Page 65 of Property of Yak

He nods. “You’re right. That’s not a promise I have control over. I have contingency plans in place should it happen, though. You will be protected. I can promise you that I will do everything in my power to come back to you each and every time.” He leans in, kissing me. “You give me something to live for.”

My eyes close at his words. I have never felt important to someone else. Not someone like him. It is scary yet exhilarating at the same time.

I slowly open my eyes.

“So, what now?” I whisper.

“Now, I take you home, and I figure out what my next move is.”

“You’ll come home to me tonight, though?” I phrase it as a question.

He hesitates, then nods. “I will come slide into bed with you later. You’ll be asleep like a good girl, won’t you?”

I hum, swaying into him.

He smirks at me. “Fuck, you weren’t my plan, but Lord knows I can’t let you go now.”

“I don’t want you to,” I admit.

It’s a dangerous game we are playing. My father would never approve of him. They are on opposite sides of the law.

Still, standing here in his arms, I have never felt more desired. Safer.

He’s the one I choose, the heck with the fallout. I’m willing to risk it all for him.

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Leaving Julie at her house on her own is hard. I don’t like driving away, but I need to.

When this all started, I was determined to find the traitor for my brother and head back to where I thought I belonged.

Now, everything has changed. If I can’t find proof that Aragon is betraying the club, he could bring the whole thing down, including Julie.

I meant what I said to her. I didn’t have anything to lose before. Yooper is a grown man and can take care of himself. I was a lone wolf trying to solve a mystery, but now I have someone to take under my wing. Someone I want to protect with all my being.

I made her a promise to come back to her, but if it comes down to it, I will step in front of a bullet for her. Without hesitation.

Typing out a text to Yooper, I hit send then drive to the coordinates I sent him. It takes him twenty minutes to show up.

“What’s wrong now?” He looks so worn down.

I hate that I am about to add to that.

“We have to get rid of Aragon. Sooner rather than later.”

He tilts his head. “Why the rush now? Because of the piece of ass you got?”

“That’s my old lady you’re talking about,” I growl.

His eyes spark with recognition. “I see. The situation has changed then.”

“It has. I wish you’d let me call my old friend and have him dig into shit.”

Yooper shakes his head. “We can’t go outside the club. They already resent you for being brought in on a fast track. We can’t give them any other reason to doubt you.”

“So we stay blind?” I hiss.

“No. We be smart about it.” He rubs his hand down his face. “I have an old friend from another chapter. He owes me a favor. I can’t call him, though. I need plausible deniability. So go to town and grab a burner and then call him. Tell him I told you to and what we need. He will help.”