Riding Him (Ghost Riders MC Book 5) (7 page)

I jumped off the cliff last night. I wanted him, and I was going to take what I wanted. It was how I’ve always done things, and he’d be no different. I grip his beard a little tightly. He raises his eyebrows, but the playful look doesn't leave his face. I school my expression to look as stern as possible.

“I’m going to go out and make this shot, then we’re going back to Kansas City. That funny flirting shit better only come my way. Got me?” Knox starts laughing, and I scowl at him. “I don’t know what’s so fucking funny, unless you think me leaving two bodies instead of one behind in Colorado is humorous.”

“No, baby.” He leans in a little. “Hate to say this while we’re still both naked, but you’ve never sounded more like your brother.”

My mouth falls open. Oh my God, he’s right. I sound just like my crazy, obsessed brother with Cas. Knox steals the opportunity to take my mouth in a kiss, and I easily melt into it. It leaves me breathless and reluctant to get up and do what needs to be done.

“It’s fucking hot, you getting all worked up over me, but I’ll be sure not to do it, because trust me, I’ll murder a motherfucker if he even looks at you with an ounce of interest in his eyes.”

“Don’t be calling anyone ‘baby’ either,” I add. I want to make sure all this is clear.

“Never have and never will. Unless you give me one.” With that little bomb, he jumps up and pulls me with him, unaware that I’m still reeling.

“Let’s go shoot this motherfucker, because as much as I like having you all alone out here, I want your ass in a soft bed tonight.”

* * *

“
T
hat fuck
still hasn't turned on his phone,” Knox growls into my ear. I can hear him clicking away on his computer. I’ve been lying out here for an hour and still nothing. I don’t know how many times I’ve scanned the crowd. If I could just get an area to focus in on, it would make this easier. There are too many people.

“Check your two o’clock. I got one of his guys pinging over there.”

Fuck yes
, I think as I follow his instructions, looking for my target. Bingo.

“Got him,” I tell him. I’m itching to go it.

He’s standing next to a motorcycle, smoking a cigarette with a beer in his other hand.

“Keep eyes. No movement until my go.”

So I wait, doing as I’m told and knowing Knox will do me right. I don’t take the target until I have the all clear.

“Affirmative,” I tell him. “I won’t lose him.” I keep my scope locked on him while I listen to Knox pack up our camp and make a call to Cas, telling her to get public. They had decided to make sure Cas was trackable when the shot went down so no one could claim it was her. That’s what everyone would think. I’m too new for anyone to know about.

What I can do is to remain a secret. A card no one knows about. For some reason I like that. You’re always at the best advantage when people don’t know what’s coming and when you take them by surprise.

“We’re clear, baby. You still good?”

“Perfect,” I tell him, letting my eyes fall closed for a second. I feel the wind on my skin, gauging my shot like Cas taught me. Preparing myself for the run down the mountain with my gun in tow.

“Then take it.”

I open my eyes, zoning in, and I take the shot. The impact sends him flying back, knocking over his motorcycle in the process. I watch everyone scatter and see if he moves. He doesn’t. He was dead before he hit the ground.

“Target’s down.”

“Move,” Knox tells me, and I do. Faster than I ever have in my life. I want to get back to him as fast as possible and never leave that bed he talked about.

It’s then I realize I’m more excited about doing that than reporting in to the Ghost Riders to show them I was capable of being here. In this moment, all I can think about is Knox.

“
J
esus
. It’s huge.”

“I love it when you say that, baby.”

Violet looks over at me and rolls her eyes, then looks back to my house. It’s big, but me and the guys used it for a hangout back when we were in the service. The pool and the movie room were great for entertaining. But lately it’s felt too big for just me. Since Pres got the clubhouse up and running, we haven’t had a need for this place much anymore. Most nights I just crash at the club. I’ve got a single room on the second floor with just a bed and a change of clothes. I could have taken Violet back there, but something in me wanted to bring her here first.

I jump out of the SUV and go around to grab her door. I hold out my hand to help her out, and she raises an eyebrow at me.

“I’m a gentleman, baby. Don’t look so disappointed.”

She laughs, and I pull her into my arms. I love the sound of her laughter. It’s so light and sweet. It warms me to the core.

