Chapter 6
Icaptured Karina’s chin between my thumb and forefinger, forcing her gaze to meet mine. “Mac might be my president, but when it comes to you, sunshine, I’m in charge.”
A little shiver skated down her body, and I grinned, about to say something guaranteed to make her blush, when there was a knock on the door.
Grumbling, I planted a quick kiss on Karina’s lips before rolling off her and getting to my feet. Then I padded over to yell at whoever was interrupting my time with my girl.
Knight was standing in the hall, arms crossed, feet spread apart and giving me his most intimidating glare. I mirrored his stance and scowled right back at him.
“Told you to back off, Knight.”
“Kiara wants to meet her sister.”
“I haven’t had a chance to explain shit to her, brother. She needs some time. I’ll let you know when and if she decides she wants to meet her sister.”
Knight’s expression darkened even further. “It’s gonna happen Cash. I won’t have Kiara disappointed and hurt by this. Once they meet, they can make up their own minds about where to take it from there. But they won’t know until they fucking meet!”
I stepped into the hall and shut the door. “Told you before, I don’t doubt it’s gonna happen, but you gotta give her some damn time to process. Kiara has had a fuck of a lot more time to let all this shit sink in.”
Some of the tension in Knight dissipated, and I knew my next comment would win the argument. “If the roles were reversed, what would you do?”
Knight unfolded his arms and grunted. “I’ll try to keep Kiara busy…but before long, she’ll be here banging on your door herself.”
“Don’t you have control of your woman, Knight?” I drawled, just to piss him off.
“Give it a day, Cash. You’ll be as pussy whipped as every other Saint with property.”
He was probably right, so I let it go. “I’ll call,” I said one last time before re-entering my room.
Karina stood in the middle of the room, twisting her hands together and staring at the door.
“My sister is here? She wants to meet me?”
“Your sister belongs to one of my brothers,” I explained as I prowled toward her. When I was a foot away, I grasped her wrist and walked her over to the small sofa at the end of the room. I sat down and pulled her onto my lap, then got her settled before finally continuing. “When all this bullshit started, Kiara showed up here”—I cracked a smile when I thought about Knight describing his first encounter with Kiara because it reminded me of Karina—“A lot like you. Fired up, determined to talk to the prez. She’d just found out what your dad had been accused of.” I went on to give her a quick version of Kiara and Knight’s story, everything that went down with Bickle, and then when the judge finally admitted to Kiara that she had a sister.
“So…that’s why Mac was willing to protect me after what my dad had done to your friend? Another member of the club?”
I nodded and looked straight into her eyes when I spoke. “Silver Saints aren’t angels. We do a lotta good, but our methods are questionable or outright wrong to a lot of people. We follow our own law and have our own brand of justice. You understand what I’m getting at, sunshine?”
She nodded slowly but didn’t speak.
“We also protect our women by any means necessary. If someone threatens one of our old ladies, they are diggin’ their own grave ’cause when we catch up to them, they won’t be breathing much longer. Kiara is Knight’s old lady. That means she has the protection of every man who wears our insignia. And, by extension, you.”
“Mac…he sent you just because we’re related?”
“No, baby. He sent me because Kiara would never have forgiven Knight, or any of us, if we hadn’t done everything in our power to keep you safe. From the moment she found out about you, her first instinct was to protect you. Like an older sister should.”
“Okay. I guess I should go—”
I placed a finger over her lips. “No. Not should, sunshine. You don’t gotta do anything you don’t want to. If you aren’t ready, hell, if you aren’t ever ready, I’ll take the heat.”
Karina’s shoulders lost some of their tension, and her eyes were soft as she blinked up at me. “That’s the sweetest thing anyone has ever said to me.”
I frowned and growled playfully, “You tell anyone I said somethin’ sweet, and I’m gonna tie you to the bed and drive you wild without letting you break until you promise to behave.”
Heat flared in her eyes, and the semi I was already sporting around her became a full-fledged erection. It grew under her ass, and there was no way she didn’t feel it.
Her cheeks flushed with pink, and she licked her lips, making me emit a tortured groan. “You better decide what you want to do fast, sunshine. Or I’m going to take you back to that bed and see just how wet it makes you when I talk dirty.”
Karina looked indecisive, and since all I wanted was to be buried inside her, it was a true miracle that I managed to push past my lust to be logical.
When I finally got Karina under me, I didn’t want this shit hanging over our heads or Knight interrupting us again.
“Do you want to meet her, sunshine?”
Karina didn’t hesitate, at first. “Yes.” Then she paused, and I studied her as she worked something out in her mind.
When she continued to be silent, I prompted her, “Talk to me.”
“What if she blames me for everything? I mean, my mom is the ‘other’ woman. What if she hates me?”
“Never gonna happen, sunshine. I know Kiara, and she isn’t like that.”
“But it’s not like you’ve seen her in this situation before. What if this is—”
“Karina.” I said her name firmly, cutting off her babbling worries and bringing her full attention to me. “I guarantee you that Kiara understands your side of things. She’s excited to have a sister.”
I bent my head and pressed a kiss to her lips, then collared her neck with my hand, rubbing my thumb softly over her skin. “If I’m wrong, then I’ll be right there beside you.”
She looked deeply into my eyes, as if searching for something. She must have found whatever it was because she sighed and laid her head on my chest. “Why would you do this for me?” she asked softly.
I threaded my fingers through her hair and tugged until her head was back far enough that she was looking up into my face. “Haven’t you been listening, sunshine? Because you’re mine.”