Untouchable: A Dark Bad Boy Romance

by Kathryn Thomas

  “She was, was she?” Her glossy eyes roll as she looks back at her friend. “What did she tell you?”

  I’m unfazed by this. I can deal with attitude like the best of them. I wrangle a ten-month-old and a group of bitchy girls all day. Nothing could get to me. “Yeah, well, she told me you were with the Green Devils before you got roughed up.”

  “He hit me a few times. No biggie.” She passes it off, but I can tell there’s hurt there in the way she hugs her bronzed arms around herself, almost as if she is holding in a shudder.

  “I’m really sorry to hear that. The Wilderkind don’t let our boys do that. But there are a few rules.”

  She puts her hands up in the air to stop me. “I don’t do rules, lady.”

  “I’m not ‘lady.’ My name is Sunny, and I’m in charge here. You wanna hear them or do you wanna go back to wherever you came from?”

  Aimee purses her lips together as she spits back, “To me, it looks like you are just someone who managed to get herself knocked up.”

  “Aimee...” Star scoffs. “Shut up and listen to her.”

  I continue on, “The first rule is that you can’t be branded by another club. You get claimed like that? Are the Devils looking for you?”

  She pauses before answering, “No. They’re not. They wouldn’t know where to look if they did.”

  “Good.” I nod. My mind drifts back to the tattoo covering my own branding scar. Charlie’s blue colored footprint covers the mark where the Filthy Bastards put their mark on me years ago.

  “The second rule is that you can’t have relationships with boys outside the club. You seeing anyone?”

  “That’s none of your damn business.”

  “It is my fucking business, Aimee. When you cross club lines, you don’t just put yourself in danger, you put everyone here in the line of fire. I’m not going to have you get my girls in trouble. If you’re gonna join up with the Wilderkind girls, you best keep those legs shut and stay true to our boys.”

  “What else?” she asks.

  “You obey my and the club head’s commands. You work the shifts we give you. You live in the community. No complaints. Star here can tell you that if you do that, we treat you right. You even keep your tips when you work the bar. I hear you already got that skill.”

  “Yeah.” Aimee nods a bit more eagerly. “I can do that.”

  “Then I think I can talk to our president, Vance, about you. Maybe put in a good word. In the meantime, you can sleep in the basement bedroom. Just stay out of the way and keep that smart-ass mouth of yours closed.”

  Charlie rolls in my arm, clearly bored by the conversation. I excuse myself before walking back out the door. I don’t even see Bear coming as I smack into his chest.

  “Whoa! Sunny! Shit! I was just coming in to check on you.” He walks me back to the room where the two girls are still sitting.

  Bear clears his throat, and both girls instantly shut up. I remember the first time I saw Bear. It feels like years ago, not only two. He had that power to make the whole world stop in its place. No one can deny how powerful his presence is, especially now that he was Vance’s second.

  “I’m going to need you to take Charlie for a little while longer,” Bear announces to Star. “You cool with that?

  “What the hell, Bear?” I demand. I can’t think of any reason he’d have for not doing his duty right now. “For God’s sake, Star’s had him all day already. And I got my nails and hair done, like you told me,” I whisper to him. I was surprised when I got his note early this morning. He was out doing a shift, but he left an envelope on the pillow next to me, along with some spending cash.

  Bear shakes his head, a big grin stretching across his face. “Nope, sorry,” he insists. “We’re going out tonight.” He reaches behind him to a black backpack he uses while he is riding. I help him unzip it, and he pulls out a long, white plastic garment bag that swishes against the floor. He hands me the hanger as he orders, “Put this on, Sunny.”

  I hand him Charlie, and the baby giggles and coos excitedly in his daddy’s big, burly arms. I hurry away to see what he has brought me. In the ten months since Charlie was born, Bear and I have spent many nights staying in—getting to know one another again, finding our way back to loving each other, then making love like it’s our first night together on the floor of that motel room. But he knows that the one thing I’ve been longing for is a night out with him, only him.

  Inside the bag is a long, hunter green dress with black lace lines. It’s the kind of dress that clings to every curve, and as I shimmy my way into it, I thank God I’ve managed to get my figure back rather quickly. My larger tits just barely fit in the small cups. He’s even included shoes at the bottom of the bag; a pair of gold, sparkly wedge heels. I hold them in my hand. No way in hell I’m riding in these.

  The living room goes silent as I step out of the room. “Do I—”

  “You look fucking fantastic.” Bear breathes. He cocks his head to the side as he adds, “But what about the shoes? They don’t fit?”

  “No, they fit. It’s just that I can’t ride with them on.”

  “We’re not riding.” He smiles, reaching his hand out to me. I’ve only got moments to thank Star and Aimee for watching Charlie and to blow a kiss to my baby before he whisks me back out of the small home and to the garage. A black luxury car sits in the parking lot.

  “How did you get Vance’s Mercedes?” I ask, completely dumbstruck.

  He shrugs his shoulders and walks over to the passenger side to grab the door for me. I try not to blush, but my cheeks are on fire as he helps me inside. I slip on the shoes and hold on tight as we rush off towards the highway. The city of Los Angeles opens from the twinkling lights to the winding roads. I’m only half aware of where we are. It’s not until I see the side road, the bridge, and the empty gravel street that I realize he’s taking me back to the spot where we met. My mouth goes dry as I try to calm my racing mind.

