Midnight Desire: A Midnight Riders Motorcycle Club Romance Part 1
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Mmmmm.
“Why didn’t you wake me?” I asked.
“Thought I’d let you sleep.”
I tugged playfully at his arm. “I’m not sleeping anymore. Why don’t you come back to bed?”
“Mm.” He kissed me again, reached under the sheets, cupped my breast in his hand. I felt myself getting wet again.
And then he pulled away. “Can’t. Gotta get into the shop.”
I grabbed his hand, put it to my breast again, pressed it hard against my flesh. “What’s the good of being boss if you can’t play hooky?”
He laughed. “Normally I would agree with you, but I’m already two hours late, and I’ve got a meeting in an hour.”
My eyes widened. “What time is it?”
“10 AM.”
“Oh my God… I’m sorry…”
“Don’t be,” he said, and kissed me again as he caressed my hardening nipple with his thumb. “You might just persuade me if you keep going like this. BUT… there’s some food in the kitchen, ready to go. You want to eat something first?”
As if on cue, my stomach growled. We both laughed, and I nodded. “I guess that’s a ‘yes.’”
“Alright. I’ll go get it ready while you get dressed.”
He kissed me again, smiled, and walked out of the bedroom.
Fantastic sex, incredible kisses, and he cooked me breakfast?
This deal was getting better all the time.
Not that I was going to tell him that. I knew it would go to his head.
I got out of bed and looked around. I had to run through the progression of exactly what had happened last night, and where. “Uh, Jack?”
“Yeah?”
“I think my clothes are out there.”
He laughed from the kitchen. “I forgot about that. Why don’t you come out here and get ‘em? I’d like a show.”
I look pretty good naked, but I wasn’t entirely comfortable walking out on full display in the cold morning light. Not yet.
“You can have one later. Can I wear one of your shirts?”
“Sure – check in the closet if you want something long enough to cover everything. Although I’d appreciate it if you didn’t. Cover everything, that is.”
“You can take it off me after breakfast,” I called out as I went in his closet.
There was an assortment of biker gear – leather jackets, kuttes, worn denim – as well as work clothes. There were also some really nice dress shirts, soft to the touch. I got a white stripped one down, bunched it under my nose, and inhaled. His scent lingered on it, masculine and clean.
Yum.
I pulled it on and walked out into the bedroom as I buttoned it up, making sure to leave the top three or four open. As an enticement in case he could cancel that meeting.
“You okay with scrambled?” he called out.
“Sure,” I answered, and walked over to his wall of photographs.
There were dozens of pictures. Almost all were of him and other Midnight Riders throughout the years. Some of them were from years ago; in a couple he looked like a kid (albeit a totally buff, well-muscled kid) with clean-shaven good looks. Others were more recent. Lots of shots on bikes or at parties. I recognized some of the older guys I’d seen in the Seven Veils over the last two nights, but most of the rest were unfamiliar. Kade the blond mechanic was the exception. He was in at least half a dozen – though he never smiled in any of them.
I noticed that Lou was only in one photograph: a group shot of a number of members. That was the only photo where Jack looked serious instead of happy and fun-loving.
There was what I assumed was a wedding photo, too – Jack looking incredibly hot in a tux, and two groomsmen on either side, all smiling.
He’d mentioned he’d been divorced, but he didn’t say how long ago. I scanned the photos quickly, looking for a bride. There wasn’t one. There were a number of women, biker-chick eye candy – one here, a different one there – but no repeats. Nobody that would qualify for ‘wife’ status.
My private investigator mind churned into overdrive. The house showed no signs of a female presence; the décor was all very masculine. All the clothes in the closet were his.
It had probably been awhile.
But I was curious.
“You were married?” I called out.
“Where’d that come from?” he asked, genuinely puzzled.
“This picture of you in a tux.”
He laughed in the other room. “Looking at my wall o’ memories, huh?”
“Yeah.”
“I told you I was divorced.”
“I know – but you didn’t say when.”
“Two years ago.”
“Oh,” I said, relieved – and, to my surprise, a little bit jealous. The women in the photos were all good-looking. Some were surgically enhanced. I was going through the photos, mentally ticking them off – She looks a little like me – she looks NOTHING like me – when I stopped dead.
There was a very familiar photo at the end of the row.
It was of a dive bar with a jukebox in the background. Red neon lights cast a pink glow on everything. In the photo, Jack had his arm around a smiling blonde in a white tube top and low-slung jeans. There was a butterfly tattoo visible above her right hipbone.
The one she’d gotten for her 18th birthday.
Ali.
In the heat and frenzy of last night, I had totally forgotten her. Had totally forgotten why I was here in this town.
The shame of that realization crushed me.
Like a ghost or an accusing angel, she’d appeared to remind me of my purpose, and how far I had strayed.
It’s hard to describe the mix of emotions I felt.
Sorrow – to see my dead cousin.
