against my brothers or my president, I’d do it gladly.
Fifteen minutes later, I got the text from Cain I’d been expecting and dreading.
Come to church. Bring Calliope.
What about boys?
No. You and Calliope can introduce them to Chase tomorrow.
It was still early, but not too early. The sun was rising over the ocean on what promised to be another beautiful day. The boys would probably still be asleep in their room, but I always locked the door to our room so they didn’t walk in on anything inappropriate. Much as I hated doing this, the sooner we got it over with, the better I’d feel. Also, I knew it was time to claim my woman irrevocably.
I kissed my way down Calliope’s naked body, sucking each nipple gently and laving the peak. She moved restlessly but didn’t wake, moaning softly in her sleep. By the time I got to her sweet pussy, she was gasping with need.
“Levi!” Her cry was loud and sounded slightly confused. I watched her intently as she fell apart, her expression unfocused at first before she found my gaze with hers and locked on. “Oh, wow.” One hand flew to my head, and I chuckled against her clit, giving it one final swipe before rubbing my face against her thigh and crawling up her body to cover her.
“Are you ready for me, sweet Calliope? I’m takin’ you bareback this time. You good with that?”
Her eyes widened. “I -- I’ve never…”
“Me neither.” That admission didn’t cost me the way I thought it might. Instead, it felt like a promise. Like I was admitting to her exactly what I was doing. That this was forever and not just a few months or even a couple of years. This was as close as I could come to asking -- no, demanding -- for her forever. And I felt right.
“I’m not… that is, I’m not on birth control.”
Before I realized I’d done it, I grinned at her. Fuck it. “Good.” Then I slid into her hot wetness in a smooth glide.
At once I was swamped with sensations. I was the experienced one, but I had none with this. Being inside Calliope raw was an awakening. As if all I’d ever done was straight fucking, then suddenly discovered there was a whole new world of kinky, dirty things a man and woman could do together. No way I was lasting long like this.
Calliope clung to me. “So hot,” she gasped. “Holy shit!”
“Unh!” I grunted as I surged into her. The longer I fucked her, the more of myself I gave her. Too late, I realized my mistake. I’d never believed in instant love. Life just sucked too hard for that. But having such an intimate connection with this girl took what little I had left to give of my heart and carved out the rest to add to it and give to Calliope on a silver fucking platter. I. Was. Done.