She tilted her head as she looked up to me with wonder. She slowly lifted her hand up to my face and placed the palm of her hand on my cheek. “Are you really here? Is this really happening?”
“Yeah, Allie. It is,” I told her.
“I thought I had made it all up in my head,” she said with a light chuckle.
“Allie.”
“I was worried that you might be some kind of creeper.”
“No one said that I wasn’t,” I said, laughing.
“Or bald.”
I couldn’t hold back my laugh, “No… I’m not bald.”
“I can’t believe it. I never thought I could get to know someone… to have feelings for someone without actually meeting them first. I feel like….”
“I know, Allie. I know exactly what you mean.” I leaned down and pressed my lips against hers, immediately feeling my body come alive in a way it never had before. Her touch set me on fire. The intensity was almost too much, but I couldn’t pull away. I needed more. My hands reached for her hips, pulling her body into mine as she opened her mouth to me… warm and wet. Fuck. She was every man’s fantasy… my fantasy. Mine. A light moan vibrated through her chest, urging me on as I deepened the kiss, claiming her mouth with mine. Her fingers tangled in my hair, forcing a growl to escape through my lips. I wanted her… all of her. A thousand thoughts raced through my mind as I stood there holding her close to me.
She was everything… everything I could never have. Suddenly, my heart felt like it was clamped in a vise. What the fuck was I thinking? Our club was going to kill her brother. He was the only family she had left, and we were going to take him from her. Damn. I knew better than this. I knew she’d never be able to forgive me. We were destined to be destroyed. I pulled back and looked down at her. Her lips were full, damn near bruised from our kiss and begging to be kissed again. I took a deep breath and did my best to rein in my need for her. I couldn’t let it happen. Not then… not like that.
“Kane?” she asked. Her face was marked with confusion as she looked up at me. “Is something wrong?”
“No, Allie,” I told her as I stepped away from her. As hard as it was, I knew that I had to stop. I couldn’t lead her to believe that there could be something between us, when I knew what the end would be. I didn’t want to hurt her, but there wasn’t any way around it. “We… um, we just need to talk about the specs.”
“I…. Sure. I wasn’t thinking,” she said as she took a step back.
“I’ve already had my guys survey the area, so I just need to know if there have been any changes since we talked last night,” I told her, trying to sound professional.
“No, everything is all set. Neil wants to review the final quote before we present it to the board on Monday. Do you think you could give it to me by tomorrow?” she asked nervously.
“Allie…do you trust me?” Her face filled with anxiety, and it gutted me. “I’ll have it. I told you not to worry. I’ve already done most of the work. I’m pretty close to wrapping it up.”
“Really? Are you sure?” she asked excitedly.
“I’m sure. I’ll send it over to you tonight,” I told her. She was just about to say something else when her phone rang. She reached into her side pocket and pulled out her phone. I could see the worry in her eyes the moment that she read the message. Her hands trembled as she stared at her phone.
“Allie? What is it? What’s wrong?” I asked.
“It’s nothing. It’s just my brother. He needs to see me about something,” she said, sounding a little nervous.
“You look upset. Are you okay?” I asked as I reached out and ran my hand down her quivering arm, trying to comfort her.
“Yeah… yeah, I’m fine. He just wants to meet up,” she said as she fiddled with the buttons on her phone.
“When? Do you need to leave now?”
“No, no. We’re meeting at Lancaster’s on Sunday at 7:00,” she said with a heavy sigh. “I’m just worried that he’s gotten himself into some kind of trouble again,” she mumbled, thinking out loud.
“Don’t worry about it. It’s not a big deal. Everything will be fine,” she continued, but I could see the apprehension in her eyes. I didn’t like it… not one damn bit. I’d known he would contact her, but as much as we needed to find him, I’d hoped that he wouldn’t pull her into his shit. There was no reason for him to put her in danger. I couldn’t believe that son of a bitch was planning on dragging her to that dump Lancaster’s, but now that he was, I would do whatever it took to keep her safe.