My cock gets hard at the thought of being her first.“I’ve never had anyone ride on here with me,” I add casually, and her brown eyes widen.
“Really?”
I nod, getting on my bike and waiting patiently as she lifts herself behind me.When her hands come around me, holding on to my cut, I stiffen, but then relax and close my eyes, enjoying the moment.I’m not someone who enjoys a lot of touch, but with her, it’s different.My first reaction to put distance between us isn’t there.
“Hold on to me and lean with me,” I say to her over my shoulder.She tightens her fingers around my stomach, and I stare down at them, swallowing hard.
After my childhood and losing my sister, I’ve found it hard to let anyone in.You can’t trust people.They hurt you, and they take advantage of you.
I’ve grown to trust my club brothers somewhat, but a woman?I haven’t allowed that yet.
I tried to stay away from her.
I really did.
For her.
But it’s too fucking late now.
She’smine.
XANTHE
I take one of my hands off Ghost’s rock-hard abs to pinch myself.
Yes, this is real.
I’m on the back of his bike, wearing his leather jacket, and holding on for dear life.We’ve been riding for what feels like half an hour when we pull up at the beach.Rest Falls might not be for everyone, but we do have beautiful beaches, and I’m glad he brought me here because I don’t get out exploring as much as I should.
I get off his bike and remove the helmet, smiling when the sunlight hits my face.“I love this beach.”
“It’s my favorite,” he rasps, leaning down and unzipping my jacket for me.He slides it off my shoulders.“You want to walk on the beach?”
“Sure,” I reply, a shiver going down my spine at the possessive look in his eyes.On impulse, I reach out and take his hand, and he glances down at me with an unreadable expression.“I’m going to take my shoes off so I can feel the sand.Do you want to take your boots off?”
He stares down at his biker boots and hesitantly nods.We walk down to the beach and leave our shoes at the bottom of the staircase.
“Thanks for taking me out, Ghost,” I say, staring out at the water.“I need a reminder that there’s a whole world out there sometimes.”
“Thank you for coming with me,” he replies, giving my hand a gentle squeeze.“I wasn’t sure if you would say yes.”He hesitates, his throat working as he swallows.“I know you have plenty of better options than me, but I’ll never hurt you.”
“Promise?”
He nods.“Promise.I’d kill anyone who hurt you, sunshine.”
Smiling at the nickname, I look at him to see his gray eyes already on me.
“You’re not what I expected,” I admit, stopping to pick up a pretty shell from the sand.“Why did you act like that at the clubhouse?”
“I saw you, and it terrified me,” he confesses after a moment of silence.
“Why?”
“Because I felt something.”He suddenly grips my waist and picks me up.My legs automatically go around him.“You almost stepped on that,” he says, pointing to the piece of glass in the sand.
That would have fucking hurt.
“Let’s pick it up so no one else steps on it,” I say, and Ghost puts me down a few steps away, and then goes back for it.