Guilt – that I had betrayed her.
Repulsion – that maybe I had unknowingly slept with a man she had, too.
And terror…
…that I might be standing fifty feet away from the man who had killed her.
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Afterword
Hello, everyone! Olivia Thorne here.
If this is the first book of mine you’ve ever read, thank you for giving it a chance, and welcome! I hope you enjoyed it.
Hopefully you’ve already gone on to read Part 2, MIDNIGHT LUST, which is on sale now. Part 3, MIDNIGHT DECEIT, should be available in June 2015.
If you like my writing, check my previous series out. I think you’ll like them.
ALL THAT HE WANTS – Part 1 of the Billionaire’s Seduction – Free!
Temp worker Lily meets hot billionaire Connor, and many naughty scenes ensue – not to mention blackmail plots by Connor’s assholish family and his sociopathic ex-fiancée.
ALL THAT HE WANTS (Volume 1) Contains Parts 1-4.
ALL THAT HE LOVES (Volume 2) Contains Parts 5-7.
ROCK ME HARD – Part 1 of the Rock Star’s Seduction – Free! Four years ago, Kaitlyn had a brief college fling with a wannabe rocker – and walked away. Now Derek Kane is the lead singer of the hottest band on the planet, and the only journalist he’ll talk to is Kaitlyn. But there’s a price.
ROCK ALL NIGHT – Part 2 of the Rock Star’s Seduction
HARD AS ROCK – Part 3 of the Rock Star’s Seduction
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MIDNIGHT DESIRE
(Part 1 of A Midnight Riders Motorcycle Club Romance)
Fiona was a private investigator in Los Angeles when her cousin was murdered. Now she's going undercover in the California town where a dangerous motorcycle gang holds sway. She was determined to find her cousin's killer. What she didn't count on was Jack Pollari - the insanely hot, bad-boy president of the MC who takes an immediate interest in her. As their mutual desire spirals deeper and hotter, the question remains: will Jack help her solve her cousin's murder... or doom Fiona to the same fate?
MIDNIGHT LUST
(Part 2 of A Midnight Riders Motorcycle Club Romance)
Fiona came to Richards, California to solve her cousin Alison's murder. Now, however, Fiona's the one in danger. On one side is Jack, the hot, bad-boy president of the Midnight Riders Motorcycle Club. On the other is Louis Shaw, the devilish but charming VP who has his own treacherous plans. As the web of violence and intrigue tangles around Fiona, one thing becomes startlingly clear: she may be falling in love with the man who killed her cousin.
ALL THAT HE WANTS Volume 1
The Billionaire’s Seduction Parts 1-4
Over one passionate weekend, mysterious Connor leads Lily through a world of sensual delights - but every forbidden fruit comes with a price. Connor is not the man he claims to be, and dangerous figures from his past are lurking in the shadows, waiting to destroy him – and Lily, too, if she gets in their way.
If you want, you can also buy Parts 2, 3, and 4 separately, though all are included in Volume 1 for slightly cheaper:
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All That He Desires Part 2
All That He Demands Part 3
All That He Requires Part 4
ALL THAT HE LOVES Volume 2
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It has been the most thrilling and sensual week of Lily’s life, but all that is about to change. Enemies from Connor’s past have resurfaced, determined to destroy him – and they plan to use Lily to do it. Will Lily and Connor’s love for each other survive the destruction all around them?
ALL THAT *SHE* WANTS
The Billionaire’s POV Part 1
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ALL THAT *SHE* DESIRES
The Billionaire’s POV Part 2
ROCK ME HARD
The Rock Star’s Seduction Part 1
Kaitlyn gets her big break as a journalist, but it’s the one job she doesn’t want: a Rolling Stone cover article on rock star Derek Kane, the ultra-hot, bad-boy rocker who spent one unforgettable night with her four years ago.
ROCK ALL NIGHT
The Rock Star’s Seduction Part 2
Four years after one passionate night together, Kaitlyn is finally face to face with Derek Kane once again. Kaitlyn is wary. But Derek is gorgeous, charismatic, and seductive – and he still seems to be in love with her. The longer Kaitlyn holds out, the more she wants to give in to him… body and soul…
HARD AS ROCK
The Rock Star’s Seduction Part 3
Betrayal. Heartbreak. Devastation. Kaitlyn is reeling from the events of the last book, and flees back to New York to heal. All her dreams and hopes seem dead... but could she find happiness with someone else waiting in the wings? Or will Derek, now obsessed with her, refuse to let her go?
PASSION AND PRIDE
Master and servant, aristocrat and commoner... Passion brings them together, but pride will tear them apart. When Marian is in danger, will Evan risk everything - his fortune, his title, his life - to save the woman he loves?
Midnight Desire (A Midnight Riders Motorcycle Club Romance Part 1)
Copyright 2015 Olivia Thorne
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Edition: May 2015