Luring Light - K.E. Osborn Page 0,5

and more than anything since I arrived at the clubhouse, I’ve wanted to experience what it’s like to be on the back of Void’s bike. Eva’s been able to ride with Nycto, but I’ve yet to even venture out of the clubhouse’s safety net I have been caught in.

Chewing on the inside of my cheek, I am debating whether he will be okay with what I’m about to ask, but I am going to ask it anyway. “I get that I was confined to the clubhouse when Andrés was alive because he didn’t know Eva and I were here and finding us was a big deal. Technically, the men who were sent to buy me and Eva are still out there, and that’s an issue for us and the club. But, honestly, Void, Eva’s been outside the clubhouse walls. Andrés is gone. No one knows we’re here. To make it up to me, I just… I really want to go for a ride on your bike.”

“You… wanna go for a ride?” His eyes widen like he had no idea that was coming.

“Is that so surprising?”

He shrugs. “You’ve never mentioned it before.”

“I just wanna get out to see a little of Tampa. I’ve been here for months, but I’ve been restricted to the inside walls of the clubhouse bunker. Don’t get me wrong, I love this place, but I wanna feel the Florida sun on my skin. I wanna see the palm trees. Hell, I wanna go to Trixie’s new café!”

Void’s lips turn up the most glorious of ways. He’s generally always frowning. It’s like his face is in a permanent state of scowling. But when his face lights up, damn, he’s fucking gorgeous.

“Well, today is your lucky day.”

“It is?” My eyes widen.

Void chuckles. Grabbing my hand, he pulls me along. “I just so happen to know Trixie’s making Key lime pie today, and man does she make a good one.”

Excitement bubbles inside me while my feet struggle to keep up the rapid pace he’s walking. “You’re taking me to the café?”

“Yep, and we’re taking the scenic route.”

I let out the giddiest of giggles as we race through the clubhouse toward the exit, passing Nycto on the way.

“Where you off to in such a hurry?” Nycto grunts.

“Taking Ivy for a ride,” Void calls back.

“‘Bout fuckin’ time,” Nycto murmurs as we scurry outside, up the concrete ramp to where all the bikes sit in a proud line of sleek metallic paint and shining chrome. They sparkle in the heat of the midday sun, almost blinding me they are so freaking brilliant in their sheen. Dash and West do a great job maintaining the polish on all these bad boys.

Void leads me over to his ride. When he stands next to it proudly, I draw my bottom lip in with my teeth. Grabbing a helmet from the fence, he hands it to me. “You need to wear this, Ivy.”

“We really doing this?” I bounce up on my toes.

Void steps close, placing the helmet over my long, chestnut hair. His eyes meet mine, while one corner of his lips turns up in the most devilishly gorgeous way. “Yeah, we are. I have to admit, you being excited like this is fucking adorable.” He does the strap up firmly under my chin, then gently taps the top. “There… nice and safe.”

I crinkle my nose as he throws a leg over his ride, the move making my insides quiver because I’ve never seen a simple movement be so sexy in all my life. The way his strong, thick hands grip the handlebars to the way his shoulder muscles pull tensing with the positioning of his arms, he’s fucking intense, but it’s a sight I need to witness more often. My thighs clench together to dull the ache forming between my legs. I’m not a stranger to this feeling, I’ve been turned on plenty of times. Being a virgin doesn’t mean I’m not attuned to my body. I am all too aware when something or someone is turning me on, and Void on his bike ready to ride like this is definitely turning me on.

“You gonna hop on behind me, sweet thing?”

I raise my brow. “Sweet thing?”

“Yes, because you’re super sweet, but don’t worry, I am all too aware you’re strong enough to break my teeth like taffy if I’m not careful. Now stop delaying and get your sexy ass in behind me.”

I smirk, secretly loving my new pet name. Moving in, my leg shifts over the