Molly that I didn’t see what Eric was doin’ to you. I missed it all until it was almost too late Carn. I’ll never do that to you again. I’m sorry that it happened to begin with. You’ve always been the most important person in the world to me, and I won’t let anyone come between us again.” He grabs me and pulls me into a hug.
“I want you to move on Fin. I’ll be okay. I promise. Molly needs you and I’m going to find my way again. Just like Viking
said I needed to. I deserve that much don’t I?” He pulls back and grins at me.
“You deserve a hell of a lot more than you’ve ever had baby girl. You deserve the world at your fingertips, and if Viking is the one to give that to you, then I’m all in. I don’t like our lifestyle with you in it, but I have no doubt that man will protect you from everything.”
“Well, he did take a bullet for me,” I tease him.
Fin shakes his head.
“Eric was shootin’ at you?”
“Yeah. Seems I’ve gotten too mouthy,” I say shrugging.
“Yes, you have. I just thank fuck that the bullet didn’t hit you.”
“Yeah, but I think it really fucked up his shoulder.” That part makes me feel guilty as hell.
“He’s been shot before. He’ll live.”
Fin stands up and holds his hand out to me. I take it and let him pull me up. He then leads me to the door.
“What are we doing now?” I ask looking up at my big brother.
“We’re gonna have a little chat with the man my sister loves.
Only seems fittin’ that I set out some ground rules.” I can’t stop the laughter that bubbles out of me.
“What kinds of rules exactly?”
“I dunno. Takin’ a bullet for you seems like a good start though. If that bullet would have hit you instead I think we would have had a very different talk on our hands,” Fin says with a playful smile.
“I probably shouldn’t tell you what happened after that then.” “What the fuck happened after that?” Fin snarls.
“We fucked in the janitor’s closet.”
Fins huffs but doesn’t stop walking. It’s funny watching his face when I talk about fucking Viking.
“You’re just tryin’ to get me to fuck up a cripple aren’t you?” laughter erupts out of both of us as we step into the main room.
I find Viking’s eyes on me from across the room.
“Jesus Christ I can see the fuckin’ look in his eyes from here,” Fin mumbles which makes me smile.
“What look?”
“The look that says he loves you. Go to your man Carnie.”
I walk away from Fin and head to Viking. I closely watch his face, his eyes, for any sign that I might be mistaking what he feels. I know what he told me, but it still feels off. When I’m within arm’s length he grabs me and pulls me against him.
“Does this mean the club knows?” I ask looking up at him to see his eyes dancing with laughter.
“They knew as soon as you stepped foot in that door all those years ago. I just made it official while you were talkin’ to Fin. You got a problem with that?” he asks and his alpha side is shining through.
I giggle, snuggle into his side, and reply, “Not at all.”
“Good. I need to talk to your brother.”
He kisses the top of my head, untangles from me, and moves swiftly toward Fin. Mason tosses his arm over my shoulders and stands tall next to me.
“They’ll work it out darlin’. You’re probably too good for him, but I like the way he lights up when he’s around you.”
I sigh and lean into Mason wondering what the hell all of this means for us.
Chapter 25
VIKING
We pass the joint back and forth. There’s an uneasy silence dancing between us. I know he’s uncomfortable, so I break the ice.
“I didn’t mean for this to happen Fin. We started out with just playful flirtin’. The more I was with her the more I fell,” I admit to him.
Fin nods while looking off into the distance.
“She’s my family brother. She’ll all I got left and I cherish her. I know she’s an adult now and growin’ up and all that shit, but it’s hard for me to let go of the past.”
I understand what he’s saying. I really do, but that isn’t stopping me from loving my girl.
“She doesn’t belong in this life Viking. She’s better than we are. I made sure to