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with women. But seeing you again, Savvy… I can’t get you out of my fucking head.”

“You hurt me, King.” My stomach swirls as I tense.

His face weakens, true sadness taking over. “I know. I’m so fucking sorry. I was in my own head. I was an asshole. You deserved better.”

“I did… maybe I still do?”

King exhales, staring back up at the ceiling. “I understand if you don’t want to give me another shot. No hard feelings. Hell, I wouldn’t blame you.”

Anxiety cripples me.

I had such a good night with Hunter. But my first kiss, my first love, my first everything is asking for another chance. I have to see where this goes, right?

“I’m not jumping into anything hard and fast with you, King. If you want this, you’re gonna have to work for it.”

He leans over me, looking into my eyes. The energy around us is familiar like we’ve been here a million times before. King leans in like he’s going to kiss me, I pucker my lips, but he diverts, kissing my forehead. I let out a small laugh.

Pulling back, his eyes meeting mine again. “You want me to work for it, then that’s what I’m gonna do! We’ll take this as slow as you want. Hell, we’ll call this dating. We’ll go all the way back to basics.”

My eyes meet his. “Thank you, King. This means everything.”

“You mean everything, Savvy.”

I really want to kiss him right now. But I won’t. He’s taking the high road, so will I.

But there’s also that little niggling voice reminding me of the great night I just had with Hunter. So I need to do the right thing here and take this slow.

“C’mon, let’s get off the floor,” I tell him, pulling him over to the bed.

“Savvy, I thought we were taking it slow. Now, you’re trying to seduce me?” he mocks.

I roll my eyes. “Shut up and lay down.”

He chuckles while lying down, opening his arms for me to move in next to him.

I slide in, cuddling his side as he turns off the sidelight. “Goodnight, King.”

“Night, Savvy.”

The Next Morning

The blasting of my ringing cell jerks me awake. My eyes widen as King lets me go from the tight grip he had on me during the night. A slow smile crosses my face as I look down at him, then remember my cell is ringing. I reach over to grab it—it’s Jovie. Tensing a little, knowing her dislike for the man I am currently in a bed with, I answer anyway. “Hey, babe!”

“Sooo, I have some news.”

“Holy shit! You’re pregnant, aren’t you? Or wait, did Kevlar propose? Tell me, it’s both!”

Jovie chuckles. “Keep your panties on, woman. It’s neither.”

I slump back down on the bed. “Hmm… buzzkill.”

“It’s more something kind of exciting for you.”

“For me?”

She pauses, building the anticipation.

That is until I crack. “Well, c’mon, spit it out!”

“Rush is coming to Houston this weekend for a concert. Kevlar bought tickets to go see him for us, for you, and one spare. He thought you might like to bring someone. If you feel like you’re okay to see Rush, that is?”

Rush Dayley.

Mega music icon.

The man I had a one-night stand with when Jovie and I were on the run in New Orleans before we found our home at the Houston Defiance clubhouse.

Rock God.

Sex God.

All-around amazing guy.

Just not the guy for me.

We’re cool, though, and it would be amazing to see him again as friends.

King is listening to every word I’m saying, so I can’t discuss my torrid affair with Rush, also because I signed an NDA not to say anything about it.

“I would love to come. I won’t have any trouble finding a plus one to go with me.” I turn to King, winking at him. “I’ll drive over on the weekend. I can’t wait to see you guys again.”

“We’re going to a concert.”

“Yeah, we are.”

“Okay, gotta go… Lucas is trying to shove Lego up his nose.”

“Okay, bye,” but she’s already gone before I finish talking.

King pulls me to him as I giggle to myself.

“What’s that all about?”

“Do you wanna come to a concert in Houston with me, Jovie, and her man?”

“Shit! I haven’t seen Jovie in forever. What’s she doing with herself?”

Warmth fills me as I think of the club. “She’s living at the Houston Defiance clubhouse. A brother claimed her as his Old Lady. I was actually there for a while living at the club before I came back home because of Mom.”

“I had no idea you were at a biker