Total pages in book: 66
Estimated words: 61929 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 310(@200wpm)___ 248(@250wpm)___ 206(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 61929 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 310(@200wpm)___ 248(@250wpm)___ 206(@300wpm)
“I need to use the restroom,” I told Chris, who scooted his chair back and held his hand out to help me get up. I headed to the bathroom, which was on the other side of the round bar in the back of the restaurant.
I didn’t even make it to the bathroom before I heard an unfamiliar man’s voice.
“Where you going there, sugar plum?”
I grimaced at the pet name. Unless it was one of the guys playfully or sweetly calling me something other than my actual name, I didn’t like when people addressed me like that. I turned and saw a burly man in a leather vest sitting at the bar. He was stocky with a longer, brown beard, and his dark eyes moved over my figure slowly.
“Bathroom,” I simply said, starting to turn away.
“Hey, hey! I’m not done talking to you,” he barked at me.
My eyes widened in shock. Where did he get the audacity from to speak to me like that?
“I don’t even know you,” I bit back.
“Call me Bones,” he said as he stood up from the barstool and started making his way closer to me. “Why don’t you come have a drink with me?”
I took a step back and shook my head, my stomach twisting at the smell of beer that radiated off him.
“I’m good,” I replied.
Bones towered over me, his eyes narrowing.
“Why not?” he asked.
“Because I’m pregnant!” I snapped, figuring that would make him back off.
“Get the fuck away from her,” Kai growled, coming out of nowhere and putting himself between me and Bones with a glare on his face.
I shrunk back as the others basically surrounded me, making me back away from Bones.
“I’m okay. He’s just some drunk asshole hitting on me,” I assured them, not wanting them to think I was in danger.
“He’s not just some drunk asshole. He’s from a rival gang called the Hornets,” Lincoln murmured as he guided me backward, his chest pressing against my back.
That didn’t sound like a good thing.
“Get her out of here,” Auden told the others.
In a flash, the other guys had me out of the restaurant and back by their bikes.
“Can someone explain what’s going on?” I asked, not understanding all of the panic.
Claude took my hand and pulled me close, his eyes darting around like he had to make sure we were safe in the parking lot.
“We’ve been fighting with the Hornets for a while now. They’re incredibly dangerous, and they’ll do just about anything to bring us down and to get to the top. To have the most power in the area. We were trying to hide you from them because if they find out we have an heir on the way, there’s no telling what they’ll do,” he explained.
My eyes widened as my hand rested on my stomach.
“Now, they know,” I whispered, realizing the huge mistake that I just made. I didn’t know. I wouldn’t have ever told him if I knew that he was in a rival gang.
“We’ll figure it out,” Claude assured me. “We just need to keep a closer eye on you. For your safety and the baby’s.”
Kai and Auden stormed out of the restaurant.
“Come on. Let’s go,” Kai barked at everyone. “I don’t want to still be here in case he calls for backup. The rest of you go home. Auden and I will take her back to the clubhouse.”
I tensed up as Kai stole me away from Claude, bringing me back to his bike. Before I could even say a word, he handed me my helmet and got on his bike, holding his arm out so that I could get on behind him. I grabbed hold of him and stayed quiet during the ride back to the clubhouse, not wanting to make him even more upset than he already was.
When we got back to the clubhouse, I slowly and quietly followed Kai and Auden inside. They exchanged looks before sitting down on the couch, looking stressed and agitated. What if I just ruined everything? What if they kicked me out?
With tears in my eyes, I swallowed hard and lowered myself down on my knees in front of them, sitting back on my legs with my hands folded in my lap.
“I’m so sorry. I had no idea he was a Hornet,” I said. At this point, I was ready to beg for them to not get rid of me.
Kai didn’t move as he stared down at me, his jaw tensing.
Auden sat up and peered down at me.
“You didn’t know. We should’ve been honest with you in the beginning,” he told me.
I lowered my eyes and shook my head.
“I shouldn’t have said anything to begin with. I was just trying to get him off my back,” I said as tears coursed down my face.
Auden leaned forward and placed his hand under my chin, tilting my head up so that our eyes locked.