After the hit, we got out of camp, keeping cool and watching our asses. We got confirmation that Casper had been in town, so we didn’t have to worry about the Ghost Riders getting exposed as the shooter. The Five Aces had a lot of heat from other clubs, so we weren’t the only ones looking to target Cobra. It didn’t take long after the kill to hear about the club scattering and everyone getting the hell out of town. It’s the exact scenario we wanted, and Violet and I are feeling good about a successful mission. I’m just not ready to let her try to get away from me yet. I called Pres on the way back from Colorado and said Violet and I were going to lie low one more night before hitting the clubhouse. I’m sure he knows exactly what I really meant, because he didn’t put up a fight. Violet and I agreed that one more night away wouldn’t be so bad, and she agreed to come back to my place with me.

I pick her up off the ground, and her laughter increases as she starts to playfully wiggle in my arms.

“What are you doing? Put me down.”

“Nope,” I say, hitting the code to get in my house and carrying her through the door.

When we get inside, I set her down on her feet and close the door behind us and lock it. I look at her and take a step forward, and she takes a small step back, still smiling at me.

“You going to run from me?” I challenge.

“Me? Never.”

She says the last word and turns, running faster than I expected. The house is big, so she’s got a lot of places to hide, and I kind of like the idea of finding her.

I laugh and start to count. “One, two, three…” When I get to ten, I shout, “Ready or not, here I come.”

Slowly I make my way to the back of the house, and it’s then I hear water running. I follow the sound to the master bedroom and walk over to the master bath, where the door is slightly ajar. I see Violet in the shower, completely naked and soaping up her curves. I’ve never stripped out of my clothes so fast in my life. I throw them off me and go in to join her.

She opens her mouth to make some sassy comment, but I just barrel inside and grab her around the waist, lifting her up and pressing her against the tile. Her legs go around my waist as my lips come down on hers. The kiss is powerful and consuming. She moans, and I use it to my advantage, sweeping my tongue inside her mouth and tasting her. My hard cock rests between our bodies as the warm water flows from above. She’s clinging to me with ravenous passion, and all it does is push me further over the edge.

I adjust her hips a little and slide my cock up and down her pussy until she’s leaning her head back and moaning loudly. We weren't able to get as loud as we wanted in the woods, so it feels fucking amazing to hear my name on her lips as it echoes off the shower walls.

“You’re in my house now, baby. We’re doing this my way.”

I move my hips so my cock is at her opening, and I thrust all the way inside her, balls deep. She moans and grips my shoulders tightly as I start to move inside her.

“I let you have control when we were in the tent. But you’re mine here, and in my bed you’ll do what I say.”

She locks eyes with me, and for a second she looks like she wants to deny me. But she licks her lips and nods.

“Say it, baby.”

“I’m yours,” she breathes, gripping her legs tighter around my waist and giving over her control.

It’s the last piece of the puzzle I need from her, and now I’m complete. I want to own not only her body but her heart and her mind. When she holds those back and doesn’t let go, I can’t be a part of her in every way. This is why I didn’t want to go back to the club tonight. I needed this last bit of her for myself.

Keeping one arm around her waist, I hold her up and continue to thrust. I move my other hand up to her neck and hold it there while I stare into her eyes. I give her every hard ridge of me and watch as she cums on my cock.

She tenses up but doesn’t break our eye contact as she finally lets go and gives her pleasure to me. I’ve taken her over the edge and made her mine like no one ever has and no one ever will again.

When I feel her clenches, I thrust hard one last time and give her my hot cum. My own pleasure takes over my whole body, and I have to grip her ass with both hands to keep from dropping both of us to the shower floor.

I rest my forehead against hers and try to catch my breath. The intensity of what we just shared rolls around us, and I’ve got to finally say the words I’ve been holding back.

“I lo—”

“I love you, Knox.” Violet interrupts me and steals my thunder.

Of course she does.

I give her a cocky smirk and a soft kiss on the lips. “Knew it the whole time, baby.” She playfully slaps my arm and I kiss her again. “I love you, too, Violet. Love at first sight.”

She looks at me and blushes, and I swear I could stay like this forever. But instead we wash each other’s bodies and hair and then fall naked into bed. After two nights of camping with no sleep, I practically fall on top of her and start snoring immediately.

It’s the soundest sleep I’ve ever had in my life, and when I wake up in the morning to her smiling face, I know I won’t let another day go by without it.

“
Y
ou ready
?” Knox asks as he squeezes my hand. We just pulled up outside the club, and I can see the row of choppers lined up. Everybody is here.

