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.It’s like our bodies have been calibrated, synced up with each other.I’ve never experienced anything like it.My thoughts keep drifting back up to Devlin’s bedroom as I wonder how that sense of togetherness would translate in a more.intimate situation.I have to clench my thighs together to contain my throbbing need, just thinking about it.Juliet is perched happily on Packer’s lap, unabashedly locking lips with her husband.They can’t keep their hands off each other for a second.As sad as I am to have missed my sister’s wedding, small though it was, I can’t help but be happy for her.There’s a lot we still need to work through, but she’s my sister all the same.She’s found a way to enjoy her life, and a man to share that happiness with.I can tell from the way Packer looks at Juliet just how deeply he loves her.We should all be so lucky to find a guy who looks at us that way.But just as that thought occurs to me, I feel Devlin’s gaze swing my way.Raising my eyes to meet his, I’m rendered breathless by the intensity I find there.He fixes his gaze on my face, and it’s like the rest of the world doesn’t even exist for him.Maybe I have found someone who cares for me the way I deserve.But is it really care and admiration Devlin feels for me, or simply lust?As he runs a hand down my back, I have to admit that I don’t much care, either way.Sensation sears down my spine at his touch, radiating out to every last inch of my body.Whether Devlin’s fascination with me is destined to be short-lived or eternal, it doesn’t make a difference tonight.Tonight, I’m only concerned with one thing: proving to Devlin that I’m ready to give in to him, the way he wants me to.He and Juliet have both told me, in their own ways, that I can’t take what he has in store for me.I have to show them, and myself, that I can take it.I want to.But more than that, I need to.By midnight, I’m feeling perfectly at home amongst these MC bad boys.Probably I’d be a bit less comfortable if their president wasn’t watching over me, making sure no other men try to snatch me away.I can tell that the rest of Devlin’s brothers are not to be fucked with.Even the most tame-looking among them could do some serious damage if provoked.“This is all well and good out here, but I could use some action.Let’s.hit the casino,” Devlin suggests, shouting over the blaring music.“Oh,” I reply, intrigued but far more eager to head straight back up to his room.“Yeah.All right.That sounds good.”“I need to borrow your sister,” Devlin says to Juliet, whose lips are permanently affixed to Packer’s.“What for?” Juliet demands, coming up for air.She sounds more than a little bit suspicious about Devlin’s intentions.“Someone needs to blow on my dice,” Devlin answers, grinning as he snakes an arm around my waist.Juliet narrows her brown eyes at him.“Mind if Packer and I come along, then?”I feel a twinge of annoyance at her trying to derail my departure with Devlin.“Before we go, I want to take one more shot with my sister,” I say, grabbing Juliet’s hand and tugging her off Packer’s lap.“Come on, Jules.”I all but storm off toward the rustic-looking bar, leaving the MC guys behind so I can have a word with my runaway sibling.The bartender furnishes us with two deep shots, and I knock mine back without a word to Juliet.She follows suit, wiping her lips with the back of her hand.The extra bit of whiskey has given me the courage I need to confront her—I’ve never been very good at standing up to Juliet.“Devlin and I don’t need a chaperone,” I tell her, cutting to the chase.“This kind of thing may have been OK when I was fourteen and going on my first date, but I’m a grown woman.I need you to give me my space.”“Devlin might not need a chaperone,” she replies evenly, “But you do.You’ve been here for one day, and you already think you understand how these guys’ minds work.News flash, little sister: you haven’t got a clue.”“And I’m never going to get a clue if you keep trying to shelter me,” I shoot back.“You forfeited your protective big sister card when you ditched me for this life [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]