STICK: MC ROMANCE NOVELLA (Forsaken Riders MC Romance Book 8) by Samantha Leal Read Free Book Online

and there,” Stick said as he took a swig of his beer and rested his arms on the table. “But that’s another story for another day.”
    His eyes were burning into her again and she felt herself begin to sweat. It was a cool evening, but inside the kitchen, the heat was most certainly rising.
    “That’s Serena,” Lynx broke the tension. “Always asking far too many questions and poking her nose in other people’s business.”
    She felt her cheeks and ears burn with embarrassment and she got to her feet. “I know, I’m sorry,” she said. “I’ve done more than enough damage here today and already asked too much of all of you.”
    “Hey, it’s fine,” Stick said as he shook his head with a smile. “We’re happy to help. Any one related to a member of our brotherhood is like family to us anyways.”
    So Lynx hadn’t been lying. Now she’d had it confirmed from another member of the club. Serena wanted to hold out her arms and hug him, but she could tell that it wouldn’t go down well. He was still looking at her as if he either wanted to sink his teeth into her or rip all of her clothes off… She couldn’t tell which.
    “I’m getting tired,” she said. “It’s been a hell of a long day and I still can’t get my head around this.”
    “Listen,” Lynx said. “Tomorrow is a new day and I don’t want us dragging this all back up. The guys around here will want to move on and forget what happened with you here today, okay?” He was being dead serious. “Shit happens, you caught us off guard and mistakes were made. But as of tomorrow, no more questions and no more snooping around or you aren’t going to be welcome here for long. Got it?” Lynx reached out and took a tight hold of her wrist.
    Serena nodded. She could tell he was being more than serious. And the last thing she wanted was to find herself alienated in this unsettled situation.
    “I know, it’s okay, I got it,” she whispered.
    “So, all I will tell you, in addition to what you already know is this,” Lynx said as he squeezed her wrist again. “This house is private and we don’t advertise where we are. We don’t shout stuff around town and we don’t talk about our affairs. Never repeat anything you hear inside of these walls, and don’t trust anyone who you haven’t seen in here. We have enemies everywhere now, and we can’t take any risks.”
    Stick nodded and tapped the table.
    “We are in the middle of something with another club,” Stick interjected. “I don’t think you need to know any other details apart from that. The more you know, the more you can be used by them, and therefore, the more danger you’d be put in. None of us want you in any danger, Serena. So that’s all I’m going to tell you, and that’s all you need to know.”
    She blinked and said, “Yes, of course, I don’t want to make anything any more difficult.”
    “Good,” Lynx said as he nodded to Stick and released his grip on her wrist.
    She picked up her glass and headed for the doorway. Her mind and heart were racing, but for the first time since she had set foot in Slate Springs, she genuinely didn’t want to know anything more about what her brother was up to. She could tell by the way they all were that it was much bigger than she could ever imagine. She was nervous, all of it made her nervous, and so she would do as he asked and not ask anything more.
    She waved and wished them both goodnight as she left the kitchen and climbed the stairs. Outside, she heard the distant roar of motorcycles heading their way and when she looked out of a window on the first floor, she could see lights winding their way through the pitch black of the desert night. She shivered and continued on up to the top floor and her room. Once inside, she closed the door tight and pressed a chair right up against it and underneath the doorknob.
    Just to be safe. Just to be sure.
    It didn’t matter that Lynx was there and that he would never let any harm come to