Marcus, Micah and I are safe. Ryder made that happen.
“I love you, Owen,” I whisper say through the tears.
“Love you too, Brielle thank you for making me the happiest man in the world. Now you get to live free and feel the rush only you can get with me.”
Smiling, I can’t help but think of what’s to come.
The thrill of the rush being with Ryder will be the best one and I look forward to feeling it as I live with him as his ol’ lady free of my past.
Epilogue
Brielle
One Year Later
“I don’t want to hear it, Owen. The boys aren’t getting a flipping dirt bike,” I whisper—yell at Ryder as I hold our two-month-old daughter, Lucy Renee Garnier, in my arms. A daughter we didn’t expect but also didn’t prevent from having. She’s Ryder’s little princess as he calls her. Her brothers absolutely adore her. Same with her cousins. Those men are already wrapped around her finger.
Especially Tyres. That man though rough around the edges, has a soft side he shows toward my daughter and the other babies in the clubhouse. I actually caught him sleeping on the couch one day with one of Chains and Tiny’s on his chest. Arm wrapped protectively around the small bundle as the baby laid passed out on him, fist in mouth looking completely somber.
“Mon bijou, it’s what they’ve asked for, for their birthday. So, Marcus and Micah are damn well getting’ one,” Ryder grunts.
“Owen, they are not. Maybe when they’re sixteen but not at eleven,” I protest, glancing down to look at Lucy, who chose that moment to wake up ready to eat considering the way she’s rooting toward my boob.
“Brielle, baby they’re old enough to have them and hopefully by the time their sixteen, they’ll be getting themselves both a motorcycle for the three of us to work on,” Ryder states.
“Umm, yeah no flipping way,” I grumble putting a stop to this conversation as I move our little girl away from my chest enough to lower my tank top and slip my boob out of my bra in order to put her mouth to it. The entire time I can feel my man’s eyes on me watching as Lucy sucks my nipple into her mouth in order to get the milk she wants.
“Fuckin’ hell, baby. You know what it does to me when you do that shit,” Ryder groans, moving to sit next to me and put his hand on mine as I hold Lucy in place and the other along my shoulders.
For some reason he loves doing this and I have to admit I love when he does it too.
“Well your daughter needs to eat, and I can’t deny her,” I whisper glancing from Lucy to Ryder.
“Yeah, I know baby. But sometimes I swear you pull your tits out just to stop arguments,” he chuckles.
“Can’t help when she’s hungry but I do have to admit it gets you to shut up,” I giggle.
“Boys are still getting the dirt bikes,” he grins and I roll my eyes.
“Fine but the first time one of them falls and breaks their arm, you’re taken them to the ER and will be getting rid of them or putting them away until they’re sixteen,” I remark.
“Deal, but just so you know. They say you fall off the horse you get back up and try again. Same goes for all things you ride, dirt bikes included. So, don’t think Marcus and Micah will be pleased if you punish them for learning.” Dang it. Why does he have to make sense about things like this.
“Whatever,” I huff and turn my attention back to Lucy.
“Brielle, look at me,” Ryder croons and I give him my eyes once again. “Love you, mon bijou, marry me.”
“Come again?” I ask not sure I heard him right.
“Marry me, baby,” he states, using the hand resting along my shoulders to reach up and grasp ahold of my hair and hold me in place. “Want you to be mine in every way, Brielle. Our boys, too. Told you when we first began, I hoped to make it legal, this is me doing just that.”
Oh.
My.
God.
“Yes,” I murmur, tears welling in my eyes.
We’ve come a long way from where we first began and I can’t wait to start the next chapter of our lives together.
“Good, now finish feeding the princess, so I can take you to bed and show you how much I love that you’ve agreed to be my fuckin’ wife,” Ryder orders.
Smiling, I lean into him and press my lips gently to his. More than ready for him to do just that.
Who knew that when I escaped Titus and the Péché Mortel, I would find the person who would hold my heart and make me feel worth something in life?
They say life can be one heck of a rush if you let it, well they weren’t wrong. When it comes to Ryder everything’s a rush. He’s the adventure I’ve always wanted to find and to be his wife, his ol’ lady, is the best feeling of them all.
Dear Readers,
I really hope you enjoyed Ryder’s Rush. The main idea behind Brielle and the inner turmoil she goes through was extremely hard but I needed to point out the inner strengths of a mother as well as those of anyone else who loves a child enough that they would do anything for them. How Ryder took on his nephews and then took to Marcus and Micah. Life’s an amazing adventure and when it gives you lemons what do you do make lemonade.
Now in keeping with the rest of the series, this couple will also have a second book. Brielle’s Nightmare will be coming late spring to earlier summer.
Up next is Axel’s Promise and boy can I not wait for you all to get his book. You’ll laugh, cry and maybe
