Free Chantal Fernando by Last Ride Page B

have it on your conscience.”
    â€œBut it’s okay that it’s now on yours?”
    I kiss his stubbled cheek. “He’s not my brother.”
    â€œHe’s your ex-boyfriend,” he reminds me, as if I’ve forgotten.
    â€œI know, but that feels like a lifetime ago. When I saw him, I only thought of him as your brother. Besides, it’s not like I killed him.”
    I was going to, not going to lie. But I didn’t deliver a kill shot in the end; I moved the gun lower, away from his head, and got him in the chest.
    â€œI saw you lower the gun at the last second,” he admits.
    â€œAnd?” I ask, wondering if I made the right call. What will happen to Eric now? Is he just going to come back and try to kill Dex again? Because then we may as well have just put him out of his misery. I don’t want to deal with something like this again. I don’t want to have to watch our backs, even though that’s ingrained in us already. The Kings are leaving town, so that neutralizes one threat. Eric is all that’s left.
    â€œAnd I’m glad you made the call so I didn’t have to,” he admits, sighing. “I’d have killed him, Faye, and I don’t know how I’d have lived with that for the rest of my life. He may be a fuckin’ disgrace, but I keep thinking about what Mom would think if she knew. She’d be turning in her grave.”
    â€œWhat’s going to happen with Eric now?” I ask, considering he was left in the warehouse, injured. He was definitely in need of medical attention. “Maybe he’ll leave with the Kings, but if he does, then he’ll definitely be back one day, Dex. You know that, right? And next time we might not be so lucky. He’s no match for us, but never underestimate the power of hate. It’s a strong emotion. It will tear him up inside until he’s desperate and will stop at nothing until he destroys you.”
    â€œI’ll handle it somehow,” he says, lifting his head and kissing my lips.
    â€œThe worst thing is, he didn’t even give me anything to eat. Like, how fucking mean! He knows how much I love food, and the least he could have done is—”
    He cuts off my ridiculous rant with his mouth on mine, pushing me back on the bed, his weight on top of me. The kiss deepens, his tongue against mine, my hands running down his bare back. My fingers run over his dragon tattoo. I can feel the slightly raised indents from the ink. His kiss is passionate and hungry. I can’t get close enough to him; I want him to be inside me.
    â€œDex,” I whisper against his lips, moaning as he moves his head down and gently bites a nipple through my T-shirt. “I want my skin against yours.”
    He moves back and pulls me up, lifting off my T-shirt. I’m not wearing a bra, and the cool air hits my chest. Dex leans me back on the mattress, his chest pressed against my breasts, my nipples pebbling like they recognize him. I look into his beautiful blue eyes, and what I see there has me feeling like the luckiest woman on the planet. He loves me, like he said, more than himself. I’m a part of him. I’m his world. He only has eyes for me. How lucky I am to have such loyalty, not just from him, but from everyone in the club. Yes, I was kidnapped, held at gunpoint. Slapped across the face. But I knew the whole time that people were coming for me. I had no doubt. There are other people who don’t have anyone coming for them in any situation, people who only have themselves to rely on. Yes, they probably have a less likely chance of being kidnapped, but they don’t have an entire club running to their defense either.
    â€œHey,” Dex says, kissing my neck. “Stop thinking so much. You’re here. You’re safe. I’d have gone to hell and back to save you, Faye. Now let me fuck you, because I need to be inside you more than anything.”
    â€œI love you,