11. Razor

Iburst into the Rebel Hearts clubhouse, which is an old converted warehouse at the end of a long driveway. My lungs are burning and my heart is racing right along with my mind.

I don't know exactly what made Aurora run but I have a pretty good idea. When I stepped out of the shower and walked the short distance to the bedroom, I was expecting to see my princess still sprawled out on the bed, possibly sleeping.

Instead, the room was empty. A Rebel Hearts shirt was spread out on the bed and my closet doors were open. I winced when I saw the first article of clothing was my cut. I usually wear it all the time, but I've had to be stealthier with all the stakeouts. And yes, I wanted to avoid the conversation with Aurora. I guess the secret is out now. I just have to find my woman and beg for her forgiveness before it's too late.

The place is surprisingly empty for this time of day. Usually, club members are mulling about, or at the very least, I can always find Aldis or Tank.

Did they call church? I would have gotten a call…

Pulling out my phone, I curse under my breath when I see it's dead. I should have thrown it on the charger earlier but I was a bit distracted. Shit.

I grunt in frustration as I stomp through the otherwise silent space. I checked it when I discovered Aurora was missing, but then realized I never even got her fuckin' phone number. How much of a jackass am I? Lying to Aurora, taking advantage of her vulnerability, and then not even having the decency to get her number? I have a lot to apologize for.

The backdoor of the clubhouse swings open, revealing several of my MC brothers. Tritan, Drak, and Aldis walk in, followed by Tank and…

Aurora? What the actual fuck?

I'm frozen in place as I watch my brothers march Aurora to the back. She looks absolutely petrified, shaking from head to toe and trying so damn hard not to cry. Everything in me shatters, knowing I caused this. I should have been honest from the beginning and had Aurora helping us all along. It seemed impossible at the time, but anything would've been better than this.

"Aurora!" I shout across the clubhouse. All four men and Aurora turn their heads, five sets of eyes staring at me, each with different looks on their faces. Aldis looks more confused than anything, while Drak looks pissed off.

Aurora… My princess looks absolutely stricken by betrayal. The tears she was holding back come rushing to the surface and she lets out a quiet sob that nearly has me collapsing on the floor with the weight of guilt and shame.

"You two know each other?" Aldis asks, his tone even. There's a reason he's our president. Aldis is naturally laid back, but he can be firm and commanding when he needs to be. Right now, he understands this is a delicate situation.

Aurora doesn't say anything but I nod.

"What the hell? How–"

"Let's take this somewhere more private," Aldis says, cutting off whatever Tank was going to say. I nod and follow everyone into the back room, where we usually hold church.

Tank has had his hand around Aurora's bicep this whole time, directing her where to go. I know Tank has a woman of his own that he's crazy about, but tell that to the jealousy rippling through my muscles.

Once we're all seated, Aldis starts the conversation with one word. "Explain."

"I was on a stakeout checking up on the cartel lead we got from that prospect," I say.

Aldis hums in acknowledgment while Aurora's eyes widen. She doesn't say anything but she must be so hurt right now. We met because I was, and am, trying to take her brother's club down. We met because I became obsessed and couldn't let her go. Now look where we are.

"Aurora was there that first night," I continue. "She was with the club, but not part of the club. I didn't know she was the VP's sister."

"You're Viper's sister?" Tank asks in surprise. "And he sent you on a drug run?"

Aurora hangs her head and sniffles, finally whispering, "Yes."

My woman feels ashamed of her actions, but I know what Tank was really trying to say. He's shocked and disgusted that Viper used his sister, his own flesh and blood, as bait. He either knew we'd intercept or he didn't care. Maybe he didn't even think about us at all, and really sent his little sister straight into the drug den of the cartel.

"Piece of shit," Tank grunts. Aurora jumps and I'm out of my chair in a second, wanting, no, needing to comfort her.

She shrinks away from me, which feels like being slammed in the chest by a wrecking ball. "You're not in trouble," I tell her. I want to scoop her up and carry her away from here so we can talk in private, but we're not done here yet.

I take my seat once more and tell my MC brothers as well as Aurora how my infatuation started. My words are clunky and awkward as I try to describe how I was compelled to follow her. At first, it was for the club, but then it was just for me.

