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And that was that.
She handled it with such perfect grace that the other volunteers were unable to continue laughing at her. MJ had her back to him now, knees on the ground as she started cleaning the wheels of Yuri’s bike.
Helios wanted to go to her. He wanted to say he was fucking sorry for making fun of her. But he couldn’t. And when he saw Yuri kneel down beside her, he knew his pride would not let him say sorry to her anytime in the future. Not now, not ever. There was no need when she had Yuri by her side.
Kellion rolled his seat towards Helios. “Now you know what kind of girl she is, Helios. The kind who loves her guy enough to not walk out like any sensible girl would when an asshole like you shames her in public.”
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“How do you know I likehim?” MJ mumbled the question when Yuri followed her out of the garage. She had made her escape as soon as she could. Although she had tried her best to pretend that Helios’ taunting remark didn’t get to her, MJ knew she was in danger of breaking down.
“I know a lot of things,” was Yuri’s mysterious reply.
She glanced at him, trying to figure out his angle. Even though he had a mild unassuming manner to him, only a fool would have thought Yuri Athanas was a weak man. He was as powerful and as aggressive as anyone in the club. The only difference was that he preferred to be more subtle about it.
“May I be honest with you?”
She nodded.
“I had your background checked. It’s standard procedure for all members and volunteers of Afxisi.” When MJ paled, Yuri said flatly, “And yes, that means I know everything. I’ve seen your records as a juvenile delinquent, and I know about your father being in prison. But...there are a few things that I have not quite figured out yet.”
MJ didn’t speak.
“One. Why are you afraid of bikes?”
“Why does your father despise you so much?”
“And lastly, what made you like Helios so much? Did the two of you meet in the past and perhaps he’s forgotten it?”
MJ could only answer the last question. “No.”
“And that’s all you are going to say?”
Slowly, she nodded.
“Then we’ll leave it at that...for now. I know you mean him no harm. But I also think you’re keeping too many secrets from us, and that can lead to trouble. I think you will be good for Helios, but my loyalty is to Afxisi first.”
Yuri’s last words dwelled in MJ’s mind as she crouched down and worked on the bike’s rear wheels. Yuri had been nice enough to excuse her from working with the rest, telling her she could come back to finish the last of her tasks when everyone was gone.
Was she a threat to the club,MJ wondered as she squeezed a drop of cleaning gel into her rag before moving on to the other wheel of Yuri’s bike. What kind of trouble could someone like her cause? She was no one. And though James did hate her, it was unlikely he’d come after her. He would probably be glad to know he was rid of her.
A movement caught her eye and MJ froze, her hands tightening around her rag.
A shadow fell over her, followed by footsteps.
MJ whirled around, her hand raised in defense.
It was Helios.
MJ’s breath swooshed out of her, and she pressed her hand hard to her chest, trying to calm her heartbeat. “You startled me. I thought you were an intruder.”
The shocked look on MJ’s face had Helios gritting his teeth simply because he found it attractive.Practically everything MJ did had become attractive to him, Helios thought violently, and he didn’t fucking like it. He was like her stalker now. He – Helios Andreadis, the biker every girl wanted to have riding her in bed, panting after a little girl who had secret crushes like she was still in middle school!
Helios gazed disdainfully at what she was holding. “What would you have done if I were an intruder? Beaten me with a rag?”
She looked down at what she was holding. Oh. Drat it. Shewasholding a rag. MJ grimaced. Why did history have a knack for repeating the worst possible moments? Why couldn’t it be the best, like last night?
The thought, coming out of nowhere, immediately had her blushing.