Looking into his eyes, I squeeze his hand back, letting him know I’m not running. After last night and finally giving over to him and admitting what I’ve been feeling, I’m not looking back. I plan on living my life the way I want to, and for once, I’m going to be honest about who and what I want. I love Knox, and I’m taking him. If my attack when I was younger taught me anything, it’s that life is short and it can all be taken away from you in the blink of an eye. I’m not willing to live the rest of my days in fear of it falling away. I’m ready to grab hold of what’s in front of me and live in the happiness and love he makes me feel.

“Let’s do this.”

Pres called a meeting this morning to go over the shooting and any sort of blowback. When Knox finally let me out of bed, we threw on some clothes and headed over. It didn’t hit me that everyone would be here and see us together until we got close. But now that we’re here, I’m over it. Let them see what we have. I know Knox loves me, and I love him. This is something beyond the club, and I know he feels that way, too.

He walks around and opens the door of his SUV for me, and we walk into the club hand in hand. All the members are sitting around the bar. Casper is in one of the big chairs with her feet propped up. Her feet are swelling almost as much as her ankles.

When we walk in, everybody turns to look at us. Pres looks down at our joined hands and then looks to Knox. I open my mouth to say something, but he beats me to it.

Of course he does.

“Yo. Little announcement here. Violent Violet and I are together. She’s my old lady and I’m her old man. Yada yada yada, we’re getting married. So there’s that.”

I look at him, and I feel my jaw pop open. “Did you just yada yada your proposal to me?”

Knox shrugs like it’s no big deal. “Wasn’t going to let you tell me no.”

The big scarred-up guy named Savage comes over and gives him a high five. “Best way to do it,” he says and pats Knox on the back.

“What the fuck?” I mumble, knowing I should probably be protesting what he said, but my stomach is busy doing flip flops of excitement. I bite my lip to hide my smile.
Holy shit, I’m engaged!

“About time you made an honest man out of him,” Pres says, walking over and giving me a hug. I feel Knox’s hand tighten, and he doesn’t let it go while I awkwardly try to hug the guy back.

Casper gets up and makes her way over to us, and she gives me a big hug, too. This time Knox lets my hand go, and I wrap my arms around my sister-in-law. “This might be the first time we know something before Vincent does,” she says, leaning back and smiling at me. She looks way too excited about knowing something he doesn’t.

“Don’t be too sure,” he says from behind us as he makes his way over to where we’re standing. He reaches out, shaking Knox’s hand and congratulating him. “Figured this was what he was up to after changing your Facebook status.”

I glare at Knox, and he just shrugs again like it’s no big deal. I’m going to strangle him when we get home. But then I’m sure I’ll end up giving up. Because what do I really care? I kind of just like riling him up.

“We all good?” Pres asks Vincent.

“Just got the clearance from the Fed. Nobody’s digging too hard into Cobra’s death, and they’ve targeted men inside their own club. The place was dismantled when they got there last night, and someone had set it on fire. Looks like the Five Aces are finished, and the Ghost Riders claim the territory back. My guys are okay with this as long as things keep running like they are.”

Pres nods and looks at me, and I feel the weight of the club’s eyes on me, too.

“You took care of the club, and you made sure we’re all safe for generations to come.” He looks at Casper as she rubs her belly, and then over to Savage who’s got two little kids of his own. “We’re all a family here now, and it’s going to stay that way. We agreed that you’re patched in, regardless if you marry this nerd or not.”

I lean into Knox and laugh. “Thank you.”

“Welcome to the Ghost Riders,” Pres says, and suddenly I hear a champagne cork pop and we’re all being sprayed with suds.

I try to turn into Knox’s chest, but he holds me in front of him so I get covered. I don’t know how many people have bottles, but they all have their fun soaking everyone in the group.

It feels like a time to celebrate. To prepare for a new baby on the way with Vincent and Casper, to welcome me to the club, and to toast the end of the Five Aces. We finally have peace in our town and in our club. No more drama or worry about what comes next. And that’s a pretty great feeling.

As more champagne is popped and more bottles get poured, Knox spins me in his arms and raises me up so we are at eye level.

“I love you, baby,” he says, kissing me on the lips.

‘I love you, too,” I mumble as I wrap myself around him.

I’m finally at peace with myself and my life, and I’ve got someone to always make me feel safe. It was a long time coming, but it was worth the wait. And now we’ve got the rest of our lives to do this thing we call love.