“You set fire to their clubhouse before he ever got around to doing much more than humiliating me.He’d make me crawl on all fours like a dog, kept me chained near his table and bed, and fed me from a bowl on the floor.But he never touched me intimately.I don’t know if he was just working up to it, or if he had other plans for me.In all that time, I never once saw him with a woman, so maybe he didn’t swing that way.”
Burn stared at her with a hunger that startled Crash.“Are you telling us you’re still a virgin?”
Her face flushed, but she nodded.
“I don’t know how the hell you remained untouched after living with both the Black Daggers and the Double Deuces, but you are one damn lucky young lady,” Blitz said.“I’m still pissed that some of them escaped because you had to be saved, but I suppose that isn’t entirely your fault.It isn’t like you were there of your own free will.”
“No, sir.”
Blitz smiled at the “sir” comment, then turned his gaze to Crash and Burn.“So, boys.The question remains what are you going to do with her?She’s a liability, so I can’t have her running around out there, with knowledge of who set that fire.But she isn’t going to fit in around here as a party girl either.”
Burn growled.
“I agree with my brother.She definitely isn’t going to be a party girl.”
Blitz’s eyebrows shot up.“Then what will she be?”
“Our mate,” Burn said.
“Mate?”Willow asked.“What’s that?”
Blitz laughed, a full belly laugh.“Honey, they want you to be their wife.”
“Their?”she squeaked.“As in both of them?”
Blitz nodded.“Crash and Burn are tiger twins, who share absolutely everything.They’ve been mouthing off for years about how, when they found their mate, they were going to share the same woman.Now, I’m not going to force you to mate with them, but you have my blessing if that’s a road you wish to travel.You know the M.C.lifestyle, and you’re obviously tough as nails to have survived what you did.And youwilllive with the Steel Riders.As what remains to be determined.If I were you, I’d take them up on their offer.”
Willow looked a little shocked as she glanced back and forth between Crash and Burn.“You don’t know me.Why would you want to claim me as your wife?”
Crash leaned in close and sniffed her, now that the smell of smoke was gone.She still smelled a little smoky, but there was underlying floral scent that teased his nose.A purr rumbled out of him and he kissed her softly on the cheek.
“Are you familiar with shifters?”Crash asked.
She shook her head.“Until you turned from tiger to man, I didn’t know they existed.”
“Shifter lore states that every shifter has a destined mate out in the world somewhere.We’re told we’ll recognize this mate by touch or scent, or maybe both.I recognized you by touch because my nose was fucked up from the smoke, but now that I can smell again, you smell like you’re mine,” Crash said.
Burn leaned in to sniff along her neck before pulling back.“I have to agree with Crash.I felt the pull when I helped you at the Double Deuces’ clubhouse, but now you smell right too.I would imagine after a bath, you’d smell even more like ours.There’s still a hint of smoke clinging to your skin right now.”
“And this mating is a forever kind of thing?”she asked.“You aren’t going to claim me today then pass me off to someone else next month?”
Crash growled.“We’ll kill any male who touches you.”
She nodded.“May I have a little time to get used to the idea?”
“Fine,” Blitz said.“But you sleep with them.What you do in that bed is entirely up to you, but I have nowhere else to put you right now.I’m considering this matter closed, but if you decide not to mate with them, I’ll need to know so we can figure out something else.I can’t have you wandering around and getting into things.Besides, if Crash and Burn don’t claim you, the other club members are going to think you’re free for entertainment purposes.”
She blanched again, but nodded.“Is a shower and change of clothes possible?”
Crash scratched his jaw.“A shower is doable, and you can wear something of ours for now, but we’ll have to work on getting you some clothes that fit.If you’ll give us your sizes from the skin out, shoes too, then we’ll see you have a few things to get you by until you can shop for your own things.”
Willow stood.“Then by all means, show me to the shower.The Double Deuces hadn’t let me shower for the last two days so I would imagine I stink under the smoke smell.The smoke is definitely an improvement.”
Crash didn’t agree with that assessment, but he kept his thoughts to himself.With a nod to Blitz, he led Willow to their room, with Burn following close behind.Their room wasn’t much to look at, just a large California King bed, dresser, and a small desk and chair.There was a TV on the dresser, but as Crash looked around the place, he realized that with them claiming a mate, they were going to need more space.Time to go house hunting!Well, if they could convince Willow to be theirs.
Burn grabbed some paper and a pen while Crash dug through the dresser for shorts and a tee.Burn motioned for Willow to sit on the bed, but she shook her head.
“I’ll make the bedding smell like smoke.It’s best if I stand until I’ve had a shower.”