"I should have told you sooner," I say to Aurora, who never took her eyes off me the entire time. "And I should have clued you guys in," I confess, looking from Aldis to Tank. "I didn't know how to… I didn't even know if there would be anything to tell. It all happened so fast and–"

Aldis holds his hand up, effectively silencing me without a word.

"Your turn, Aurora. Tell me how you ended up in a car with ten kilos of coke headed toward Dallas."

Aurora swallows thickly and clears her throat. I lean forward in my seat, hanging on her every word.

"When I got back to the Serpents' clubhouse after…" she trails off, her eyes cutting to me and then back to Aldis. "Anyway, when I got back, Viper said he had a special project for me. He didn't take it well when I tried to tell him no."

Aurora rubs her cheek which I notice for the first time is red and swollen. Continuing my search, I notice angry red fingerprints on the side of her neck.

"He hit you?" I growl, unable to contain my rage.

Aurora shrugs. "I should have seen it coming," she responds matter-of-factly. I don't like that answer or what it implies. "It wasn't the violence that made me cave," she goes on. "I don't… I don't have anything outside of the Serpents. As much as I loathe cleaning up after their parties and taking whatever verbal or physical assaults they throw my way, what other choice do I have? They'd never let me leave. Not alive, at least. Viper made that crystal clear. Do the drop-off or…"

She lets the thought hang in the air while adrenaline mixes with rage and sorrow in the pit of my stomach. How fucking dare he treat Aurora this way? The abuse, the threats, the danger he put her in.

"I'm so sorry," I say, not caring that my brothers are here. I stand from my seat and kneel in front of Aurora, holding out my hands for her to take. She hesitates, her hazel eyes glistening with tears. "If I could go back and tell you the truth so you never would have run away, I would. I didn't know if you'd leave me after finding out my affiliation with the Rebel Hearts. I was selfish and wanted to keep you all to myself in our little fantasy world. But I don't just want the fantasy, Aurora."

My girl finally rests her hands in mine, letting me hold them while I continue. I'm on a roll now and I need to push through otherwise the words and courage might leave me altogether.

"I want the reality. I want you here with me, by my side. I want to show you off to my friends, my brothers and let them know you've been claimed. I want you as mine, Aurora."

"Yours?" she asks tentatively.

I nod. "We"re partners. I don"t own you like I imagine the men of the Serpents treat their women. But you"re mine to protect. Mine to cherish. Mine to love."

Aurora's eyes flash with surprise, followed by tears. Fuck. I fucked it all up. I lost her. I–

"You love me?"

"Yes," I answer automatically. "With all of me. I know we have more to discuss and I have more apologizing to do, but you need to know I'm all in. You were never a pawn to me, princess. You're my whole world. Will you forgive me for keeping this secret from you? For putting you through all of this?"

I wait with bated breath, putting my own rebellious heart on the line for her to either throw away or treasure forever.

"If you don't forgive him, I will," Triton says, breaking the tension.

Aurora smiles for the first time in so damn long. It's small and a bit shaky, but it's there all the same.

"I love you, too," she whispers.

"Say it again," I demand, needing to hear those words a hundred more times. A thousand. It'll never be enough.

"I love you, Razor. I understand why you didn't tell me. It hurt like hell to find out the way I did, but I don't blame you for what my brother made me do. His actions are his own, just like mine are. And right now, I just want to go home. With you."

I nod and pull her up from her seat, wrapping my arms around her while she buries her face into my shoulder.

"As touching as this is, we still have a few details to work out," Tank says, keeping us on track.

I sigh in annoyance, making Aurora giggle softly. The sound travels all the way down inside my soul, settling there and warming me from the inside out.

We sit and discuss the next steps. The Serpents won't be expecting Aurora back for another couple of hours, which leaves a window of opportunity where they will be vulnerable. Taking down the Serpents, burning their clubhouse, and confiscating their weapons, money, and drugs won't eliminate the threat of the cartel for good, but it will destroy the foothold they have and the tentative partnership with the Serpents. We get to live to fight another day and eradicate drugs from Maplewood. That's about as happy of an ending as these things have.

