Burn closed the door and leaned against it while Crash sat on the edge of the bed.How much should he tell her?
“It went…not as well as we’d expected.We had a discussion about you, and then about what to do with the remaining Double Deuces.We’re going after them tonight at seven, but you have us to yourself until then.”
“And the part about me?”she asked, looking one to the other.
“You have twenty-four hours to either mate us, or be subjected to more questioning and removed from our care,” Burn said.
That wasn’texactlywhat Blitz had said, but Crash knew Burn was right.If she didn’t accept them as her mates within twenty-four hours, and Cinder had his wish to torture her for information, she would no longer be left in their care.The thought of Cinder getting his hands on her soured Crash’s stomach.
“What else aren’t you telling me?”she asked.
“If you aren’t mated to us by the time we ride tonight, then you’ll be considered expendable if anything happens while we’re gone.Spark is going to remain behind to watch over Luna and you, but if shit happens, then Luna will come first.”Crash sighed.“I don’t agree with it, but we can’t argue with the Pres.I’m just glad he relented and allowed a patched member to stay behind.He was going to leave you with just the Prospects, but I don’t know how much I trust them.They’re still proving themselves.”
She looked at the clock.“So I have roughly ten hours to decide?”
“Less,” Burn said.“We’ll have to mark you, and since you’re an innocent, that isn’t something we can rush through.”
“Mark me how?”
“We’ll each bite you during sex.You’ll have a mark on each shoulder, which will leave a scar, showing you belong to us.The Pres will ask to see the marks before he’ll agree that you’re mated to us, and therefore, worthy of protection tonight.”
Her cheeks bloomed with color.“And it has to be during sex?”
“It’s the best way for you to carry our scent.Even if you shower, you’ll still faintly smell of us, more so than if we just hugged you.”Burn pushed away from the door and stood beside the bed.“I know it’s a lot to take in, and we’re rushing you after we said we wouldn’t, but Blitz has upped the timetable, and we’d be foolish not to heed him.He’s not playing around, Willow.Doubts were cast upon the story you told us last night, and now he’s even less sure that he can trust you.”
“So I need to prove that I’m committed to the club, and in order to do that, I need to prove I’m committed to you.”She nodded.“I’m not stupid.I know what questioning is like in an M.C.I want to avoid that at any cost, and I really do trust the two of you.You’ve been so nice to me and treated me better than anyone ever has before.”
“We could take you shopping, grab some lunch at a nice restaurant, and give you some more time to think things over.”Crash took her hand.“I don’t want you to feel like we’re rushing you.”
“You aren’t rushing me,” she said.“I thought about it while you were gone, and the idea of belonging to you both doesn’t frighten me.It’s the way I feel about it that scares me.I’ve never wanted anything before, except freedom, and I’ve never desired anyone.And now I’m feeling all of these emotions and there are places on me that tingle that never have before, and it’s all a little…overwhelming.”
Burn smiled.“So we make you tingle, do we?”
Her cheeks burned brighter and she looked like she wanted to hide.Crash thought her embarrassment was cute.He’d been with practiced women, women who had been with more men than he could probably count, but he’d never been with an innocent before.The thought of them being her first, and only, males made him feel even more possessive of her.The idea that she was completely untouched sent lust surging through him, and he had to wrangle his tiger into submission.The beast wanted to mark her and claim her as theirs right this very moment.
“May I ask a favor?”she asked.
“Anything,” Crash said.
“If I let you claim me, no waiting necessary, could we at least go somewhere else?The thought of all your M.C.brothers hearing us is mortifying, and it somehow cheapens the entire thing.I’ve only lived in clubhouses since I was five, and I’ve stayed in a few cheap motels, the kind you can rent by the hour.”
Burn knelt beside the bed and toyed with a lock of her hair.“Sweetheart, we’ll take you to the best hotel in town if that’s what you want.But we have to be here and ready to ride by seven, regardless.And you’ll need to be with us if you’re going to be protected.”
“Could we…after you’re finished tonight, could we go back to the hotel?Maybe stay a few nights just to have some time to ourselves?”she asked softly.“Being in a clubhouse makes me feel…unsafe.I know you won’t let anything happen to me, but just being here is hard after everything I’ve been through.I need a change of scenery for a while.”
Crash lifted her hand and kissed the back of it.“Honey, we’ll rent a hotel room for a week while we search for a house, but eventually we’ll need to come back here until our home is ready.”
“You don’t have to buy something.I’d be content with you renting a trailer.Anyplace but here.”She squeezed his hand.“I know it’s a lot to ask because this is your home, but…”
Burn shushed her.“You deserve to feel safe, and we’ll do whatever it takes to make that happen.We just have to get through tonight first, and before that, we have a mate to claim.”
She smiled.“Then I’m ready when you are.”
“Just give us a minute to pack a bag.You should put on your shoes and gather your things.I think we have an extra duffle you can use for your new things, and we’ll make sure luggage is on our list of things to buy for you.”Crash kissed her cheek.“This mating might be rushed, but we’ll do our best to make it special for you.”
“Thank you.”She blinked tears from her eyes, but Crash and Burn both noticed.
Crash hoped like hell they didn’t fuck this up.They had one shot to impress her, and the fact it was her first time just added more pressure.What exactly did she know about sex?Much less sex with two men… He wasn’t sure if they should have a talk with her beforehand, or just go really slow.Too slow and it might kill him.He wanted her so badly he ached.His cock had been hard since he’d woken with her in his arms, but if she’d noticed, she hadn’t said anything.
