Devil (Savage MC--Tennessee Book 1)
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“Stop what, Angel?” he asks, a half smile on his face, but it’s not one he really means. Since waking up he has bouts of depression. He fights them, but his body has been through a huge trauma and more than the physical body has to heal. There are days I can’t find a trace of the man I met buying condoms, but always—always—I see the man I love.
“Stop thinking I’d be better without you,” I warn him and he frowns at me.
“You haven’t exactly hitched yourself to a prize catch, Torrent,” he warns and I walk out to him, go up on my tiptoes and link my hands behind his neck.
“I have the man I love,” I tell him, letting my lips rub against his bearded chin. It’s not really a kiss, but it makes me happy. His beard is finally soft and full again. For a long time, he couldn’t have one because of all the healing his face had to have. I love his beard. I rub my face against it and then I kiss his lips briefly. I have to have that contact—I crave it.
“You deserve better, Angel. Not a broken down piece of a man with one eye and a permanent limp.”
“Will you stop? It’s because of me this all happened to begin with. I was so lost in my memories that I couldn’t see what was right in front of my face and look what it cost you!”
“Is that why you’re with me? Pity?”
“Are you kidding me right now, Logan?”
“Angel, look at me. Not to mention, I couldn’t even make love to you this morning. It was your birthday and all I could do was roll around in bed… hurting.”
“I’ll have you know I’ve had the best birthday I’ve ever had today. And do I have to remind you that you made love to me last night?”
“It’s not the same and I don’t see what’s so great about it. You even had to go with Fury into town because I wasn’t able.”
I sigh. If there’s one dark spot in our lives, it’s the fact that Wolf is still on the loose and until he’s caught, Devil and I live with someone watching over us. Today Fury went with me and one of the club’s prospects hung around here to watch Devil’s back while he was sleeping. I know that hurts Devil’s ego too. No man likes to feel like they can’t take care of themselves and the ones they love.
“So you’ll make love to me tonight. I feel like celebrating,” I tell him.
“There’s not much to celebrate,” he growls and tries to pull away from me. I don’t let him.
“I think there is. Logan—”
“What are you going to do if I go blind in the one eye I have left? What if my back gets worse and I lose the ability to walk? What if—”
I press my lips to him, to stop his tirade.
“What if you become the best father in the world?” I ask him when I pull away.
“I don’t—” I wait for what I’ve said to sink in. It doesn’t take long. “Torrent?” he asks.
“You’re going to be a father, Logan.”
“I… Shit…”
“Please tell me you’re happy.”
“I… I am…Shit baby, I’ve got a lot to heal from still.”
“So you’ll do it. You’ll do it for me, for us and you’ll do it for our child.”
“You have a lot of faith in me…” he whispers.
“That’s because you’ve never let me down, Logan. Not once. You always held on to me and I’m never letting go of you.”
“I love you, Angel.”
“I love you, Logan. We were made for each other you know,” I tell him.
“We were?” he asks and I grin.
“An Angel and a Devil? Of course we were,” I tell him with a grin. “Hey! Where are we going?” I ask when he pulls on my hand and starts walking back toward the house.
“Going to take my Angel back to our bedroom and celebrate her birthday right,” he says with a big smile, the sadness he had earlier gone for now. His grin makes me laugh and I follow him… because really… I’d follow Logan anywhere…forever.
Epilogue
Devil
Six weeks after finding out Torrent was pregnant
“What are you doing, Logan?”
“Kissing my pregnant wife’s belly?” he grins, looking up at me.
“There sure is enough of it to kiss. Logan Junior is making his mommy as big as the side of a house.”
“Bullshit. You look beautiful. I can’t believe how lucky I am,” I argue and fuck if that isn’t the truth. I always knew what I felt for Torrent was special, but every day it gets better and better.
“Easy for you to say. I’m barely four months and I already look like I’m carrying twins.”
“Maybe the sonogram was wrong,” I joke and the quick look of panic on Torrent’s face makes me laugh.
“No way, mister! I can only handle one Devil boy at a time.”
“At a time, so you are saying there will be more?” I ask her, kissing her belly again.
“Hopefully, though I would like a little girl in there somewhere,” she says, her voice soft.
“I can work with that,” I tell her.
I let my scarred hand slide over the soft swell of her stomach with amazement. A feeling of complete contentment fills me. I’m happy. That’s something that has never been in question since the moment that Torrent told me she was pregnant. I still have a lot of healing to do, and I won’t exactly ever be pleasant to look at to some people, but Torrent doesn’t mind. She loves me and every day she proves that more and more. She’s all that matters. The rest of the world can kiss my ass. I’ll keep fighting and I will heal and I’ll do it because I have the world and when a man gets that kind of gift, he doesn’t let it go.
