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This one, I hesitate on. “I will try to abide by that one, but there will be times that I need you to listen and do as I say. I’m the President. My word is law in the club. That means, I can’t have you disrespecting me in front ofmis hermanos(mybrothers). If you disagree, fine, we’ll talk about it in private. But know that I’m serious about this, Vicious. If you disrespect me in front of the club, then I’ll have to deal with you in front of the club. If I can’t even have my woman respecting my decisions, then I’ll quickly lose the respect of the club.”

Her shoulders slump a little, but she nods, thank fuck. “I get it. I don’t like it, but I get that. I’ll try to curb my tongue.”

“Gracias(Thank you). Any others?”

“Yeah, one last one. I’m a package deal. You get me and you also get Pyper. I want her to have as much of a normal life as possible.” She pauses as she grumbles and runs a hand over her braid. “I mean, I’ll have to figure out some way to get guardianship of her so that the cops don’t send her back to our dad or that she won’t go into the system. But there’s no way I’m going to allow him to sell her. Or me.”

Fury runs through my veins again at that last part. There’s no fucking way I’m going to allow that to happen, but I tuck that information away for now. I’ll have Wire look into it later. Instead, I focus back on Ember.

“Being a package deal doesn’t bother me in the least, Vicious.”

Her forehead furrows. “Why do you call me that? ‘Vicious’?” she asks and I smirk.

“Watching you fight that chick the other night, all I could think about is how vicious you were. How quick you were. How good your form and footwork were.Mierda(Shit), Ember, with the way you move, you make fighting almost look like a dance. And let’s not forget your handiwork in disarming my VP. It’s been years since I’ve seen someone surprise him in a fight.”

She grins and I kiss her.

“So how about it, Vicious. You wanna be my woman?”

“Hell, yes,” she replies before pulling me down for another kiss.

Chapter 12

Tico

Headingbackupstairs,Daemoncocks an eyebrow at Ember and I holding hands. A second later, he grins and gives me a chin lift, letting me know he’s okay with it. A bit of tension bleeds out of me, and I notice the muscles in Ember’s shoulders and frame loosening a bit as well at his approval.

But then my chest tightens when I feel Ember’s hand tensing in mine. I look over and meet Pyper’s narrowed gaze.

“I just have one question,” she says and I swear both Ember and I hold our breath. “Your club, it’s not like the Chrome Vipers, right? Em isn’t going to be a piece of property? She won’t be degraded, passed around, or sold?”

“Fuck no,” I growl. “If she does become my Ol’ Lady, she’ll get a property cut, but we don’t mean property like the Chrome Vipers see it. It means Ember is my woman and I’m hers. She’s under my protection, and with that, it means you are as well by extension since you’re her sister. Anyone that fucks with her or you will have to answer to me.”

She smiles and comes up and hugs Ember before hugging me.

“Good. Then so long as you treat her right, we won’t have a problem.” Pyper levels me with a look that tells me she’s serious and based on the damage I’ve seen Ember land on her opponents, I’m betting she’s taught Pyper some of her moves.

“Reese, can I have the tablet? I’m filling in for Ice for the foreseeable future, so I need to refresh my memory on Banshee’s style.”

“Wait, what?” Daemon damn near yells as his head pops up from the bookcase he was assembling.

“Ice found out she’s pregnant and can’t fight. The only possible fill-in I currently have is Empress, and you for damn sure know why I’d rather not call her in.”

Ember narrows her eyes at me. “Why?”

Daemon curses before I can answer and runs his hands through his hair. “Fuck no, don’t call that fucking bitch.” He sighs when Ember turns her hard stare on him. “She’s fucking vile and is desperate to claim one of us. Lately, she’s had her sights set on Tico.”

A dark smirk forms on Ember’s face as she looks back over at me while also taking the tablet Reese hands her. “Then I guess I’ll be able to have some fun staking my claim. Anyone else I need to keep an eye out for besides the bunnies?”

“Just the bunnies and Empress. The worst bunny will be Sunny as a word of warning.”

Ember’s smirk darkens at my words and surprisingly, I find myself hoping that I’m there to see whatever she has planned for them. I step up beside her, wrapping my hand around her long braid and pulling her head back slightly to kiss her. “Put some jeans and boots on, Vicious. I want you on the back of my bike.”

Her eyes widen in surprise before she smiles brightly and heads back to the bedroom she claimed. I would honestly prefer that she and Pyper were staying at the clubhouse, or even my house, but I don’t know if Ember is ready for that just yet. Though if there are signs of the Chrome Vipers or Oasis lurking around, I’ll need her to see reason. I can protect them better on club property.

A few minutes later, Ember emerges from a bedroom. As my gaze roams over her, my blue balls get even bluer and my pants even tighter. Her jeans mold to her figure like a second skin and she’s slipped a leather jacket on that I’m already itching to have my cut on the back of.

“Want to come along?” she asks Pyper and this time, it’s Pyper that hesitates.