Page 50 of Bleed Me

Her lips rose… “I just let you, unofficially, claim me in front of the men I worked so hard to have respect me.”

With a curt nod, I agreed, “I know.”

“I gave you that upper hand.”

My nostrils flared. “You offered. I took.”

She raised a hand from the water, her head tilted in surrender. “That’s fair. But you must admit, following you out of my club was huge.”

I calmed slightly. “No argument there.”

She smirked. “Your hostile side compromising with me?”

“Babe,” I gestured downward, “raging hard over here. Stop fucking with me.”

She pointed to below. “I am literally swimming in my juices because I’m so wet for you right now, so stop the caveman bullshit.”

Keep pushing me. The shit I am gonna do to you—

“You want me to come on your dick, or right here with one swipe of a finger.”

A chuckle rumbled in my chest. “Dick. Continue.”

“The key to figuring out your true identity was Diesel. That dog is loyal as fuck. Unless it’s club business, he don’t wander much from home.”

Fucking internet.

“That’s right. So, I researched that podunk town you used to call home. Imagine my surprise when coming across an article about the young man and his pitiful suicide.”

My spine stiffened. “They think I killed myself? Not just overdosed?” It felt like falling. I was sitting yet sinking. “No! She will blame herself.”

Her tone was gentle. “Delilah.”

I had never spoken her name. Only of her.

With inquisitive eyes, she nodded. “So, I did more diggin’. She’s Viola’s best friend? Damn, you don’t fuck around. A motorcycle club’s President’s sister’s best friend?”

A mean laugh escaped me. “V hated me.”

“Now that surprises me. V’s instincts are usually on point.”

“I take it you know her?”

“Oh yeah. And respect the hell out of her, too. Tough little girl.” She rolled her eyes. “I’m not sure why she’s hanging around someone like your princess.”

“Tell me you’re not jealous of an ex who I hurt and thinks I’m dead.”

“As long as she’s in your heart, bet your ass I will be jealous.”

“Babe, she’s not—”

“You lie to me, even once, and we will never be the same.”

That was fair. So, I nodded.

“So far, you haven’t lied. Just been under a gag order and tried to protect me.”

And here we go.