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I tuck that thought away, excited about tonight.
At close to six p.m., I lean against Kieran’s lighted mirror, applying one last layer of mascara. The sun had just set, and sparkles dance on the river below. The hydraulic sound of the gate opening sends my heart soaring with excitement. Before all hell broke loose and my house was bombed, I had a social life. I saw Sam and Ginna all the time when I was home. I enjoyed going out to fancy restaurants and clubs. I just always had my guards. Even at school.
Now, I have a husband who wants to take me to nice places. Okay, I asked for the date. But he agreed. He could have said no. He could have kept ignoring me. Kept me in Shea’s room and only came in a few times a month to try to get me pregnant.
This has turned into something more, as far as what I feel for Kieran. I think he feels the same way about me. Sure, I’m still on lockdown, but it’s for my protection.
I leave the bedroom and approach the top of the staircase. Voices sound out on the floor below, and for a moment, I think something is wrong and the date is called off.
Kieran struts through the center hallway below dressed in the same suit he had on this morning. I don’t want him to change. I’m sure it’s soaked up his cologne by now.
Calder and Waylon follow him, as well as Lachlan. There’s an issue, but I can’t make out what they’re saying because they’re talking over each other.
“Justhandleit!” Kieran roars at them, making me jump.
The movement surprises him by how he looks up at me. Immediately, his eyes roam my body. With the silence behind him, it’s like he can really take me in.
“Hello,” I say softly, a clutch in my grasp. “Problem?” I put my hand on my hip, ready to argue if this date is being canceled.
“There sure is a problem,” he says wryly.
I glance down at the three men who stare at their king with perplexed looks. “And what is this problem?”
Slowly, he ascends the stairs, his eyes on my legs. “Is that what you’re wearing?”
“It is.” I drop my hands. “Do you not like it?”
“Aye. I like it too much.” He leans on the banister, looking at me like I’m his last meal before going to the chair. “I don’t suppose you’d give your grumpy husband a good fuck before we go out?”
I’m not sure if he’s kidding. The way he goes at me, I doubt we’ll leave. Straightening my back, I say, “I’m hungry.”
“Aye. So am I.”
“For food.”
He grins. “Good girl. Standing up for what you want.” He takes my hand, and with his arm draped around my waist, he leads me down the stairs.
Kieran opens the front door, which doesn’t get much use since we’ve not had any guests besides his sister and parents. When his brothers come by, they all come in through the kitchen.
Lachlan stands there, hands behind his back, grinning. “You look lovely, Mrs. O’Rourke.”
“Thank you, Lach.” I use the nickname I hear Kieran and his other brothers call him. For better or worse, I am part of this family.
A sparkling black limo idles in the courtyard, and my heart thumps. “Is that for us?”
“Aye. You told me to handle the date.” He kisses me on the neck, and shivers roll through me.
I’m dying to get out of this house, but wanting my husband’s mouth on me wars with my better senses. It’s like he’s trying to get me addicted to his body. His touch. God, I may already be there.
“Are you joining us, Lach?” I ask him when he opens the limo door for us, and I hear Kieran grunt.
“No.” He shakes his head. “Just briefing my guys. We’ve never been to this restaurant before, so I had to scope it out.” The bodyguards report to Lachlan, who is the enforcer.Kieran mentioned that he leads a team ofbad dudesand handlesthingswhen people step out of line.
“A new place?” I ask Kieran.
“A place more appropriate to take my new wife.” He helps me inside the limo. When his hands run up my leg, he says, “This still may be a very short date.”
The fire in his eyes after several days of darkness there makes me smile. “It’s my turn. I say when it ends.”
