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1 " Put a tray of cookies out and the Ravens were like a bunch of eight-year-olds, not a clubhouse full of hard-ass bikers. "
― Laura Kaye , Ride Hard (Raven Riders, #1)
2 " He broke a piece off his cookie and handed it to her. "Want some?"She let him put it in her mouth, her stomach fluttering because the look in his eyes suggested those words might not be about the cookie. Although he could be hard to read, and she wanted him so much she was always half sure she was projecting her desire onto him."Good, right?" he asked. His gaze ran down her face and stopped at her lips."Yeah," she said, swallowing the last of the cookie. Now tell him. Right."Shit, I have to..." His hand threaded into her hair and grasped the back of her head. And then his mouth found hers and his tongue slid in deep, stroking, twirling, penetrating. She surrendered to the kiss and pressed her body against his, loving how big and hard an strong he was against her. His erection dug into her belly, and she loved that too, the evidence that she wasn't the only one feeling so out of control.By the time he pulled back from the kiss, Haven was breathing hard and a little dizzy and totally aroused.Had to taste you with that flavor in your mouth," he said in a gritty voice. "Just as good as I thought it'd be. "
3 " You saved me," he said, his voice cracking a little.Haven smiled, completely overwhelmed y his perfection of the moment. "We saved each other."Dare heaved a deep, shaky breath. "You're pretty fucking awesome. You know that?" he asked.Her smile slipped into a grin. "I really a."He gave a little coughing laugh and groaned at the same time. "Can't...laugh," he gasped."I'm sorry." She stroked his hair off his face."Don't ever be sorry for making me happy, Haven. Because you do. Happier than I've ever been in my life. I didn't realize how little I'd been living all these years until you came along. So, yeah, we saved each other. And I just can't let you go. Not today. Not ever."Which was exactly what Haven wanted to hear. "That's all I need, Dare. You're all I need. We'll figure the rest out."His fingers toyed clumsily with a long strand of her hair. "Yeah, we fucking will," he said, strength filtering into his voice. "One day, one night, one ride at a time. "
4 " She nodded and watched him job up the steps. And good God did he do all kinds of justice to a pair of jeans. "
5 " We'll let that be plan A." Nick said. "But you know as well as I do that plan A often gets fucked when it meets reality. "
6 " Hi" she said.He gave her the sexiest crooked smile. "Hi." He stepped into her space, both his hands going to her hair, pushing it back off her face, just running his fingers through it. Touching her like he always did. "What was it you wanted?" he asked, no rush or urgency to his voice."You." The word fell from her lips unbidden, but she didn't' want to take it back. She didn't have time for anything but honesty. "Just you. "
7 " So ride on, my brothers, and rest in peace. Wherever you are, may you always have the sun on your back, your fists in the wind, and the road stretching out before you "
8 " Then what do you want?" she asked, meeting his intense gaze."You, Haven. Always you. I'm fucking starving for you. All the time. You think you're not wanted? I want you. I want you so much I don't know what I'm doing half the time. Every minute of every day, all I can think about is you." Breathing hard, eyes flashing, Dare loomed over her, the words hanging in the tight space between them.And they were the most amazing, life-giving words anyone had ever said to her. Which made her know exactly what to say. "Then have me. "
9 " By the time they reached the lake, the sky was spitting raindrops at them. Dare pulled into the dirt parking lot nearest the little beach everyone in the club used for swimming. He killed the engine and turned in his seat to face her. "What d'ya think about..."The question died in his throat.Because under the helmet's clear visor, Haven wore the most beautiful smile he'd ever seen in his life."God, I love riding," she said. She lifted the helmet from her head, shaking out her new brown hair. The movement made him hard. "What do I think about what?" She grinned up at the sky as a few fat drops landed on her face."The weather," Dare said distractedly, just struck stupid by her declaration, her beauty, the knowledge that riding with him made so damn happy.She shrugged, her expression entirely untroubled. "I'm gonna get wet anyway."He swallows around the desire stalking through his body. "Are you now?" he asked, purposely playing on the innuendo of her words when he knew she hadn't meant anything by them. Just to see if she'd take the bait.Lips pressed together in a mischievous smirk, she looked him right in the eyes. "Sure hope so."Game. Fucking. On. "