Page 11 of Lust

“Fucking get ya eyes off her.” Kace hissed and then stepped in front of me, getting in the mans face. “If you want to keep those pretty boy looks, you’ll fuck right off.”

I saw Kace’s hands clenched into fists at his side. I knew he didn’t have great control over his temper. So I placed a hand on his arm.

“Kace it’s okay.” I say it but my voice is still shaky.

He glanced back at me, and looked even more pissed off if that was possible?

The men shot me one more look before putting their hands up and backing away, leaving me ,us. I immediately exhaled calming down.

“Thanks—”

“Put some fucking clothes on.” Kace snaps over my attempt to thank him, his eyes run over me, and then he shoulders past me. Leaving me stunned. I felt like a real idiot. Why did he get involved if he didn’t want to? God. He wasn’t the type of man to do the right thing. He should have just minded his own business.

But I can’t stop the tears from brimming in my eyes—being told off by Kace stirred something in me. An emotion, I couldn’t pinpoint. But I felt sick, and upset all at the same time.

So I quickly weaved through the crowd, only to step outside and see my brother having Olivia pinned against the wall.

I scoffed, as Gabe’s attention goes of Olivia and on to me. His eyes widened.

“Are you okay Ivory?” he abandons Olivia and walked to me. But I just put my hands up.

“Just leave me alone.” And I then storm off in the other direction. I felt humiliated for some reason and I couldn’t pinpoint why. Maybe it was having Kace come to my rescue when he clearly hadn’t wanted to.

6

Ivory

“Heard you’ve a day of it?” Prince said to me, after the stock car was on the truck and heading back to our shed.

I glanced at him. I wasn’t sure what he had heard and didn’t want to mention Kace. Prince was Kace’s crew chief and while him and I should be enemies. We sort of go on. Always lending each other tools between the sheds—our drivers and bosses didn’t know that though.

“I’m having a few at my house tonight you interested in coming?” Prince asked and to be honest with myself I had a long ass day. But the thought of a cold beer and some company that wasn’t my television got me frowning. “Come on Ivory, you’ll have fun. Just me and the boys. Oh and there women.”

My frown deepened and he nudged my shoulder.

“Okay, but just a few.” I said, and knew I was setting myself up for a big night because Prince was chatty without liquor in his system.

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Arriving at Prince’s house,there were bikes and cars on the lawn and considering I knew he rode for a one percent motorcycle club. I should have guessed that there would be members here from his club. Still it surprised me and I felt stupid about that when I knocked on the door.

“Ivory.” He grinned and grabbed my arm pulling me in. “Bout time you got here, thought you were standing me up.” He still had a grip on my arm, as he showed me through the house. “Beers are in the fridge and cooler out the back.” He added, and then slid the large glass door open.

The BBQ was cooking, and a man wearing a King Deceivers patch was handling it. I couldn’t help but think Gabe would lose his shit if he knew I was here.

But I was just hanging out with Prince.

I then took the beer off Prince that he had extended to me.

Scanning the backyard my eyes glued to a pair of familiar grey ones. Making me swallow sharply and quickly look away.

God why did he have a hold on me?

I wanted to grill Prince on not giving me a heads up that Kace would be here. But I refrained from doing it. Till I saw him beginning to approach me out of the corner of my eye.

Please keep walking.

Please don’t stop….

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