I let my hand drift up Torrent’s stomach to squeeze her breast. Her tits are so much fuller now. It feels like every day there are new changes to her body. Changes I love, memorize and inspect every chance I get.
I love Torrent being pregnant.
“Logan,” she whimpers, her hips pushing upward.
That’s another change. Torrent is horny as hell… all the time.
“My Angel need some lovin’?” I ask her, letting my thumb brush against her nipple.
“Please,” she whimpers.
I move so I can settle beside her. My lips seek out the side of her neck, kissing her pulse point and sucking the tender skin between my teeth. She tilts her head to give me better access and my hand drifts under the covers to seek that sweet heat between her legs.
“You’re so wet for me, Torrent,” I groan as my fingers slide between her lips, finding her ready and hungry for me. The wetness of her depths and the heat rolling off of her makes me groan. What man could worry about the future when their woman is always so damn receptive? Most days she makes me feel like I could conquer the world.
“Touch me, Logan. God please, touch me,” she begs, so hungry her voice makes my cock ache.
I slide two fingers inside her and they move easily through the drenched valley. Her muscles clench against them, making me imagine how great my cock is going to feel soon. I move my thumb to seek out her clit and right as I’m about to torture it… the phone rings.
“Fuck,” I growl. “We’ll ignore it,” I tell her over top of her pained whimper.
“You can’t. It’s the private phone,” she whimpers.
Fuck, she’s right. A month ago, Crusher had all the ranking members of the club to get burner phones. He thought it would be added protection. We only use it to discuss Diesel. In almost nine months, there’s been no word from Diesel and no sign of him, Ryan or that damn Wolf. King has gone into hiding too and with the Koreans backing him, we might never find him.
“I’ll be quick,” I promise Torrent. I flop over on my back and reach for the phone off the nightstand.
“This better be good,” I growl into the phone.
“It’s all bad, Devil,” Crusher responds.
Fuck.
I sit up in bed, instantly alert.
“What’s going on?”
“Got a call tonight from a woman named Rori McDaniel.”
“So?”
“She claims that her boyfriend asked her to call me. Seems he was a victim of a mugging last week and has been in a coma. He came out of it and wanted her to contact me.”
“I’m not understanding, brother.”
“Her boyfriend’s name is Westin Cross.”
“Son of a bitch.”
“It’s Diesel, brother. He’s in the hospital in stable condition in ICU.”
“What about Ryan?”
“There’s no sign of him,” Crusher says, his voice thick with emotion.
“Motherfucker. Where’s he at?”
“You won’t believe this shit. He’s in Whitefish, Montana.”
“Montana?”
“Yeah, calling you tonight because I’m heading out in the morning with some others to find out what’s going on. I’m going to need you to take over here.”
“Bullshit. I’m coming with you,” I argue.
“Brother, you’re needed here. You’re my second in charge and I need someone I can trust here. Hell, Devil, there’s a chance Wolf will rear his ugly fucking head. Plus… man, you don’t want to be on the road with your woman carrying a baby.”
I rub the back of my neck, wanting to argue with him, but Torrent comes up beside me, holding me… comforting me. She doesn’t know what’s going on, she can’t because she’s getting bits and pieces of the conversation, but she’s reading my mood and she’s here for me…like she always is.
God I love this woman.
“I want updates the minute they’re learned.”
“You know you’ll have them. I’ll leave Gunner with you and Fury will head out with me. Dragon is sending Dance and Freak with me too and I’ll take along a few prospects.”
“Keep an eye on your backs,” I tell him, needlessly.
“Always, Devil. Talk to you soon,” Crusher says, hanging up before I can respond.
I close the phone and stare at it.
“Devil?”
“We’ve found Diesel.”
“Thank God! I—”
“It’s not good, Angel. He’s in the hospital in ICU and Ryan…”
“Oh no,” she whispers, knowing what I’m going to say before I say it.
“Ryan’s missing,” I tell her and she falls into my arms, crying. I’ve told her and told her that she shouldn’t blame herself, but she still does. Torrent feels things deeply, and even more so since she’s been pregnant.
I run my fingers through her hair, brushing it gently.
“It’s okay, Angel. We’ll find him. We’ll find Ryan and bring Diesel home. I promise you. We’ll find him,” I tell her and I mean every word.
No one fucks with the Savage clan. That’s a lesson Wolf and this King son of a bitch are about to learn the hard way.
The End
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