I follow her around several stores. She’s looking for the perfect outfit to wear and she’s tried on around fifty different things. I can’t tell her she looks amazing in everything, so I just shrug and grunt that she looks ‘okay’. Does Lake do this? Give her fashion advice? I’m seriously gonna question him when he gets back from whatever mission Riggs sent him on.
We’re heading back to the bike when Enzo steps from his restaurant shouting my name. His thick Italian accent causes Leia to smile. She loves Italian food. “Come,” he says, waving us in. “Let me feed this beautiful girl. Do you starve your women at the club? She needs meat on her bones,” he says, ushering us inside and pushing us over to a table.
The Kings Reapers have just begun a new alliance with the Italians, and so far, things are working out well.
Enzo’s son, Vinn, steps over to us and we shake hands. He turns to Leia and his eyes light up. He kisses the back of her hand and she flutters her eyelashes. I glare between them. “Vinn,” I say coolly. “This is Leia, Riggs’ sister.”
“You’re gorgeous.” He smiles and she blushes.
“His nineteen-year-old sister,” I add.
“Almost twenty,” butts in Leia. “Lovely to meet you.”
“The pleasure is all mine,” he says with a wink.
Enzo returns to the table with two plates of pasta. “Eat something before you waste away.”
Leia smiles gratefully. “I was getting hungry,” she admits.
“And Chains wasn’t going to feed you?” Enzo gasps in mock horror.
“It ain’t my job to feed her,” I grunt.
“Lake always feeds me,” she says and I scowl at her.
Vinn places a flyer down on the table for Leia. “We like having pretty girls in our club. Free entry for you and your friends and full use of the VIP area.”
Leia looks over the flyer and smiles. “I love this place. Thanks.”
“Again, can I point out she’s nineteen,” I huff.
“Almost twenty,” Vinn and Leia say at the same time. They both laugh and I tuck into my food before I throw it over the flirty fuckers.
Chapter Two
Leia
I stare at Chains. “No,” I say firmly. He looks down at his ripped jeans and oil-stained t-shirt. “You are not coming out with me wearing that. You’ll have to stay outside.”
“I have to have my eyes on you all the time. Riggs’ orders.”
I stomp past him and open his wardrobe. I scan through the shirts and throw a white one to him. Then I go through the jeans and find a non-ripped black pair. Chains sighs. “And I’m warning you, keep away from my friends, Chains.”
He smirks and pulls his t-shirt over his head. I allow my eyes to take in his ripped chest. His tattoos crawl over his skin. I can see why women swoon at his feet—he’s gorgeous. He’s got a cheeky glint to his blue eyes and dimples that turn women to putty in his hands. I’ve witnessed it with my own eyes.
“You finished staring?” He grins, unfastening the belt to his jeans. I turn my back, blushing profusely.
When we arrive at the bar, I spot my group of friends the second I step into the dimly lit wine bar. Tommy, Jade, and Lexie all greet me with hugs. Over the last two years, we’ve all become pretty close, meeting through university, spending time together in study groups, and then partying on the weekends.
Chains takes a seat nearby and pulls out his cell. “Who’s the new hottie?” asks Jade.
“It’s Chains. Lake is away, so he’s filling in,” I explain.
“Oh my god, is that who Star had—” begins Lex, but she cuts off when I glare at her.
“Yes. I don’t wanna know the details and none of you are allowed to go near him. He’s a player. If you’d seen the skanks he’s hung out with, you’d vomit.”
“You got a thing for him?” asks Tommy and I screw my face up in disgust.
“I’ve grown up around these guys and I’ve seen enough to know I am never getting with a biker.”
“Some of the guys I’ve seen picking you up from university—” Jade pauses and puffs out a breath. “They are hot. How the hell are you still a virgin!”
Tommy almost spits out his drink and I press my lips together to suppress my smile. We have history, me and Tommy. We’ve kissed a few times on a night out, but it's never gone further. He’s a nice guy, thoughtful and kind. He’s training to be a doctor and he’s hot. He’s tall, and I like that he’s not got tattoos or huge muscles.
Jade gets us some shots. It’s how we usually start and end the night, but Chains is eyeing me as I knock it back. It pisses me off and I feel like he’s judging me. “We really need to lose him,” I mutter and Jade laughs.
“I don’t think he’s the type of guy we can just lose. Bring back Lake—at least he let us get on with it.”
I show the group the passes for Vinn’s club and we decide to head there. The door man greets Chains like they’re long-lost pals and I eyeroll the pair as we’re ushered through without queuing. “I could totally get used to this treatment,” says Jade with a smile.
The VIP lounge is amazing. Vinn wasn’t kidding when he said they like pretty women hanging around. Tommy looks fit to burst.
“They definitely need a better woman-to-man ratio.” Lex sighs, and as if her words were heard, the crowds seem to part and around ten men walk through, causing a stir amongst the females in the room. They’re all dressed in expensive suits and they’re all hot. I realise the guy leading them is Vinn and feel myself blushing.
He makes a bee-line for me and I feel like the most special person here. Something about having his eyes on me in a room full of stunning women boosts my confidence.
“You came,” he drawls and I smile shyly.
“This place is amazing,” I say. “We’ve never been in the VIP room before.”
Vinn pins a gold ribbon on my dress. “If you sit in the gold booths, you’ll be treated like the princess you are. Enjoy your night, Leia. I’ll try and catch up with you later.”
Jade squeezes my hands as we watch the men breeze through the room. “Who the hell was that?” she almost squeals.
“That was Vinn, the owner of this place.”
Chains takes my hand and pulls me clear of my friends. He looks annoyed. “Your brother wouldn’t want you interacting with Vinn. You need to steer clear of him as much as possible.”
“Are you kidding?” I grin at his absurd suggestion. “He’s hot and he spoke to me. In this room full of beautiful women, he spoke to me. If Vinn wants to take my virginity right here on the bar, then I’ll be honest with ya, I’m down for that.”
Chains’ face darkens. “Not on my watch, Leia. All virginity will stay intact on my watch. Riggs will kill Vinn and then me, so that won’t work well for anyone.”
“I dunno. Vinn is pretty scary looking. I think he could take on you Kings,” I muse.
“Are you shitting me?” snaps Chains and I laugh. “Go drink with your friends, Leia. You’re pissing me off.”