Arrow's Hell (Wind Dragons MC #2)(42)

“What? What does it do to you, Arrow?” I demand.

He reaches down and adjusts himself. “I’ve never wanted to be inside someone more in my entire life.”

We stare at each other for a few tense moments. “Rake wants someone better for you—”

“Rake is going to have to deal,” I say, lifting my chin stubbornly. “You think I’d choose some overbearing criminal if I had the choice? You’re it for me, whether I like it or not.”

His lip twitches at that.

“I tried not to want you, Arrow, but these things don’t work like that,” I murmur softly. “It’s making me crazy. I’m overthinking everything, trying to understand it all, but really what it all comes down to is that I want you. More than I’ve ever wanted anything in my life.”

He smiles, walks over to the bed, sits down and pulls me on top of his lap. “I don’t know what this is with us. It’s making me crazy too. You’re a gift I didn’t expect and sure as hell don’t deserve.”

I don’t believe that is true.

I lean my forehead against his. “Arrow. Kiss me.”

“Anna—”

I take matters into my own hands. Grabbing his beard and pulling his face to me, I capture his lips in a kiss he isn’t going to soon forget. I move so I’m straddling his lap, my hands on his shoulders, gripping him in place. He moans, his hands moving to cup each globe of my ass. He squeezes. I slowly grind myself onto him, feeling his hard cock standing to attention. He holds me in place, so I can’t move anymore. I wonder why, until I hear the sound of someone knocking on my door.

“Anna! Come on, breakfast is ready,” my brother calls out, interrupting us.

Arrow’s cock goes a little soft at that.

I sigh, burying my face in his neck. “Surely being this frustrated with no release isn’t good for my health.”

“You aren’t the one with blue balls,” he says, puffing out a breath.

I lift my head. “I didn’t have women at my beck and call these last few weeks.”

He slaps my ass. “You going to hold that against me forever? And don’t say it was cheating, because it wasn’t. We weren’t together, and I was trying to get you off my mind. Not that it f*ckin’ worked, but I tried.”

“So what are you saying? We’re together now?” I ask, wanting to clarify this once and for all.

“What I’m saying is,” he says as his hands move up my thighs, stroking lazily, “I see no other option for us. You’re mine, Anna, that’s all there is to it. It’s not a choice, it’s a fact.”

“You don’t need to sound so happy about it.” I sniff. It sounds like he’s talking about a prison sentence or something.

He lifts one hand to grip my chin between his thumb and index finger. “I’m not happy about it. I never thought I’d feel anything for a woman again, and I’m not sure I’m capable of being what you need. I don’t want to hurt you, Anna—”

“Anna! Hurry up!” Rake bellows again.

I kiss Arrow once, gently, just a simple touch of our lips, then slide off his lap. Without another word, I unlock the door and walk out of the room. I find my brother in the kitchen, sitting there with a plate full of food in front of him. He points to the seat next to him with his fork, silently inviting me.

“Who cooked?” I ask, grabbing a plate and serving some of the scrambled eggs and bacon.

Rake shrugs. “One of the women. Jess, I think.”

I take my place next to him. “You still angry at me?”

His eyes soften when he looks at me. “You know I can’t stay mad at you long.”

I’m glad he feels that way.

I eat my food in silence, wondering how best to approach the Arrow subject. I don’t want the two of them to fight over me. They’ve been friends a long time, and I don’t want to come between that. Arrow is right; it would be so much easier if we could just stay away from each other. In a way, I guess we’re being selfish, but at the same time, feelings like this don’t come around very often. They haven’t ever for me before. I’ve never felt such an instant attraction to someone before. Is it an attraction? Or fascination? There is something tethering us together, a connection. I can’t explain it, and I’m done questioning it.

“I’m sorry I worried you,” I say. “And I’m sorry that I got involved in something that I wasn’t meant to.”

Rake puts his fork down and pins me with his green eyes. “You’re my baby sister, Anna. I heard what Sin said to you, but I couldn’t ask for a better sister. Yes, you’re strong-willed, opinionated, and a general pain in my ass, but what sister isn’t?”

I smile at that. “I learned from the best, after all.”

He smiles, now staring down at his plate. “You’ve got that right.”

“Everything else went well on your . . . run?” I ask.

He nods once but doesn’t say anything else on the topic.

“What are your plans for today?” I ask, easily changing the subject.

“Tonight I’m going to Rift to see how it’s running. Are you going to class today?”

“Yeah, I need to work on my thesis. Now that my kidnapping is over, I guess it’s back to reality.”