Page 18 of Property of Heart

The hair on the back of my neck stood on end when Karev mentioned Lina might have been targeted specifically.All while she has no damn clue what this might be about, and neither do we.Fuck knows how Karev got the hunch, but if he’s right?Then those fuckers are miles ahead of us.Which is why we need to find out exactly what they are after.

I park behind Lina’s shop.Karev’s bike comes to a stop next to me and on my other side is Levan, a member of Sevrin’s chapter.Fatal and Sevrin park next to him.I pat Lina’s leg and she gets off my bike.

She has her helmet in her hand when I swing my leg over my bike and asks Levan, “Who are you?”

He only glares at her which is why I tell her, “Levan.Lexmore Beach’s road captain.”

“Any reason why he looks pissed?”she whispers.

Loud enough for Karev to hear because he says, “Let’s just say in a world full of shark chicks?This fucker here likes a dolphin.”

Lina frowns.“Oh, that sucks.Dolphins and sharks are basically rivals.”

Karev nods.“Which is why he’s a pain in the ass.”

“You do know there’s more fish in the sea, right?”Lina asks Levan, who narrows his eyes, making her mutter, “Or just go after the dolphin.If the whole comparison is right, then she might be intelligent and all...but you could go for the kill since you’re physically stronger with a powerful bite and sharp teeth.Yes.Shark verses dolphin.Stop being pissed and do something about it.Life is too short for pouting, and sex is too damn awesome with the right person.So, don’t settle.”

“Are we done with the life lessons?”Sevrin grumbles.“Did I not mention I have a pregnant wife at home?”

“Okay, sex might be great, but pregnancy sure makes a man grumpy,” Lina mutters, making me snort and Sevrin glare while Karev and Levan laugh.

Well, at least she managed to make Levan’s mood change.Lina takes the keys from her pocket and hands them to me.Karev watches the move.He’s been on my ass about Lina since he stepped foot back into the clubhouse.I have no clue what his deal is.He’s the one who barked out for me to claim her, which I did.

If he only did it to test me?Well, then the joke is on him because I won’t fail, and I’m not giving her up either.I’ve watched her kill a man, and her cunt is mighty snug and perfect around my cock.There’s no love between us and yet I’m mighty content with this woman as my old lady.Strong, feisty, real as fuck, great sex, and gets along with the president’s old lady.What more does a guy need?

“I should make a sign to let customers know the shop will be closed for the next couple of days,” Lina murmurs as she walks to the small office.

“It will be for the best.Gives us time to clear shit up and clean the store,” I tell her.

Fatal glances around.“Norie would like this place.Bet she’s willing to help you run it.She’s quickly bored as fuck, so it might be a nice change for her instead of working on the books all the time.”

Sevrin grins.“Learning fast, eh?It’s good to keep her mind busy.Less agitation.”

Fatal snorts.“She’s never agitated.A ride on my cock will fuck that right out of her.”

“I did not need to hear that,” Sevrin grumbles as he rubs a hand over his face.

I ignore the fuckers and watch Lina squat down in front of the safe.She takes her time to open it and grabs a notebook from it.Turning, she places it on a desk and starts to go through it.

“I’ve checked everything except for two recent purchases.Both were brought to my attention by Rob.I glanced through the offered items and approved the sale.Rob was the one to oversee the transfers and I arranged the pickup and drop-off.I have a warehouse where I store the stuff I buy first.You wouldn’t believe how many people sometimes change their mind and want to buy stuff back.Besides, I can’t hold everything in the store.”

“When did you hire this Rob guy?”Karev asks.

Lina shrugs.“Two months ago.”

“How do you know him?”His voice might sound neutral, but I know he’s questioning her.

Lina doesn’t seem to notice, or mind when she replies, “We met at the diner a little over three months ago.I was having breakfast and had some photographs of items I bought spread out on the table.He walked past and pointed out a vase, rattling off the name of the designer, how old it was, and the price I should sell it for.We got to talking, he came by the store and we somewhat became friends.I offered him a job a few weeks later.”

Karev’s eyes meet mine and I have to fucking nod because I agree.It seems like Lina was targeted.

“What?”Lina asks and bounces her gaze from me to her half-brother.“No.Oh, shit.You think he approached me to steal from me, don’t you?”

“Steal something through your help is more like it,” Sevrin states.

Lina’s mouth turns into a flat line and I can practically feel anger vibrating from her.“Well, then it’s his own damn fault he died.Let’s find out what the fuck was worth scamming me for.”

She grabs the notebook and stomps out of the office.We close up the shop and get on our bikes after Lina gives the directions to her warehouse.I’m impressed by the place, and judging from Karev’s face, so is he.