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“Fuck!” Shadow collapsed back into the chair he’d been sitting in, his cock wilting as he panted.
“Hell yeah, brother,” Burger said, giving him a high-five.
Maverick saw Melissa leaving, the door of the clubhouse slamming behind her.Good,he thought. He hoped she’d stop asking to be his woman, it would make it easier for him to resist her. The chick climbed off his lap and he pulled the condom off, tossing it in the trash with perfect aim. Both he and Shadow tucked themselves in before getting back to their conversation as if they didn’t just have a public threesome.
But that was the beauty of being a Lord.
Chapter fifteen
Maverick
The Next Day
Maverick stirred awake and felt the coolness of the air conditioning on his bare skin. His head throbbed from the hangover he was being attacked by and he groaned. Slowly, he pushed himself up and saw a naked woman lying on the pool table next to him. He smirked.
“Damn, that was one hell of a party,” he grumbled as he climbed off the pool table. His clothes were in a pile on the floor and he immediately began to get dressed. He looked around to see more naked and half-naked bodies scattered about. Even his mom and dad were passed out on the sofa, sleeping together.
There were some people awake and milling about, cleaning up or preparing the buffet table with breakfast. Maverick groaned as his stomach churned and a wave of nausea rolled through him.
“Fuck.” He frowned and then smiled when he saw his grandma, Grand Ol’ Lady, placing a tray of eggs on the Shaffer. He walked over to her. “Grandma, please tell me you made a new batch of your remedy.”
Aiyanna turned to him and shook her head. “You’re twenty-six years old and you still can’t handle your fucking liquor?”
“Grandma,” Maverick whined. “Come on, give it up. My head and stomach are killing me.”
Aiyanna smirked. “Serves you right for being a lightweight. I have to wonder if there’s a drop of Irish blood in you.”
Maverick scoffed. “Oh, that’s a low fucking blow, granny.”
Aiyanna giggled, then motioned to the bar. “I brought in a new batch this morning because I just knew some of you idiots were going to be needing it.”
“Thank you.” He leaned down, kissing her cheek, then went behind the bar to pour himself a shot of the “Good Stuff”. Next, he went to the bathroom, because he knew what was coming.
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Afterward, he rinsed his face off, washed his mouth out, and left feeling so much better, his headache and nausea gone. His big brother rushed past him into the bathroom and Maverick could hear Burger purging. He laughed. “Better out than in, right bro?” he called out.
“Fuck you,” Burger said before puking again.
Maverick shook his head and walked over to Bear, who had passed out on the floor. He kicked his foot until the big man moaned and opened his eyes. “Rise and shine.”
“Damn, how did I end up on the floor?” he asked as he looked around.
“Fuck if I know,” Maverick said with a chuckle. He noticed some of the partygoers weren’t there. Either they’d made it to their bedrooms upstairs, like Ace and Ahiga, or they had the wherewithal to get home safely.
The door opened and Maverick turned to see Melissa walking in and he groaned. He also wondered why she was there. He walked over to her but stopped as soon as she pulled the revolver he’d given her for protection from her handbag, aiming it at him.
“Melissa, what the fuck,” Maverick said as he looked at her in shock.
“Oh shit,” Bear said, then began to rise.
“Don’t fucking move!” Melissa yelled, the outburst causing some sleepers to jolt awake. Bear froze, not wanting to set her off.
More and more eyes were on them now.
“Put the gun away, Melissa,” Maverick said.
Tears started to roll down Melissa’s cheeks, her mascara from last night running. “I... I tried so hard to be a good woman for you,” she said, her lip trembling along with her hands.
