Page 36 of Property of Heart

Her smile is genuine, and those stunning hazel eyes flash with a golden glint.The look she gives me makes me falter.It’s real.Nothing fake about it, like most of the women I encounter.Those damn eyes, they pull me in and show open emotion.

She cares about me.Me.Not the title on my denim cut, or wanting to be an old lady no matter what.Because she already is.The adoration on her face is real and all for me.This woman has managed to crawl under my skin in a matter of days.

“You like being on the back of my bike, don’t you?”I murmur and pull her close.

I now get a coy smile.“Like is probably an understatement here.”

Leaning in, I brush my lips against hers and ask, “Which do you favor?Me, or the bike?”

My ego hits pause and it feels as if this answer is more damn crucial than finding the golden coins.Her eyes fall shut and the hot breath carrying the word, “You,” feeds the oxygen straight into my lungs, kickstarting my body and stroking my ego in one go.

I never knew it would happen to me.Didn’t see it coming but I witnessed it firsthand when Fatal took the fall.This woman gives me something that was lacking from my life.Never realized it was missing until it just hit me.

Liking her is an understatement, and to jump right to love is fucking fast.Besides, I always thought love was bullshit, and it’s not a word that describes what I feel for this woman.She completes me.It fits the description of what I feel for her.

Give the woman a knife and she becomes as deadly as I am.Her pussy feels perfectly snug around my cock, and the way she fits into the brotherhood is of great importance in my life as well.Yeah, this woman was made to become my counterpart.

“Good answer,” I rumble and kiss her hard.

I want to bury myself inside her so damn bad, but now is not the time.The brothers are waiting for us, and the clock is ticking for her brother.Karev needs those coins back or he’s shackled to a woman he hasn’t even met yet.

Pulling back, I tell her, “Let’s see if we can find the coins to get your brother off the hook.”

I lace my fingers with hers and walk out of the room.Most of the brothers are already outside, sitting on their bikes.

Norie stays by Fatal’s bike while he saunters my way.“Remus and Gael are staying behind to watch Digby and Oswin.”

“Good.They might be able to get some more details of the other fucker involved.Dead or not?Jash’s body needs to be found,” I rumble.

Fatal nods.“No loose ends.”

“No loose ends,” I echo and guide Lina toward my bike.

The feel of her arms wrapping around my waist, tits pressing against my back as I fire up my bike, feels as right and real as life itself.I’m glad my prez and I are on the same page; no loose ends.I don’t want anything coming back to ruin shit, or threaten her life ever again.

Fuck.The thought about what might have happened if I didn’t find her in those woods a few days ago is making my chest squeeze painfully.Rob lost his life in those woods.A man sent by the king of the underworld to retrieve those coins.He couldn’t stand up against those fuckers.So, it’s safe to say Lina wouldn’t have made it out alive either.

I wouldn’t have even known about how well she fits into my life.Motherfucker.It’s a good thing most involved are dead or locked up in our basement.All that’s left is to make sure we know where Jash’s body is.A smile tugs my face knowing that fucker died because I shot him in those woods.

Then we need to kill those two in the basement.It will wrap up the ones who were after the coins and took Rob and Lina into the woods.That’s the clearing shit up part for Lina.Finding the coins is for Karev’s future.

My focus is clear as I guide my bike onto the road right next to Fatal.The rest of the brothers follow behind us.The first ride is to Lina’s warehouse.Time drags by as we ride through the streets.

I throw a glance at Fatal and notice Norie who is wrapped around Fatal with her arms and her legs.The woman has been riding with him this way since the moment he put her on the back of his bike a few months ago.

Norie’s attention is on Lina and she grins.I feel Lina’s arms around me tighten as she snuggles closer.Those two old ladies are becoming fast friends.Like I said; she fits into my life as a missing piece of life’s puzzle.

I hit the kickstand to park in front of the warehouse with a new and determined mindset.

Lina gets off the bike and I quickly pull her close.“I want you keep this on you at all times.”

She watches as I unstrap the sheath of my favorite knife.

Eyes going wide she asks, “You’re giving me a knife?You do know what happens when I have one, right?”

“First time we met you mentioned you don’t always kill when you palm a knife, and the fact you always act in self-preservation.So, I’d rather you have a weapon on you if things go to shit than have no chance to defend yourself.Get me?”

Her smile strokes my ego, and with it my cock...or so it feels like it when she says, “Yeah, I get you.”