Page 43 of Sunrise

Knox looks over at him and slaps his shoulder with the back of his knuckles. “Want to go on a midnight ride after this?”

“Sure.”

Knox lights up. “You wanna come too, Sophie?”

Are they including me because they want to, or because they feel obligated to?

“I don’t think so. I’m exhausted.”

Vault’s brow furrows. “You sure?”

“Yes.” I place the bowl and my flute on the coffee table. “It’s been a long day, and I’m spent.”

“We’ll stay in then,” Knox announces.

“No. I want you two to go.” Closing the neck to my robe, I rest my head against the back cushion. My eyelids are heavy. “I’ll still be here when you get back.”

Vault scoops me into his arms and carries me back to bed. I crash while they get dressed and slip out the door.

Chapter 14

Vault

Knox and I traded midnight runs for midnight rides shortly after the Monarch Club opened for business and I subsequently made a mint with the K!nkLink app I’d developed. To celebrate, I bought us each a bike, but Dmitri and I have since traded ours in for newer models. Ry started a whole ass collection. Knox still has his original.

I wish he had joined us at the Monarch Club. The four of us have always done everything together—survived childhood, stitched each other up, rebuilt our lives, and even committed a few crimes. For the three of us to work at the Monarch without Knox has always annoyed me. It was his choice, though, and I respect his decision.

Maybe it’s a blessing.

I don’t know if I could have gotten this far with him always around me in a sex club. I needed to save myself before I could let him back into my heart… and body. If I had to watch him be a Dom or submissive for a Monarch member, I might have gone ballistic.

Sophie doesn’t count.

She told me about the first time she fucked him. Shared why.

Knox came to her and said he wanted to fuck her sohe could be close to me again.

I never found out how he knew I was with her in the first place, but I think Ry or D had something to do with it. We’ve all been holding out for the day Knox and I found our way back to each other. Ryker suggested I go to Sophie and learn how to handle certain sexual situations again. She’s been a huge help.

A sunrise for me.

And she’s gotten us this far.

“Let’s goooo!” Knox’s peppiness doesn’t come from caffeine, it’s pure him. I don’t know how he never runs out of energy. Straddling his bike, he secures his helmet and takes off. I follow him out of the back alley and onto the main road. We zip through traffic, cutting between cars like complete assholes and get out of the city. The exit to the highway is directly ahead of us, just through this last red light.

Knox revs his engine.

Fucker wants to race? I waggle my finger at him.

He makes a crying gesture.

I flip him the bird.

When the light turns green, he takes off.

Damnit! I kick it into high gear and catch up quickly. We zig-zag down the highway in the middle of the night with barely any traffic. He goes faster than me.

Oh hell no.

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