Aldis comes up with a plan of attack and starts calling the appropriate members to make it happen. I'm torn between riding with them to exact my revenge on the fucking scumbag that is Viper and staying with my girl to make sure she's okay.

The president senses the battle I'm having and makes the decision for me. "Thank you both for telling the truth. Eventually," he says, giving me a look. We'll be talking later, of that I'm sure. For now, I have my girl and my club. That's all a man like me can hope for. "The guys and I will handle it from here. You two head on home and recover. I'll update you when it's done."

I nod and gather up Aurora in my arms, carrying her, bridal-style, through the clubhouse and out to my bike. I help her on, instructing her to hold on tight as I start up the engine. My bike roars to life and Aurora clings to me, resting her cheek on my back. Each passing moment with my girl on the back of my bike heals my raw, bruised heart.

We pull into my driveway and I help Aurora off the bike, wrapping an arm around her when her knees wobble.

"I've actually never ridden on a motorcycle before," she admits, her voice a little shaky. "Crazy, huh?"

My girl peers up at me, her hazel eyes an intoxicating mix of green and blue at the moment. "I'm glad I could be your first," I tell her. She gives me the sweetest smile, no doubt remembering all the other firsts she's experienced with me. "Now let's get inside, love. We'll finally take that shower together, yeah?"

Aurora nods and leans into me while we walk inside and head toward the bathroom. We take our time undressing and heating up the shower, and then I lead her inside. Gently, so damn gently, I begin cleaning my sweet princess with a washcloth and soap.

When we're done, I dry her off and wrap her in a fluffy towel before grabbing a towel for myself. I guide Aurora to the bedroom, sensing how exhausted she is. She sits on the bed while I turn around and dig through my drawers for a shirt she can wear. By the time I turn around, she's already curled up on her side with her eyes closed. Her towel fell off, leaving her exposed to my hungry eyes.

Not right now, I tell myself. She's been through so much the last twenty-four hours and she needs her rest.

Chuckling to myself at how adorable she is, I decide to forego clothing as well, opting instead to crawl into bed next to her. I carefully remove the towel from where she was lying on it and use it to pat her hair dry. I don't want her getting cold or having tangles in her hair when she wakes up.

When I'm satisfied that she's all taken care of, I pull the covers up over us and curl my naked body around hers. Aurora sighs contentedly in her sleep, mending my heart even further. She trusts me, even after everything I did.

The last thought I have before drifting to sleep is that I'm never letting Aurora go.

I'm not sure how much time has passed, but it's dark when I open my eyes. I must have dozed off right along with my sweet girl. What woke me up?

Aurora moans softly in her sleep, wiggling her hips to get closer to me. Fuck me, my princess is having a filthy dream. I can't stop the deep, hungry growl rising up from my chest when she adjusts her leg and grazes my hard as fuck dick. She's still asleep, but her leg hooks around mine, her knee rubbing up against my nearly painful erection.

I reach down and wrap my hand around the back of her knee. I meant to push her leg away so I don't come all over myself like a teenager, but instead, I find myself grinding against her. I sink my teeth into my bottom lip as unbelievable pleasure rolls through me. How can I be so close to the edge from just this simple touch?

But I already know the answer. It's her. Everything about her. I'll never get enough. I know I need to stop, but god, she feels so damn good. Precum leaks out of me, my raging hard-on needing some kind of relief. When Aurora rubs her pussy up against my thigh, I groan loudly, unable to contain the sound.

Aurora returns my groan with one of her own, awareness slowly creeping into her movements as she wakes up. Her nails bite into my bare chest, snapping the last thread of my control. Wrapping her long hair around my fist, I tilt her head back, growling when I see her hazel eyes ablaze. My lips are on hers in the next second.

I swallow down her cries of pleasure as I devour her. Her hot, curvy little body writhes against mine, creating delicious, torturous friction. I need more. Need to feel her from the inside out. Need to consume her, taste her sweat, bite her soft skin, and drink down everything she's offering. After almost losing her earlier today, I need to know she's still here. Still mine.

"Razor," she whimpers into my mouth before capturing my lips once more. I pull her on top of me so she's straddling my lap. Aurora breaks our kiss, gasping for air. "Razor," she says again as she rolls her hips.

