Kace (Shattered Souls MC #3) - Heather Dahlgren Page 0,33
already. What happens when the next one kills him? I can’t handle even thinking about it, never mind going through it.
“Ivy, love is scary. You never know how it’s going to end, but it’s everything that happens in between that matters. It doesn’t matter if they are part of a club or a businessman on Wall Street, tomorrow is not promised to anyone. You have to live for today,” Mia says, grabbing my hand. As usual, the tears are running down my face. She’s right and it scares me even more. “If I had someone who protected me and loved me furiously, I’d move to the ends of the earth for him.”
I lift my tear stained face to hers. “What about Rob?”
For the first time since I’ve met her the brightness in her eyes disappears. But I have no time to question it as pounding on my front door scares the shit out of us.
“Stay there,” she whispers.
“Ivy!” I hear and my heart stops. She opens the door and Kace rushes in.
“Holy shit,” she whispers.
I pay no attention to her as Kace rushes to me, pulling me off the couch and wrapping his strong arms around me. “Fuck, sweetheart. Are you alright?”
I bury my head into his chest and let my emotions take over. “What are you doing here?” I whisper.
“You screamed and you were gone. I thought something happened. I couldn’t get here fast enough,” he says, tightening his hold on me.
“Holy shit,” Mia says again.
“I slipped getting out of the bath and broke my phone. I’m sorry I didn’t think to call you to let you know.”
He pulls back slightly, lighting my chin with his thumb. “I was never so scared,” he whispers, wiping my tears with his thumb.
“How’d you get here so fast?” I question, tightening my hold on him. I suddenly don’t want him to be any further away than he is right now.
“My bike,” he says, lifting one side of his mouth. “I’ll be getting a few tickets in the mail.”
I can’t help the laugh that escapes me, and he follows. He pulls me close again, resting his chin on the top of my head.
Mia clears her throat and I quickly realize we aren’t alone and slip out of his hold. I immediately regret the decision, missing his warmth. “Sorry,” I say glancing at Mia. “Mia this is Kace, Kace this is my friend Mia.”
Kace lifts his chin toward her. “Hey, nice to meet you.”
“Nice to meet you too,” she says, pushing her chest out a little more. “I’ve heard a lot about you.”
Kace looks at me and grins. “Oh yeah.”
I feel the blush take over my face as his gaze turns darker. “I might have mentioned you.”
Mia laughs, but it’s flirty causing me to snap my head toward her. She’s got a huge smile on her face as she steps into the living room to join us. “She didn’t mention everything,” she says, looking him up and down.
He chuckles and a jealousy I’ve never felt wraps around me. This is a side of Mia I’ve never seen, and I don’t like it. Not when it’s focused toward Kace. I step closer to him, getting his attention from her. “I’m surprised Zane let you come alone,” I say, needing to change the subject and try to keep his attention off Mia.
“Oh, he’ll be here.” He brushes his fingers across my cheek and gives me that sexy grin. “I told you, sweetheart, I’ll be getting tickets.”
The warmth I feel from his protectiveness is overwhelming, but in a good way. He was so worried about me that he drove to California to check on me. Who does that?
Chapter 7
Kace
The relief I felt when I realized that Ivy was alright, was unreal. When that phone went dead, I thought all the possible worst things. I never drove so fast in my life. The thought of something bad happening to her was more than I could handle. She’s too far away and I need her to come back to Vegas. I just need to figure out how to do that without fighting with her again. I promised myself if I got here and she was alright that I would let her make her own decision without arguing.
“So, more people are coming?” Ivy’s friend Mia asks.
I snap out of my thoughts and glance at her. She’s pretty, but nothing compared to Ivy. My heart doesn’t race when I look at her. My pulse doesn’t pick up and my dick doesn’t