Free STEEL: MC ROMANCE (Forsaken Riders MC Romance Book 3) by Samantha Leal Page A

a biker,” Candy said, welcoming the opportunity to talk about anything else.
    “Neither did I, until I met King,” she smiled. “We’re just getting to know each other… He’s not well, though. We won’t have much time.”
    “I’m so sorry,” Candy said.
    “Don’t be,” Lexi smiled, “That’s just life, I suppose. At least we’ve had our time now.”
    Candy nodded.
    Lexi climbed onto the bed beside her and lay down. It had been such a long time since the girls had been around each other, and yet at the same time, it felt like only days.
    “I can’t believe Marv is dead,” Lexi said.
    “I know,” Candy agreed. “I mean…he was a jackass, but…you know…”
    “Totally,” Lexi agreed. “The Forsaken never would have killed him. The Iron Riders have really fucked up.”
    “They’ll get what they deserve,” Candy said, meaning every word.
     
    ***
     
    They lay there together until the early hours of the morning. Neither of them moved, and each time there was the slightest noise from the highway right out in the distance, they both stopped breathing momentarily so they could concentrate on the sound.
    It must have been close to 4:00 am when the lights started down the dirt track that led to the clubhouse. Lexi shook Candy awake and both girls jumped up and ran to the window.
    Lines of lights came piercing down through the darkness. There must have been at least twenty, maybe more, all flying towards them through the night.
    “Is it them?” Candy asked excitedly.
    “I don’t know,” Lexi said with hesitation. “But if isn’t, we’re all dead…”
    She and Candy took each other’s hand and walked to the doorway of Steel’s bedroom. They opened it wide and moved out into the hallway. Part of Candy wanted to run downstairs and shout for them. She wanted so badly to run into Steel’s arms and for everything to be okay. But until they knew it was them, they couldn’t risk being seen. If the Iron Riders were coming to storm the clubhouse, both of the girls would be in grave danger.
    They crouched at the top of the staircase on the third floor, both with their hearts in their mouths. As they heard the thumping of boots coming up the wooden steps to the front of the house, Candy could barely breathe.
    The front door opened and the men, whoever they were, came inside. Lexi lifted her finger to her lips and shushed Candy even though she wasn’t making a sound.
    “It’s done,” a voice came from downstairs and Candy sat up straight, straining to see over the bannister rail while remaining out of sight.
    More steps thumped closer and others started up the stairs towards them.              
    “It must be them,” Candy hissed. “It must be.”
    She got to her feet and shouted, “Steel!”
    Lexi grabbed hold of her feet and tried to pull her back down, but in an instant, he croaked a reply…
    “Candy… it’s me.”
    She ran down the stairs to the second floor and threw herself into his arms. He was covered in blood and his eye was swollen. Cuts that looked like knife wounds ran all down his arms, and he was trembling.
    “Steel,” she panted. “Come here.”
    Lexi charged down the stairs after her and found her way to King. He too was wounded, but he was okay, and they locked themselves in a passionate embrace.
    “We won,” Steel croaked. “We got Red X back.”
    He collapsed into her arms while she helped him up the stairs and back into his room and lay him down on the bed.
     
    ***
     
    She cleaned him with water and washed the dried blood away. Most of it wasn’t his, but his cuts were deep and she knew he would need a doctor. As he lay there with his head on her lap, she couldn’t believe the love she felt for him. He was the single most important person she had ever met in her life, and she never wanted to be faced with a situation where she could ever lose him again.
    She thought back to earlier in the day, when he had asked her what she was running from. She had