Page 46 of Bolt (Iron Thunder MC 1)
I could feel the hardness of his chest muscles under my cheek.
“I’m so sorry about everything, Bolt. It won’t happen again. I shouldn’t have been so careless.”
I felt him weave his fingers in my hair.
“I would’ve taken you to see Chip if you wanted. He’s family. I know you’re worried about him. I wouldn’t keep you apart, especially now, but you should have told me.”
I looked up at him, needed him to see how sorry I really was.
“I know. You’ve been considerate and kind toward me from the beginning. I wasn’t thinking. I was so angry with him. I just wanted to say something to him, to make him see. But he’s pig headed and stubborn. He thought he was doing what he needed to do to save the family home.”
Bolt took in a deep breath and sighed.
“We haven’t come to a decision yet about what to do about Chip. You should know I can’t try and influence the Club’s collective decision. What he did to us was wrong on so many levels.”
I nodded.
“I don’t need you to give preferential treatment to him. As long as he’s not grievously hurt.”
“And I have to speak to the rest of the MC about us,” he added.
My heart quickened a bit. This was good news. He wanted to officially acknowledge our relationship to the Club.
“Drax will have to accept you into the Club as my woman.”
I couldn’t help but smile and he kissed my lips.
“The night has passed us by. You must be tired,” he said.
“You need sleep. I’m sorry for keeping you up.”
We snuggled closer and I could feel my whole body opening up, relaxing. I felt so safe and warm in his arms, in his bed. I could spend the rest of my life lying like this with him. I never wanted to let go.
“You have no idea how happy I am that I found you, Bolt. I didn’t think I would ever feel this connected with a man this quickly.”
“I’m happy I was able to tame you without much damage,” he said and we both grinned. He kissed my forehead again. “Now, sleep. We have another long day ahead of us. I will introduce you to the Club.”
I knew I needed to sleep, but my mind was racing. The possibility of a happy, content future was such a shock to my system that I couldn’t settle. I watched him as he fell asleep, but his grip on me remained firm. I knew I would always be safe with him, but we had another hurdle to overcome first.
What if Drax didn’t accept me? What if the Club rejected me? What would Bolt do then? I was the sister of a man who had betrayed them. I didn’t expect them to take this news well. Neither did I want Bolt to give up his brotherhood just to be with me. But what other choice would he have? Would he give me up?
If he was worried, he didn’t show it. He seemed to sleep peacefully enough, and I wished I could too.17BoltWhen I woke up the next morning, Cassie wasn’t in bed with me. I sat up straight and couldn’t think of a possible explanation.
“Fuck,” I groaned as I jumped out of bed. Did she do a runner?
I’d spent a considerable amount of time the previous night, trying to talk myself out of forgiving her latest actions. I couldn’t talk to the others about it because they didn’t know about us yet. I wasn’t sure if Cassie was reliable. I hadn’t known her long enough. Would she always be loyal to her brother? Was she just playing me for a fool?
In the end, I knew my desire for her would win. I couldn’t let her go yet and needed to find out for myself if I could trust her. If she was up to the task of being my woman and a part of the Club.
Maybe I was just fooling myself.
Then I returned to this room and found her in my bed, looking sexier than she had ever looked before. She was fuckin’ irresistible. I knew there was no point fighting this. I would have to take her again. I had to give her one more chance.
And now, she was gone.
I rushed to put my clothes back on. My pants were on the floor.
“Fuck. Fuck. Fuck!” I growled aloud. Where did she go? Would she have gone to free Chip?
“Bolt?” I looked up when I heard her voice.
She was standing at the bathroom door. Fully naked still. She hadn’t gone anywhere. Why hadn’t I thought of the bathroom?
She had a questioning expression on her face, and came toward me.
“Are you going somewhere?” she asked.
I sat back down on the bed and rubbed my face with a hand. I was fuckin’ frustrated.
“I didn’t know where you were. I was about to go look for you.”
