Total pages in book: 36
Estimated words: 34333 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 172(@200wpm)___ 137(@250wpm)___ 114(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 34333 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 172(@200wpm)___ 137(@250wpm)___ 114(@300wpm)
I shot to my feet, the pillow tumbling to the floor, my heart leaping so fast I could barely catch my breath.
And then I saw him.
Kane.
His hair was slightly damp, and his jaw was tight. He looked like he was pulsing with barely restrained adrenaline.
But he was here.
He was safe.
And the moment his eyes found mine, something inside me unlocked.
“Kane.” I whispered his name like a prayer.
He crossed the room in a few long strides, pulling me against him with a force that sent all the air rushing from my lungs. I clung to him, breathing him in as I buried my face against his chest.
“You’re okay,” I mumbled.
“I told you I would be.” His fingers dug into my hips. “Nothing’s taking me from you. Ever.”
I pulled back just enough to look up at him, searching his face. “What happened?”
“Handled it.” Then his voice softened as he added, “It’s over.”
“That’s not an answer.”
He cupped the back of my neck, brushing his thumb along my skin. “I let you help with the research on this because your brother was involved, but there are things I’ll never be able to tell you, Savannah. What happened today was club business. That makes it off-limits. Not because I don’t trust you…some things are meant to stay in the dark while you belong in the light.”
I nodded slowly. To be with Kane, I could live with that. “Okay.”
His expression slightly softened, but the fire in his eyes shifted. “One thing you can count on, I’ll never lie to my old lady. You’ll always know where you stand with me.”
I blinked, my pulse leaping. “Wait…did you just say your old lady?”
“Yeah, sugar.” He captured my mouth in a kiss that left me breathless. “Did you think I was gonna fuck my kid into you without making it official?”
I made a strangled sound, halfway between a gasp and a laugh. “Oh my gosh.”
“You’re mine.”
“Here ya go, Prez,” Jax called before something black came sailing toward us.
Kane snatched it from the air, and I realized he was holding a vest that was smaller than his. Only this one had a tag sewn across the back that said PROPERTY OF KANE.
I stared at it, my chest tight with something that felt too big to name, then let him help me slip the leather over my shoulders. He stepped back just enough to take in the sight of me wearing his property patch. His jaw clenched. His nostrils flared.
Then he pulled a small box from the inner pocket of his cut.
My heart stuttered as he opened it, and a laugh bubbled up my chest when he slipped the sparkling diamond solitaire onto my finger without another word.
“You didn’t even ask me to marry you,” I whispered, breathless.
“Not giving you a choice, sugar. You’re marrying me.” There wasn’t a hint of doubt in his voice. “You’re mine, and I’m not letting you go.”
I swallowed hard. “Good. Because I don’t want you to.”
“I love you so fucking much,” he growled.
“And I love you too,” I whispered.
A sharp whistle pierced the air, loud enough to jolt me out of my emotional haze.
I turned toward the sound just as Edge walked through the door and strode over to us with a smirk.
“Well, well, look at that.” He clapped Kane on the back and turned to the rest of the crew gathered nearby. “Listen up, assholes! Our prez finally claimed himself an old lady.”
A chorus of cheers, whistles, and a few whoops echoed around the common room.
Kane just kept his hand on my lower back like he owned me—because, well, he kinda did.
“Dammit.” I turned to see Axle leaning in the doorway with a grin. “This better not mean we’re all headed for the altar. That’s exactly how it started with the Iron Rogues.”
Edge snorted. “Relax, Romeo. One old lady doesn’t mean you’re next.”
Axle quirked a brow. “That’s what you say now, but their VP and prez were the first to fall, so you may want to avoid women until you know I’m just being superstitious.”
“As if that’s a problem,” Nitro snorted. “Haven’t seen him so much as talk to one in forever, except for Savannah.”
Kane growled low in his throat. “Anyone who so much as looks at her sideways will be limping for a week.”
“Didn’t mean it like that. Fuck,” Nitro muttered.
“Yeah, bro,” Edge drawled. “She’s literally a sister to me.”
I blinked, caught between a laugh and a blush.
Edge winked at me. “Welcome to the family, Savannah. You ever need backup, you come to me.”
“Thanks,” I said softly, my voice thick with emotion.
Then Kane turned back to me, his hand tightening at my waist, and it felt like we were the only two people in the world. I threw my arms around his neck, and Kane held me. One hand on the small of my back. The other tangled in my hair. His heartbeat thundered against my chest. Everything else—the worry, the waiting, the fear—faded into silence.