Mia licks her lips and her lashes lower as she hides her gaze. “Cole. Alex. He works on Demon’s Lair.”
I reach out and take the man’s hand in mine. His grip is firm, and I smile as I acknowledge my rival. This man is no journalist.
Chapter 14
Mia: Demon’s Lair Noir Valley
I watch the flicker in Alex’s blue gaze as his smile tightens while he shakes Cole’s hand, and slip my hands into the front pocket of my jeans. I knew this moment was going to happen. That Alex would meet Cole. I think that’s why I chose to do it this way. In a crowd, there isn’t much he can do. As a couple of children run between our legs, I know I did right.
“It’s quite a spread you’ve laid out, Alex.” As calm as Cole’s voice is, the tension is tight in me, especially when Alex’s smile fails to reach his eyes.
“That’s down to Firebird and TJ.” Alex turns to me and my knees shake. His gaze sweeps over me. He doesn’t spare an inch of my body as he appraises me and my pussy springs to life. I had overslept this morning. Recalling Alex and his touch during the night had kept me awake. Leaving me too restless to sleep. Each time I closed my eyes, he was there, hovering over me. His lips close to mine, but not touching me. His aroma teasing my senses and when I rolled over in bed, reaching out. Only to find an empty space beside me, the air left my body as I groaned into the pillow. The sun was cracking the morning clouds when I finally fell asleep. Then Poppy was waking me with a rough shake, and I buried my head deeper into the pillow, refusing to leave my bed. But Cole was here, waiting for me. In the living room, I found him pacing the floor. His dominating presence and close-fitting black jeans a stark reminder of Alex. The black tee-shirt caressing his chest, caused me to blink at the muscle tone beneath the cloth. The studded belt emphasized his hips and flat stomach. His arms were bare, and I noticed the tattoo on his bicep. On closer inspection, it was clear to see the serpent wrapped around a tree.
“Ready.” I had looked blankly at him and he had raised an eyebrow. “Or we can stay here if you prefer.”
“No–I’ve been looking forward to today. It’s not often Demon’s Lair’s opened to the public during the day.”
As we walked to the bike, Cole’s hand rested in the dip of my back and although his touch warmed me, and my body was crying out for satisfaction, there was no desire in me to drag him inside. To take him to my bed, knowing the house would be empty for several hours. “Have you ever played in the casino?”
I stumbled over my feet as I climbed onto his bike, and after Cole mounted, I nodded. “Yes.”
He turned to look at me. The smile in his eyes warming me. “Want me to come with you next time?” he asked.
“Mia.”
I blink as I look at Cole. “Sorry I was thinking of your offer to take me to the casino.”
The skin around Cole’s gray eyes crinkle as he slips his hand around my waist and Alex’s gaze slips to the loose embrace. His eyes dull, without a flicker of emotion, and a cold chill swept through my body. My feet itch to move away from Cole. It’s my stalwartness which keeps me holding myself still as Cole strokes the bare flesh of my hip just below the hem of my top. “You never did give me an answer.”
“Nice bike.” Alex walks around the Road King. The appreciation in his voice is genuine. “Had her long?”
Cole steps away from me and the air trapped in my body, slips through my lips.
“A graduation present from my old man.”
Alex whistles between his teeth, “he has taste.”
“He likes to think so.” The mirth in Cole’s answer has me looking at him. Whoever his father is, he loves him.
I look at the bike then at Cole as I recall the tattoo on his arm. There was no signature wording and I dismiss the idea crawling through my mind.
“We’ve a bike stand where we plan to have a best bike comp. You should enter this baby.” Alex’s smile is cordial as he watches Cole and I step back as testosterone rages in the air.
“Not afraid of the competition.” The taunt slips from me and Alex’s smile is feral as he glances in my direction, wakening the pulse in my pussy as he runs his hand over the leather seat of the bike.
“Does she purr as well as she looks?” Alex’s gibe hits its mark, and I shuffle my feet in a bid to ease the throb between my thighs.
“As long you handle her right. She purrs in pure satisfaction with the sweetest sound you’ve ever heard.”
Alex nods. “I’ll take you were to show her.” Alex and Cole walk the bike across the parking lot as they forget about me.
“When it comes to their toys. Men will always be boys.” Eve said.
I turn to the brunette, accepting the beer she holds out. “I should catch them up.”
Eve shakes her head as she guides me towards Firebird and Mal who are at the firing range. “Leave them. We’ll have our own fun while they drool over lumps of metal.”
“Don’t let Bastian hear you say that.”
Eve arches her eyebrow. “To love him is to love his
