Total pages in book: 181
Estimated words: 181613 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 908(@200wpm)___ 726(@250wpm)___ 605(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 181613 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 908(@200wpm)___ 726(@250wpm)___ 605(@300wpm)
Mom sighs. “We’ll deal with that when the time comes.”
Levi
When I’m finally out of the hospital, the drive back to campus almost feels like a rebirth. The road up to the mountain got cleaned thoroughly, and all the bodies strewn around the ground have disappeared despite the bloodied mess Apollo and Sunny left when they killed them all to protect me.
Apparently, Penelope’s men are good at making sure no one knows they exist too. Guess it helps that Aspen’s grandfather was part of a vigilante group who stole from the mob, and that her mom was able to take over his businesses.
I’m just glad I don’t have to pick the entrails off the ground myself. Though I’m sure she would’ve loved to have seen me do just that as a form of punishment.
The unfortunate part is that all those men did have families, and even though my mom does know someone higher up the police chain, our families will be under greater surveillance. We can only kill so many people unchecked.
But worrying about prison time for one of us isn’t going to fix anything, and it’s not my problem to deal with. That’s what we’ve got family for.
I’m just glad my parents let me ride with Apollo back to Spine Ridge University. Dad had to convince Mom to let me go with him, just to get my bike.
I breathe out a sigh and open the garage door of the Phantom Society. I pat down my sweet motorcycle and whisper, “I missed you.”
“Should I be jealous?” Aspen winks playfully.
I’m glad we were able to smuggle her aboard our car.
Not sure her parents are happy about it though, but we’ll worry about that once we get to their house.
“I don’t mind sharing,” I reply, winking back, before I hand her the extra helmet. “Hop on.”
I rev the engine as she jumps on and wraps her arms around me.
“See you tonight?” Grey says, lifting her helmet briefly to plant a sultry kiss on her lips. “Don’t be late.”
“I’ll make it hurt if you are,” Apollo says with a grin, and he slaps her on her ass so hard she yelps and squeezes my abs so hard I groan because it’s where I got shot.
“Be gentle,” she mutters.
“Not even thinking about it,” Apollo replies, chuckling. “I love your sounds too much.”
“Keep that energy for later,” I say. “We’ll need all the distraction we can get after dealing with our parents. Cya.”
I race off before they can keep us waiting any longer. Mom and Dad are probably already outside near the Caruso home, and I really do not want to keep them waiting.
With her arms tightly wrapped around my body, I sway from left to right down the mountain slope, feeling renewed. Reborn.
I came so close to death that I could almost taste the afterlife, but it was her devotion that kept me grounded, kept me near to where her heart and mine had entwined, and I couldn’t be more grateful.
Her hand snakes around my belly, slowly sliding down as she settles her chin on my shoulder, her fingers splaying near my bulge, which twitches against the fabric of my pants.
Goddammit.
She’s making me hard as a rock.
I race even harder to try to get to the location fast enough before I burst out of my pants.
When we’re finally near the street her parents live on, she takes her hand off my package, and I groan in both frustration and pent-up desire.
She giggles in my ear and hops off, so I park my bike, grab her wrist, and spin her back to me, pinning her to the bike.
“Be careful where you put your hands, Firefly …” I tip up her chin. “Or I will fuck you on my bike on the way back home.”
She grins and leans in, pressing a kiss right beneath my ear. “Please …”
Oh, fuck me.
My eyes nearly roll into the back of my head.
She casually saunters off toward the house, while I’m left adjusting my pants to hide the massive boner before anyone sees.
Aspen goes inside first. I figured it’d be more appropriate if she said hi to her parents first without me. My parents, as well as Nathan and Milo, my mom’s other lovers, approach me. I clear my throat and greet them. “Got here safely, as promised.”
Mom narrows her eyes at me. “Did I just see Aspen jump off your bike?”
“No,” I say, smiling.
She rolls her eyes, but Milo places a hand on her shoulder. “Give him a break, Lana.”
“He’s been through enough,” dad adds.
“I can’t fucking wait for this conversation,” Mom mumbles.
Nathan beckons everyone. “C’mon, let’s go.”
We all walk to the front door, and Dad rings the doorbell.
After a while, the door opens up with Alistair King, Penelope’s third lover, standing in the doorway. “Come in.”
We walk inside, but it’s already awkward as hell.