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“Are you okay? I wasn’t too rough?” he asks and my earlier worry dissipates.

I shake my head. “No, Diego. It was perfect.”

He exhales heavily. “You’re fucking perfect for me,” he whispers and I shift, giving him a quick, gentle kiss.

“And you’re perfect for me.”

Chapter 29

Tico

Mybodyisstillhumming from Ember giving me a blow job. A part of me is shocked by how soft I’ve become with her, but she’s the only one that will ever see me this soft. Yeah, I’m a bit softer than normal with Pyper and Rochelle, well andmi familia(my family), but not like this. To the rest of the world though, I’m the President of the Royal Bastards, a cold and feared man. A fighter you don’t want to meet in a ring or in a back alley.

I exhale heavily. My chest warms at the blissed-out look on Ember’s face as she gets dressed again. I tuck myself back into my boxers and zip up my pants. Crossing my arms, I lean against the vanity as Ember recombs her hair and then touches up her makeup. There’s nothing she can do about the slight redness around her mouth, and frankly, I love the look on her. Especially when she blushes when she looks up at me.

“Ready for your first Royal Bastards party, Vicious?”

She exhales nervously but nods as she stands taller. “Let’s party.”

I snag her hand leading her out into the hallway, and after locking up, we head downstairs. As soon asmis hermanos(my brothers) see us, cheers go up and they all raise their beers. There are a few hang abouts mixed in with the crowd and a few people from town like usual. Those that don’t know what tonight’s party is for look around in confusion. We’d debated about opening up tonight’s party to the town, but this is part of the plan to see if we can flush out the Chrome Vipers or any Oasis people.

Pushing those thoughts aside for now, I wrap my arm around Ember’s waist and pull her close to me. I signal to Jesse to cut the music and after a few moments, everyone quiets down.

“Tonight, we’re celebrating Ember becoming my Ol’ Lady!” I say, raising my voice so everyone can hear me. “To Vicious, the Queen of the Royal Bastards!”

“To our Queen!” Taco shouts out and most everyone follows suit.

There are a few women in the crowd who look pissed that I’m officially off the market, but they can fuck off for all I care.

Ember leans into me and when she tips her head back slightly, I lean down, obliging her with a kiss. More cheers go up and we separate, laughing when the cat calls start up again.

What follows is a typical party for us. The beers are flowing. The music is blasting. Bunnies are getting fucked, but at leastmis hermanos(my brothers) aren’t being as blatant with the sexuality as they normally would. More than once I’ve seen one of them sneak off to a room to have sex instead of a public display. Not to say that all ofmis hermanos(my brothers) are into exhibitionism, but some are.

I smile while Ember dances with a few of the bunnies and a few women from town. Earlier, I had watched without interrupting while she and Sunny had been talking. After a few moments, Sunny then introduced her to the others. I didn’t hear what was said, but it appears like the earlier tension between them is gone. I hope like fuck that this means none of the others will interfere with our relationship as well. However, what happened with Sunny does have me worried formis hermanos(my brothers) and if one of them brings a woman to the clubhouse in the future. We’ll have to keep an eye on the bunnies to make sure this doesn’t happen again. Though, soon they’ll be under Ember once she’s ready to step fully into her role, which probably won’t be long. With being born into a club, even one as disgraceful as the Chrome Vipers, her transition will be easier than someone who had come in straight off the street.

I walk over to the bar and Jesse hands me a beer. I glance up at his temple where Chief had to give him a few stitches and am relieved to see that it isn’t as large of a wound as I had originally feared. Then again, head wounds do bleed like a bitch.

Taking a sip of my beer, I watch Ember dance from across the room. Her toned body moving to the music has more than one man watching her in appreciation, and I’m thankful as fuck that my cut is on her back. But I know they’d never make a move on her. Not if they value their life.

Ember turns, looking at me with a sexy and sassy as fuck look, gesturing for me to come dance with her. I push off the bar andam about to walk over to her when someone’s arms wrap around my waist.

I turn, ready to rip whoever the fuck it is a new one but freeze for a second when I see who it is.

Fucking Empress.

I hadn’t even seen her come in.

“What the fuck are you doing here?” I seethe as I rip her arms off me, but theputa(bitch) just presses herself against me again, smooshing her tits against me and grinding her hips into my cock. Out of the corner of my eye, I catch her hand hovering over my beer bottle. What the fuck?

“Oh, don’t be like that, Babe. You know you want me. I can give you a much better time than that used up puppet will ever be able to give you—AH!” Empress cries out, her hands flying to her hair as she’s violently yanked back and away from me. Then Empress cries out again as she’s knocked to the ground with a violent right hook.

Ember stands over her, cracking her knuckles as she stares down at Empress who is struggling to get to her feet. The music cuts out and everyone’s attention turns, focusing on Ember and Empress. Those from in town have mixed reactions to the sight—some are confused about what’s happening while others look excited to see a fight.

But that’s not gonna happen tonight.

I give the signal, and a few ofmis hermanos(my brothers) start escorting all of our guests out. It takes a few minutes, but meanwhile, Ember stays standing over Empress until they’re gone. Thankfully, Pyper, Rochelle, andmi mamá(my mom) had all headed upstairs about an hour ago, so I don’t have to worry about them seeing this. And I knowmis hermanos(my brothers) will ensure the bunnies go back to their rooms.

As soon as the last person is out, Ember speaks. “You must be pretty thick in the skull, Empress. I told you to keep your fucking paws off of my man otherwise you’d feel my fists.”