Total pages in book: 29
Estimated words: 26602 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 133(@200wpm)___ 106(@250wpm)___ 89(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 26602 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 133(@200wpm)___ 106(@250wpm)___ 89(@300wpm)
Since I didn’t have any hacking skills of my own, I had to settle for snooping around while I had the chance. Not that I learned much other than the man was a neat freak who only wore jeans, leather, and T-shirts and wasn’t big on personal mementos. There wasn’t a single photo in his room, and all of the flat surfaces were bare.
I didn’t want to get caught red-handed, so when I heard the beeping of the security panel on the door, I raced over to the oversized chair in the corner. Just as I dropped onto it, Maverick came into the room.
His gaze zeroed in on me, and he kicked the door shut behind him. “Sorry I had to leave you like that, princess.”
Shifting in my seat to get a little more comfortable, I shrugged. “I know how it is. When the prez wants to have a chat, you’re gonna talk. Doesn’t matter if you’re the VP or the timing is bad.”
“It’s a bonus for me, you being used to club life.” Settling on the edge of the bed directly across from me, he rested his elbows on his thighs as he smiled at me. “And that you were willing to be kidnapped.”
I shook my head with a soft laugh. “Only because it was you doing the kidnapping.”
“Damn straight.” His blue orbs burned into mine. “A man would have to be out of his mind to take you from the Silver Saints compound, and no other guy is ever gonna get close enough to you to ever even consider the possibility of taking you from here.”
If he kept this up, my panties were going to spontaneously combust. But I couldn’t let that happen until we had some things figured out. “As sexy as all this possessive talk is, you still haven’t clued me into what any of this means to you.”
“You gotta know that snatching you from Silver Ink could only mean one thing. I plan—”
My stomach chose that exact moment to let out a loud growl, pissing me off because it wasn’t something Maverick was willing to ignore.
Getting to his feet, he held his hand out to me. “First, we fill your belly, then I’ll satisfy your curiosity. For everything.”
“Fine, dammit,” I huffed, sliding my palm against his. “But you better have someone around here who knows how to cook because I might be amazing in the tattoo parlor, but I’m not so great in the kitchen.”
“Can’t say it’ll be gourmet or any shit like that, but Biscuit makes some damn good basic home cooking,” he assured me as he led me downstairs, through the main room, around to the back of the bar, and through the door to the kitchen.
When a delicious scent hit my nose, I wasn’t surprised to find a group of guys lined up at one of the long tables since the Silver Saints hung out in the kitchen whenever there was food that someone else had cooked available. The only one I recognized was Fox, who was seated at the head of the table. He was also the only man who didn’t look surprised to see me at Maverick’s side.
The guy next to Fox got to his feet and shook his head. I recognized the road name on his cut, Blade. He was the Iron Rogues doctor like Patch was for the Silver Saints.
“Shit, Maverick.” He grabbed his empty plate off the table and walked it over to the sink. “Thought Pike was fucking around when he said you brought a woman to the clubhouse.”
“Never a damn joke when our VP kidnaps a woman who belongs to the Silver Saints,” Fox grumbled before digging into the spaghetti piled on the plate in front of him.
Several heads jerked back, eyes going wide with shock. The man who’d been sitting on the other side of Blade heaved a deep sigh. The patches on his cut let me know he was the Iron Rogues Treasurer, Phoenix. “Shit, man. I do my best to fill our coffers till they’re overflowing, but we could have all the money in the world, and it wouldn’t do us a damn bit of good if you piss off the Silver Saints by taking another one of their old ladies.”
“Do you see a property patch on me?” I asked, pointing at my tank. “I’m nobody’s old lady.”
“Holy fuck. She’s one of Mac’s daughters, isn’t she?” the guy at the far end of the table groaned. “That’s even worse. He does not play when it comes to his girls. Not even a fucking tiny bit.”
“Calm your tits, Viper.” Maverick guided me over to where a pot of sauce, a bowl of thin spaghetti noodles, and a platter of garlic bread were lined up next to a stack of plates. “There’s not gonna be any blowback against the club. Molly is here of her own free will.”