After the Ride (Night Riders Motorcycle Club Book 2) by Kathryn Thomas Page B
Authors: Kathryn Thomas
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turned her own bike towards him and raced to his side.
“What are you doing?”
Blake’s eyes were cold as he brought his bike to a stop, and Lauren slowed to his side as she brushed her hair from her eyes.
“I’m coming with you,” she said.
“Lauren, I told you that you had to—”
He gripped her hands in his. Lauren didn’t shrug him off. She held his hands tighter and pressed her brow to his.
“I don’t lie,” she said. “And I want to be with you.”
He started to protest, but as soon as their mouths met in a kiss, Blake relaxed against her body, and when he finally lifted his lips, his fingers stroked her face.
“It’s going to be dangerous,” he said. “I don’t want—”
“Do you want me with you?”
Blake hung his head and nodded. She kissed him again, and Lauren held his hand as she sat tall on her bike.
“Let’s go then,” Lauren said.
Blake revved up his motor, but before he drove into the dawn, he looked at her again, and his fingers stroked her cheek.
“You gonna stay where I can keep an eye on you?” he asked.
Lauren found his lips and kissed him hard before running her fingers down his neck.
“As long as I can keep my eye on you.”
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CHAPTER ONE
Despite the chill of the desert night air, Lauren’s body was dripping with sweat. As her hand gripped the bars of Blake’s spare bike, her heart thumped wildly in her chest. Her body moved with the bike as she worked to keep up with the club. Blake was still in her sights when the bikes started to round a corner. He started to slip away from her point of view when Lauren rolled her neck and hit the gas harder.
Not happening. I gave him my word.
Turning with the curve in the road, she started to pass the other members of the crew until she found herself at Callie’s side. The redhead winked under her helmet and fixed a curious smiled to her face.
“So you really are in this for the long haul?” Callie asked, voice mingling with the wind that whipped over their bodies and the sand and stones spraying into the air.
“Where else would I want to be?” Lauren replied.
Callie offered no answer to the question and focused on the way ahead. With nothing but the silence and the roar of the engines hitting her ears and flooding her mind, Lauren knew that there was someplace else where she could go. Where she should go. Whether it was the law or the Demon Dogs that caught up with them first, she was in more danger than now than she had been at her night on the auction block. Casting a quick glance over her shoulder, she felt sure that she saw strange bikes not belonging to the Night Riders or the flash of red and blue sirens. Which was the worst fate? She had received a taste of the Demon Dog’s treatment. Even with Eric and Nate dead and buried in what had to be shallow graves, Wayne still breathed. And there would be a price to pay for the club’s most recent transgression. Only thing to do was make tracks and hope that they couldn’t be traced.
Speeding away from Callie, Lauren found her way back to Blake’s side. Leading the charge, he barely registered her presence until she raised her voice to capture some of his attention.
“So what’s the plan?” she called out.
“You having second thoughts?” Blake asked as he denied her his stare and started to turn another corner. Following his lead, Lauren managed to catch up and hold her own with him. When he started to pull away from the group, Lauren kept up the chase. For a second, the bike rocked in her hands and under her body. Fearing that she might fall, she felt a hand on her back. Startled by the touch, she turned and saw Trent steadying her in her seat as he gave her a quick nod.
“Easy,” Trent cautioned. “Think there’s been enough fatalities for one night.”
He
“What are you doing?”
Blake’s eyes were cold as he brought his bike to a stop, and Lauren slowed to his side as she brushed her hair from her eyes.
“I’m coming with you,” she said.
“Lauren, I told you that you had to—”
He gripped her hands in his. Lauren didn’t shrug him off. She held his hands tighter and pressed her brow to his.
“I don’t lie,” she said. “And I want to be with you.”
He started to protest, but as soon as their mouths met in a kiss, Blake relaxed against her body, and when he finally lifted his lips, his fingers stroked her face.
“It’s going to be dangerous,” he said. “I don’t want—”
“Do you want me with you?”
Blake hung his head and nodded. She kissed him again, and Lauren held his hand as she sat tall on her bike.
“Let’s go then,” Lauren said.
Blake revved up his motor, but before he drove into the dawn, he looked at her again, and his fingers stroked her cheek.
“You gonna stay where I can keep an eye on you?” he asked.
Lauren found his lips and kissed him hard before running her fingers down his neck.
“As long as I can keep my eye on you.”
Read on for an excerpt from the breathtaking conclusion
Available now!
CHAPTER ONE
Despite the chill of the desert night air, Lauren’s body was dripping with sweat. As her hand gripped the bars of Blake’s spare bike, her heart thumped wildly in her chest. Her body moved with the bike as she worked to keep up with the club. Blake was still in her sights when the bikes started to round a corner. He started to slip away from her point of view when Lauren rolled her neck and hit the gas harder.
Not happening. I gave him my word.
Turning with the curve in the road, she started to pass the other members of the crew until she found herself at Callie’s side. The redhead winked under her helmet and fixed a curious smiled to her face.
“So you really are in this for the long haul?” Callie asked, voice mingling with the wind that whipped over their bodies and the sand and stones spraying into the air.
“Where else would I want to be?” Lauren replied.
Callie offered no answer to the question and focused on the way ahead. With nothing but the silence and the roar of the engines hitting her ears and flooding her mind, Lauren knew that there was someplace else where she could go. Where she should go. Whether it was the law or the Demon Dogs that caught up with them first, she was in more danger than now than she had been at her night on the auction block. Casting a quick glance over her shoulder, she felt sure that she saw strange bikes not belonging to the Night Riders or the flash of red and blue sirens. Which was the worst fate? She had received a taste of the Demon Dog’s treatment. Even with Eric and Nate dead and buried in what had to be shallow graves, Wayne still breathed. And there would be a price to pay for the club’s most recent transgression. Only thing to do was make tracks and hope that they couldn’t be traced.
Speeding away from Callie, Lauren found her way back to Blake’s side. Leading the charge, he barely registered her presence until she raised her voice to capture some of his attention.
“So what’s the plan?” she called out.
“You having second thoughts?” Blake asked as he denied her his stare and started to turn another corner. Following his lead, Lauren managed to catch up and hold her own with him. When he started to pull away from the group, Lauren kept up the chase. For a second, the bike rocked in her hands and under her body. Fearing that she might fall, she felt a hand on her back. Startled by the touch, she turned and saw Trent steadying her in her seat as he gave her a quick nod.
“Easy,” Trent cautioned. “Think there’s been enough fatalities for one night.”
He
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