Love Me an Angel: A Biker Erotic Romance Read Free Page B

along, but we used to do some business together.” He looks at me uncertainly.  “I’m guessing you don’t know much about the Stone business,” he says, and I shake my head.  “The Stones run protection for one of the big meth suppliers. They patrol the warehouses and drop points, and they provide protection for some of the top guys. Sometimes they would draft in The Eagles for overflow work,” Brian says, and then takes a breath.  I’m trying hard to process the information he’s just given me, but it’s not every day you find out that your family is comprised of serious criminals.  “Anyway it turns out a member of The Eagles was on the take with the cops. He told them about one of the warehouses and there was a shoot-out.  One of The Stones was killed and they demanded that the Eagle that had ratted them out be handed over to them for punishment, but the head of our MC wouldn’t agree to it.  He insisted that we deal with the problem internally, that it was Eagle business, but The Stones said they couldn’t trust us anymore.  Since then we’ve had an agreement not to bother each other. We stay out of each other’s way, and if we don’t…”
     
    “If you don’t, then what?” I ask. I’ve come this far; I need to hear it all.
     
    “Then bad things are going to happen,” he tells me simply.
     
    Right then my phone rings, and Aaron’s name flashes up on the screen. I answer without looking at Brian.  “Come outside, Case, we know you’re with him and if you don’t come out now then we’re coming in to get you,” he says, and then hangs up straight away.  His voice doesn’t brook any argument.  Since our parents died Aaron has taken the place of the head of the family and the head of the MC. He’s used to everyone falling into line when he says ‘jump’.
     
    “I’ve gotta go,” I say to Brian dully, still shocked by everything he’s told me.
     
    “Casey, wait.” He grabs my hand but I shake him off.
     
    “You knew what this would mean, how serious it would be if anyone were to find out. You knew that,” I say angrily.  “You should’ve told me!”
     
    “Would it have changed anything if I had?  Do you regret what happened?” he asks, and I can see the hurt in this eyes.
     
    “No, you know I wouldn’t take last night back,” I say looking straight into his baby blues, and he tenderly moves a strand of dark hair out of my eyes, brushing his fingers against my face.  “But we have to fix this,” I tell him. “Before things get any worse.”
     
    Brian nods slowly, cupping his hand around the back of my neck and pulling me close so that our foreheads are touching.  “I’ll fix it, trust me,” he says, and he seems so sure of himself that he makes me believe that everything will be alright.
     
    “I should go,” I say although I don’t want to move from where I am; I just want to stay here with him.
     
    He nods slowly. “Talk to your brothers, see if you can get through to them.  Tell them that this isn’t a one night stand, it’s the real thing.” I feel as if my heart is about to leap out of my chest at his words.
     
    “I will,” I say quietly, brushing my lips against his. Then I turn around and walk out of the door, only to be confronted by what looks to be the entire Stones biker gang, with Aaron at the front.  Behind him I see Jake and Max in their positions, watching me walk out of Brian’s house.
     
    “Get on Max’s bike,” Aaron says, barely looking at me.
     
    “Aaron, let me explain,” I start, but he holds his hand up silencing me.
     
    “I don’t want to hear it.  Whatever he did to you he’s going to get it back ten times over,” he says, his voice low and harsher than I’ve ever heard it.
     
    “But it’s not like that.” I try to make my big brother understand.
     
    “It doesn’t matter Case, he’s disrespected the Stones. The truce is off; he and rest of The Eagles are fair game,” he says, his sights trained