Jesus, her pussy lips wrap around my cock, the wet heat driving me insane. I've never had this overwhelmingly primal need to fuck, to claim, to possess someone completely. Aurora rests her forehead on mine as a shudder ripples through her curves. I know she's as desperate as I am when a pained whimper escapes her mouth.

She sits up, steadying herself with both hands on my chest. I grip her hips and lift her up, positioning her dripping wet hole over the head of my cock. I hiss out a breath and squeeze my eyes shut, trying with everything in me not to come like this. Her cunt pulses, massaging my sensitive dick and making me buck my hips involuntarily and slide a few inches inside of her.

"Are you sure, baby?" I grit out, though I pray to god she doesn't stop. I'd never take what she doesn't offer, but goddamn, I'm in physical pain every single second I'm not inside of her.

Instead of answering, Aurora bites her bottom lip and nods, her big, brilliant eyes telling me everything I need to know. Slowly, so slowly, Aurora sinks down on my length, her pussy stretching obscenely wide around my cock.

I drag my eyes up her body, taking in her pale skin and silky blonde hair. She"s practically glowing in the moonlight streaming through the window. I watch in awe as the silver light kisses the side of her face, her breasts, and her thighs. My fingers skim over everywhere the light touches, needing to feel this goddess as she brings me unimaginable pleasure.

Aurora tilts her head back and claws down my chest, gasping for air once she's fully seated. I grip her hips, anchoring her to me, keeping her right here. Her pussy flutters around my cock, making the fucker jerk and leak more precum inside of her.

"You feel so good," I whisper, unable to find my voice as I get lost in the way our bodies are connected on every level.

I help her find her rhythm, rolling her hips and grinding her down on my swollen dick. Each movement sends sharp pangs of ecstasy shooting through my veins. I know she feels it, too, with each breathy whimper that falls from her lips.

Aurora's eyes snap open, locking on mine. I see the moment she recognizes her power. Her strength. Those hazel-green eyes shift to a fierce blue, making my normally sweet girl almost feral as she lifts up on her knees and drops down on me, her cunt swallowing my dick completely.

An animalistic growl rumbles through her, wracking her body as she fucks me furiously. Christ, it's all I can do to hold on. I want this for her, need this, need her to take control and understand that I'm hers. She owns me, body and soul.

I cup the back of her neck and pull her down for a kiss, tasting her sweetness as she brings both of us closer, closer, closer…

"Razor," she whispers. "Razor… Razor… fuck…" Her whimpers turn into moans, louder, louder until she"s crying out my name, her voice broken as she comes all around my cock. Goddamn, she comes with her whole body, every muscle tensing and releasing as her orgasm works its way through her.

I keep her right here with me, her forehead resting on mine as she shakes and releases more of her juices. Her hot, sticky cum drips down my dick and coats my balls… and holy hell, is she coming again? Aurora buries her face into the side of my neck, muffling her scream as an intense orgasm rips through her body.

Something breaks loose inside me, leaving me unhinged and wild with need. I flip Aurora onto her back and rut into her still-spasming pussy, grunting with each thrust. She bows her back and wraps her legs around my hips, digging her heels into my ass.

I lean down and suck on her breast, teasing one nipple and then the other, back and forth until I feel her fingernails bite into the back of my head. She pulls my hair and tilts my head up before slamming her mouth down on mine.

My greedy girl rocks into me, meeting me frantic thrust for frantic thrust. I break our kiss and inhale sharply, feeling my orgasm barrel through me. With a roar, I let go of every fucking thing and come so damn hard I feel my bones rattle.

Aurora's cries carve through the night air as her pussy snaps around me, milking me and prolonging our pleasure. We're both shaking and panting as we cling to each other, riding out the last of our orgasms.

I collapse on top of her, gathering her limp body up in my arms. I try rolling to the side to keep from crushing her, but Aurora urges me to stay right where I am. I"ll be her safety blanket whenever she needs it. We stay wrapped up like that for long moments, Aurora taking deep breaths while I whisper how much she means to me and that she"s safe right here in my arms.

Eventually, her grip on me loosens, allowing me to roll onto my back and drape her over my chest. We fall back into blissful sleep after connecting on the deepest level humanly possible.