  “What are we doing here?” I ask as I look towards the spot where the headlights shine. There’s a large wooden table there and two chairs, with a blanket and a wicker basket sitting on top. The setting is circled by about two dozen candles stuck deep into the ground. They make a halo of light that dances in the soft breeze.

  “Come on,” Bear whispers, avoiding the question. He walks around to the side of the car and offers me his large, warm hand. We walk together towards the circle, me trying to take this all in. I glance over my shoulder towards the spot where I sat when I watched him fight that first night. I can still hear Kitka’s voice goading me on—telling me I could never sleep with a guy like him. What a mistake she made…

  “Sunny?” he asks, and I go numb. Bear’s large frame sinks down to one knee, and his hand searches for his pocket. I wait for the box, but instead, he pulls out the charm, the bear’s paw. It’s the same one he gave me the night of the dare. He holds it up to me as he says, “I always thought this was lucky. Maybe I was right. This brought me you, and I want you to have it, so you will always know how much I love you.”

  He pauses as he looks me in the eye. His hands take mine, turning them so that the palm faces up. In one hand, he places the charm and in the other, a small, silver ring.

  “Sunny, will you—”

  I don’t let him finish asking; I leap into his arms, the ring and the charm clasped in my hands.

  He already knows my answer.

  THE END

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  OTHER BOOKS BY KATHRYN THOMAS

  I STOLE HER, RUINED HER, AND FORGOT HER. BUT THAT WAS BEFORE I FOUND OUT ABOUT OUR BABY.

  I wrecked her, used her, and ruined her for other men.

  I thought that was the last time I’d see her.

  Until I heard the rumors that she’s pregnant…

  And that the child is mine.

  She was a small innoc
ent thing who should’ve never been around a bunch of animals like us.

  I made her my trophy.

  I paraded her around for everyone to see and then I took everything I wanted from her.

  I wrecked her, used her, and ruined her for other men.

  I thought that was the last time I’d see her.

  That was before I heard the rumors:

  She’s pregnant, and everything screams that the baby is mine.

  The only problem is, she’s now the property of someone else.

  A real filthy bastard who lives up to his club’s name.

  He thinks that she belongs to him.

  He couldn’t be more wrong.

  Nobody takes my woman and child from me.

  I’ll kill every person who dares to get in my way.

  And I won’t stop until she’s mine.

  Forever.

  ***

  I’LL RIP HER CLOTHES OFF AND F*CK HER UNTIL SHE SCREAMS.

  Her friends warned that I’m the last person you want to f*ck with, and she stole my bike on a dare.

  I don’t play nice, I don’t obey the rules.

  She thinks she’s in for a night of thrills.

  I’ll teach her a lesson she’ll never forget.

  I was in town to do one of the most important deals for my club—the Diamondbacks MC.

  She was looking for a night of thrills.

  Her friends warned her about me, but that didn’t stop her from taking my bike.

  Nobody lays a finger on my property and gets away with it.

  And Eve Robinson sure as hell isn’t going to be the first one.

  When I got my hands on her, I decided to punish her another way.

  I ripped her clothes off and pinned her to my bed.

  Taught her a lesson that she’ll never forget.

  But now some bastard thinks Eve belongs to him.

  He has no idea what I’m capable of.

  No idea what I’ll do to keep what’s mine.

  SHE’S MINE, NO MATTER WHAT.

  I broke her heart to save her.

  She swore she’d forget me.

  She swore that she’d never see me again.

  But that was before the old demons in our life tried to take her away.

  Before I became the only one who could save her.

  I broke her heart all those years ago when I walked away to keep her safe from the monsters in my life.

  I didn’t ask for forgiveness.

  I didn’t ask for a second chance.

  But somehow the two of us found our way back to each other. Back to where it all started.

  When I saw her again, I couldn’t hold myself back.

  I had to have her.

  Own her. Possess her—body and soul.

  Make her know who she really belonged to—even if she doesn’t know it yet.

  But that was before my enemies put a target on her back.

  Before I became the only one who can save her.

  But this time I won’t walk away.

  This time, I’m keeping what’s mine.

  No matter who or what tries to take her from me.

  SHE SHOULD’VE TURNED ME AWAY.

  I’m an animal who’ll break your heart.

  She’s a good girl who took over her late mother’s boarding house.

  She needed the money and I needed a place to stay.

  But I’m the last person she should’ve let into her home.

  Good girls like Isabel Bishop aren’t supposed to fall for animals like me.

  She didn’t realize how hard things could get when she took over her late mother’s boarding house.

  Tenants were few and far in between, and she was desperate for cash.

  I was looking for a place to stay—somewhere to keep low and out of sight.

  At first it was simple necessity.

  But that was before I saw her delicious curves.

  Before I tasted her sweet lips.

  Before I felt her quivering underneath me.

  She thought things were hard before?

  I’m about to show her just how hard things can get.

  Show her just how badly I will corrupt her.

  How badly I will ruin her.

  How badly I will devour her.

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