“Ace?” the one he was holding whined down at the one he had pinned to the dirty concrete.
Shade lifted his foot just enough to let him gasp out the order. “Back off!”
The bikers all pulled back except the two Shade had in control.
“Razer?” Shade didn’t take his eyes away from them as Razer moved to where he could see them.
Pulling his gun out of his saddlebag, Razer motioned for the men to leave. Then Shade threw the one he was holding away while lifting his boot. The fake Dwayne shakily gained his feet, holding his throat.
“You going to leave us alone, or do I need to finish things?” Shade moved his hand to his side, slightly lifting the side of his vest enough to show the butt of his pistol.
“Like you said, we don’t want any trouble.” Ace backed away, leading his men back to their bikes.
After Shade climbed back on his bike as Razer put his weapon inside his saddle bag, the bikers avoided glancing in their direction when the women came out together.
Razer and Shade started their bikes as soon as Beth planted her ass on Razer’s. Thankfully, the rest of the trip was uneventful.
Shade memorized the small campus as they rode through it to Lily’s dorm, stopping his bike next to Razer’s as Beth went inside to get her sister.
When the women walked outside hand in hand, Shade could only stare. He was just as awestruck by Lily’s beauty as he had been the first time he had seen her. The difference between the two was stark. One sister was so light and golden, her smile as bright as the sun, her loving nature obvious as she held her sister’s nervous hand. The other, a dark enigma who only let her guard down when she looked at her sister.
The male students walking by stopped, appreciating the beauty walking among them. The female students, on the other hand, were not as appreciative.
“Bet you a six pack those bitches hate her guts,” Shade muttered.
Shade let his gaze catch several of the men and women and they all soon hurried on their way, smart enough to know they were out of their league.
Beth smiled at Razer and Shade.
“Lily, you remember Razer and Shade.”
“Hello.”
“I told Lily we could go eat lunch. Maybe a little shopping if it won’t put you guys out.”
“Not at all. You girls climb on the bikes,” Razer answered.
Beth immediately went to Razer’s bike and climbed on, but Lily stayed frozen. Shade wasn’t going to put up with it. He kept his focus on Lily, ignoring Beth trying to get off the bike to help her and Razer telling her to stay put.
“Come here, Lily,” Shade ordered, easily recognizing the wounded look in her eyes as Lily’s body went taut and she threw a wild look at her sister. His stomach clenched in fury. He had seen the same look before after Evie had first been attacked.
Before Beth could do anything, Shade threw his extra helmet into Lily’s grasp. The only way to get her on his bike was to distract her from her fear.
“Get on the bike. I’m hungry. Move that sweet ass, or I’ll put you on the bike myself.”
Lily hesitantly followed his order, getting on the bike, putting on the helmet as Shade started it up, and then they pulled out with a roar of motors.
The restaurant they chose was small with a family atmosphere. They sat talking after they had eaten until the waitress started throwing them dirty looks. Afterwards, they drove to the small strip mall where the sisters wandered around arm in arm, window-shopping and occasionally going inside one of the small stores. Razer and Shade sat on their bikes, keeping a close eye on the women.
They came out of one shop with several bags. Shade noticed Lily’s laughter die when she saw him, not paying attention to Beth’s frown.
“What wrong?” Razer asked.
“How are we going to get the bags to campus?” Beth asked.
As Razer and Shade split the load between them, stashing the bags of clothes into their saddlebags, one bag dropped and a waterfall of colorful underwear fell to the pavement.
“Oh.” Lily immediately bent, hastily putting the clothes back inside the bag.
One bright red pair fell by Shade’s boot, and before Lily could pick it up he had the silky material in his hands, his dick hardening behind his zipper when he felt the soft material, imagining the panties covering her pussy.
With a face as red as the underwear she had just purchased, Lily could only mutter her response. “Thanks.”
“No problem.” Shade’s response was just as strangled as he regained control over his body. As a Dom, he always had control of his dick. He couldn’t remember the last time he’d had an erection, which was beyond his ability to control.
Shade had to grit his teeth all the way back to the campus. Her arms circling his waist and her breasts pressed against his back made him want to keep riding when Razer pulled up in front of Lily’s dorm room. Shade wanted to grab her hands as they fell away from his waist, feeling as if the sun had moved behind a cloud.