Total pages in book: 82
Estimated words: 77519 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 388(@200wpm)___ 310(@250wpm)___ 258(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 77519 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 388(@200wpm)___ 310(@250wpm)___ 258(@300wpm)
She was on a roll and was not going to be steered from her rant. Only, one moment she was standing in her sitting area of the trailer, and Hawk was in the kitchen, a few feet away from her. In the next second, he was right there, his hands cupping her face.
“Shut the fuck up,” he said.
And she didn’t even get to question him, or say, “how dare you.” There was no time for anything.
He cupped her face, tilted her head back, and then his lips were on hers, and she couldn’t think. Hawk was kissing her. His lips were hard, firm, but there was a slight softness to them.
Nikki didn’t have a clue what she was doing, and was pretty much making it up as she went along. The kiss seemed to awaken a part of her.
Hawk sunk one of his hands into her hair, and the other he stroked down toward her hip, cupping her tightly. She couldn’t help but let out a whimper. The pleasure of his touch alone was so intense.
She felt the tip of his tongue as it traced across her lip, and she couldn’t help but gasp. This seemed to be what he wanted, as he plundered her mouth. Another moan escaped her, but the sound was drowned out, completely taken over as he kissed her harder.
All too soon, his cell phone went off, and the kiss came to an end.
“Fuck,” he said.
She didn’t know if that was at the phone call or the kiss.
Nikki stood still. He still had a hand in her hair. She watched as he took the call, and his gaze seemed to darken.
“I’ll be right there,” he said.
He hung up his cell phone. “I’ve got to go and take care of some business.” He took possession of her lips once again. “Now you know what it’s like to be kissed.” He took a step away from her.
There hadn’t even been time to take his leather cut off.
He opened her door and glanced toward her. “Lock this behind me.” Then, he winked at her, and in the next second was gone.
She went to the door, flicked the lock in place, and leaned against the door.
Her lips tingled. Were all kisses like that? Not that she was going to go and kiss lots of other people. No, she didn’t want to kiss anyone else.
Reaching up, she pressed her fingers to her lips, and sure enough, they were still attached. They were still her lips. Had he trained to kiss like that?
Nikki knew it was insane to think like that. It was just a kiss. This didn’t mean they were dating. They were friends. The kind of friends that kissed, and that was all.
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Hawk entered the beauty salon, knowing Nikki was already walking home. He had plenty of time to catch up with her and take her home.
He had not been able to see her since he kissed her, and now that he knew she was a virgin, he already had plans for her and was currently setting them in motion. There was no point in putting off what he wanted.
Clearing his throat, Hawk looked up and sat back.
He owned this salon. Darlene had been a club woman for a long time, but she had also come to him with a business idea. At the time, he thought it was a load of bullshit, but he’d been entertained by her. He figured, after a year of bad decisions, she’d cut her losses. She’d proven him wrong. There were a lot of women around who loved the treatments and services she offered. It also helped that the club women liked to look their best.
“Have you come to order me around?” Darlene asked. “Tell me to take on more of the women that have a soft spot for you?”
He smirked. “I know you have your uses, Darlene, but be careful how you speak to me. Besides, tell me Nikki is not useful.”
“I didn’t say she was useless, but I’ve had women come in and out of these doors, thinking they were going to be the next best thing, and the truth is, they’ve watched a lot of social media and thought they knew what the job was. Trust me, they didn’t.”
“Is Nikki one of them?” he asked.
He had never asked for a personal favor. In fact, in running this salon, he never interfered. The Devil’s Beasts MC was a silent, unknown partner. Nikki was the first person he had put a personal request in for.
“No, she’s not. She … was shocked by everything she has to learn, but after all of that, she seems determined. She keeps asking about the courses.”
“Do you like her?”
“I don’t know her. I’ve heard of her mother, but I won’t judge her based on her mother.” Darlene got to her feet.