“Would you give up on me?”
“Goddamn it, woman. Fine, I’ll stay with Kruger. But as a roommate. That is all I have in me right now.”
“No more running away in the dead of night?”
“There was no running involved. This body is built for comfort, not for speed.”
“Del.”
“Fine, no running. Not unless I feel like I’m in danger,” I add as an afterthought.
She pauses at that and frowns. “Do you really think you’d be in danger?”
I stare at her. Surely I don’t need to remind her of just how cursed I seem to be.
“Okay, good point. I’ll allow it. No running unless you’re in danger. Awesome. Now roll me off the bed. I’ve gotta pee again, and then the baby really needs a burger.”
“I’m sure they do.” I huff out a laugh as I help her up off the bed.
I take a second while she’s gone to think over what she said. I can’t deny some of the stuff she was saying. When I was driving my car one-handed so I could hold the grenade with the other, I couldn’t help but look back on the reel of memories in my head—the good, the bad, and the heartbreaking. What struck me the most, though, was how gray and lonely I’d been until Legs walked into my life. I have no idea why we clicked the way we did. Even when I realized her ties to Raven Souls, I knew instinctively she was special. That if I were brave enough to take a risk, I would get a sister out of it. And so I did. And yeah, I might have lost my job, home, and part of my skull for my efforts, but given a do-over, I know I’d still offer her that job.
I scrub my hand over my face and think about Kruger. Things aren’t quite so black and white with him. Because dating, fucking—whatever you want to call it—isn’t just between me and him. It’s between me, him, and the whole mother chapter of Raven Souls MC. That’s the part that holds me back the most.
Legs stroll back in, pausing long enough to look at me before nodding at whatever she sees. “I’m gonna let the guys in.”
“They’re waiting outside in the hallway?”
“I wanted to talk to you alone. They’re big boys. It’s not like anyone is going to kidnap them.”
I roll my eyes as she opens the door, puts her fingers between her lips, and whistles. I stand up and brace myself, donning my frown once more. Things can go either way with Midas.
Speak of the devil. The man himself walks through the door first, kissing Legs before his eyes land on mine. I open my mouth to greet him, but he storms over to me and tugs me into his arms. I’m so shocked I forget to breathe for a second before my arms lift of their own accord, and I hug him back.
He pulls away and looks down at me, his eyes gliding over my scar before they move over the rest of my face. “How are you feeling?”
“I’m okay.”
“Liar. But you will be.”
“You’re as bad as your old lady.”
He grins, moving away from me so he can pull Legs into his arms. Kruger walks up to me then, moving in closer than I expected him to do in front of people.
“How’s the head?”
“Good for now,” I tell him quietly.
“Ready to go home?”
I open my mouth to snap at him, but my eyes land on Legs. She cocks her eyebrow at me in what can only be described as a challenge.
Damn the woman.
“Yeah, I’m ready.” As I’ll ever be.
Chapter Ten
KRUGER
