There’s a twinge of jealousy I haven’t experienced before. Seeing all the couples together and how well everyone gets along has me wondering if I want more than just hookups. I clear my throat… I can’t believe that crossed my mind. Bomber and Zara’s engagement and their promise of a happily ever after is messing with my head.
There’s me, Twitch, Demon, Cash, and Rage, the last men standing, though I’m sure someone will be next. Twitch might sleep with Mercedez, one of the MC’s sweet butts, but he’s not interested in a relationship with her. And as much as he pines over Reaper’s sister, Milly, he’s got no chance. Rage is in his early twenties, still too young for anything serious, and I could laugh at Demon ever getting a woman. Perhaps it will be Cash, but according to the men, he still hasn’t moved on from his past relationship.
I walk by our table and to the balcony that leads over to the first floor. The lights are dim where we are, with different colored flashing lights coming from the main stage. My shoulders move to the beat of techno music. Steve Aoki is killing it tonight. The first level is packed with people dancing.
There’s a squeal, so I turn to see Zara standing, hugging Sophie. Harrison, Alec, and Lawson are off to the side, shaking hands with the MC men. Their family is beyond wealthy—like generational, old-money wealthy. Sophie looks incredible in a red dress that shows off her long legs. As I turn my gaze to the side to get a better sight of her, the slit in her dress reveals the creamy skin of her thigh. She should model for Victoria’s Secret because she’s an absolute bombshell.
I lean back on the edge of the balcony, drinking her in. I first saw her at Zara’s sister’s vigil, and I’ve never been so taken by a woman. I couldn’t even go and talk to her, so I sussed her out, asking Zara and Bomber to give me the lowdown. Sophie used to be close to them when they were young, but they haven’t kept in touch since she finished school, then moved away to New York.
Sophie is devoted. Coming home when her family and friends need her. She had a career on a silver platter because of all the businesses her family owns but moved away instead to pursue her own dreams. Sophie isn’t just a beauty, she seems to be so much more, and that has piqued my interest. I’ve never wanted to spend more than one wild night with a woman, but I want to get to know her.
That we do business with her father should be reason not to go there because it could cause problems, but right now I’m living in the present. I can worry about all the other nonsense later.
When the men have shaken Bomber’s cousins’ hands, I step forward. I grasp Alec’s hand in a firm handshake. He’s a nice guy and all, but he looks like a tool being in a club with a suit on… though maybe that’s his game. Showing women that he’s loaded, because the Crowns are the richest people I’ve ever met.
Lawson’s next, and we shake hands. “Hey,” I say to him. He’s a sexy son of a bitch, I’ll give him that. My eyes drift over the family. They all are a good-looking bunch.
I pull back on seeing Harrison. His smile is wide. “Hey, man, how are you doing?” I ask him. He always says hi to me even though we don’t know him well. He’s dressed in a casual shirt and jeans, like the rest of us.
“Awesome… now.” He glances around the club. “I haven’t been back to Vegas in so long.”
“I haven’t either. The clubs are insane,” I reply. I’m used to the parties back home in the MC clubhouse or at our local bar.
Harrison looks around, then tilts his head. “I’m going to the bar; do you want anything?”
I nod. “A beer, thanks.”
“What type?”
“Anything will do.”
He nods, then makes his way over to the bar as Sophie walks over to me. My pulse thrums. I scold myself for acting like a pussy. I can’t stop my eyes from wandering down her breasts to the curve of her hips, to those long legs that I hope to be spreading tonight.
“Viper, is it?” she says, and I like the way my name rolls off her tongue a little too much. I’m getting a semi.
I inch back, giving her an indecent grin. “Sure is, darlin’.”
I swear to God, I saw her mouth the word “delicious,” but with the damn music up so loud, I can’t hear shit. She pulls me in for a hug, which startles me for a second, but then I hug her back, appreciating her body against mine.
I take a deep breath and say, “You smell heavenly…” Mouth-watering and appetizing.
She leans back, giving me a seductive smile. “So do you… like coconut and lime.”
Now I have a raging hard-on. She’s giving me the eyes already, and I just met her. “Do you come to Vegas often?” I ask.
“No, but I’m in the clubbing scene,” she says as she peers down at the crowd.
“It’s a pretty good setup here,” I say.
She arches a perfectly shaped brow. “Mine’s better.”
“Yours? What do you mean?”
She grins. “I own a club in New York.”
I knew she left Crown Village for her modeling career, but I didn’t know she owned a club. Beauty and brains. What a dangerous combination. “Businesswoman, hey… I’m impressed.” She gives me a funny look I can’t quite make out. “You model too, don’t you?”
“Yes, but I’m not doing as many shows anymore. I want to focus on running my club.”
