Page 99 of Xander

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At his words, I inhaled a deep breath, and then I stalked out of the clubhouse, stood in front of the doors, and let my arms hang loose at my sides.

I felt my brothers move and stand at my back.

Saint, Grey, Khal, Nuke, Grimm, Wolf, Jury, Kettle, and Merlin.

And then I waited.

I waited for what felt like years.

And for this woman, I always would.

A light mist started to fall.

But I didn’t waver.

And then... I saw the gate move.

And then...a white sedan pulled into the lot.

I stood there as I stared.

Please.

Fuck.

Please let it be her.

It took everything I had in me to walk away from her and drive back home.

The saying,If you love them, you will set them free... was bullshit.

Complete and utter bullshit.

The saying should be,If you love them, hold on as tight as you can.

That was something I was going to do if I ever won her back.

And then I watched as the white car pulled up in front of the clubhouse.

And I caught it.

That color of hair through the windshield.

And then I started running.

The door opened, and then she was running to me.

I stopped and braced.

She flung herself into my arms, her hand coming to the back of my neck.

My hands were on her ass; her legs were wrapped around my waist.

And then, almost as if we had the same thought, as she buried her face in my neck, I did the same thing, breathing her in.

Vanilla.

Cherry.

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