Page 10 of Bitten By Zombie

Zombie whipped his head around to his veep. “Are you saying I like pain?”

“No. I’m saying you have a thing for strong, badass women. As much as you want to think Heidi is some poor little rich girl in a bad situation who needs saving, she’s survived what would’ve broken others. Not to mention she stood up to not only you, but Squatch and Hook too? She is anything but weak, brother.”

Was he right? Was she?

No.

“I guess she is under my skin, but not in the way you’re implying. I don’t like things out of order, and her being here is out of order. Someone trying to kill her, and why, is out of order. She is chaos and disorder.”

“You just admitted she’s under your skin. The extraneous information you provided just goes to prove my point.”

Zombie hated it when Outlaw used that voice.

“Dude, put the lawyer away, I’m not the opponent, and I most certainly am not entertaining thoughts of Heidi other than protect her and getting her the hell out of our hair.”

“That’s a new attitude for you. You literally pre-ruined my closing argument for your sunshine to balance out her grump.”

Zombie couldn’t help but smile. He’d just thought about how Outlaw balanced him for the club.

The smile turned into a laugh.

“Hmm, or did it.” Outlaw shrugged as he rose and headed toward the door.

Just before Zombie was left alone with his thoughts, his veep turned around and straightened his cut, holding the edges like he would a suit coat.

“Well, Mr. Slater, I rest my case.”

And with that final quip, he turned and happily stepped into the common area.

“Fuck you, asshole,” Zombie yelled after him.

He heard a feminine gasp at his words. He caught a glimpse of Heidi timidly walking through the small crowd. His brothers did as he’d instructed, it appeared. Nice, but not overly nice. Except for the fact that every single one looked at her, said hello, then darted their eyes in his direction, then refused to look at Heidi again.

Santa and Outlaw did as he’d instructed also.

Santa was being his normal charming self, but Heidi didn’t seem the least bit interested in chatting with him.

Outlaw, however, was pushing the limits of hisinstructions. Following them to the letter but not the spirit in which they were given.

Zombie leaned forward, resting his chin against his fist, and observed. Outlaw was out and out flirting, and not too subtly either. Heidi blushed an intriguing shade of pink he could even see from his distance, then shyly turned away, smiling. It irritated Zombie to no end, but not because he was interested in her. No. It was because Outlaw was trying to get a rise from him, and Zombie refused to take the bait.

Instead, he took the time to study their unexpected guest. Her brown hair, which had appeared dull and knotted earlier, was shiny and sleek now. It caught the harsh fluorescent light in the common room and softened it somehow. He still couldn’t see her eyes well, but damn if her lips weren’t inviting when she gnawed her lower one, listening to whatever Outlaw was saying.

He did notice she barely favored her sore foot. He was grateful for that.

It was her body that was grabbing his attention more than anything. He knew her general shape from holding her while she fought like a wildcat. However, in his clothes, it was on display.

Hisclothes.

Other than being too long and cuffed at the bottom, those damn gray sweats were put to the test with her banging curves.

He liked his women short and stacked, and she most certainly was stacked. However, he was not int…

A silent curse passed his lips as she angled her body toward the open door he stared through. He could see the exact reason his brothers had averted their eyes after introductions.

The white tee—hiswhite tee—was bursting at the seams trying to contain all of Heidi. It was stretched across her tits, and it was see-through. His mouth watered at the sight.

“Fuck,” he growled loud enough to garner everyone’s attention, and she slammed him with her gaze. Enchanting hazel. Glittering with life and fire. It was the first time he’d really looked into her eyes, and they were mesmerizing. Almost as mesmerizing as her tits.

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