I had to admit that going out with Diesel last night was nice, but it had been a little awkward. He’d been a complete gentleman, but he had kept quiet most of the night. I could tell his mind was somewhere else and he had looked almost uncomfortable around me. Gratefully, the evening was cut short by an emergency phone call from Knox. According to Diesel’s vague explanation, Seth had gotten hit by a car. I felt like the air was literally sucked out of me from the news, and as soon as he hung up, he brought me back to Ravenous with the promise of ending our date properly another time. But, as much as I enjoyed my time with Diesel, my mind was on Seth. Concern had swept through me all evening, and I couldn’t sleep wondering if he was alright.

As the hours ticked by I realized Seth wasn’t going to show up and that I was stuck with Riggs all day sitting on the couch and watching Netflix. I hadn’t even heard from Seth, and I wasn’t comfortable enough with Riggs to ask about him. I figured I’d just have to wait to find out.

As I put Ryder down to sleep, I figured I’d make something to eat. I heard noises in the hallway and sure enough, I walked in on Scarlett and Wolf in the kitchen. Well, more like Wolf on Scarlett, but that was nothing new. Scarlett pushed away from her husband giving him an I told you so glare, before turning back to me.

“I’m so sorry, I didn’t mean to...”

“It’s alright hun, what’s up?”

“I was wondering if I could go downstairs for a while? Ryder’s down for the night and you’re both here, so...”

Scarlet smiled. “Are you sure you want to go downstairs?”

I shrugged. “I’m gonna be honest here. I think I need to go downstairs.”

Wolf tried to hide a chuckle and Scarlett blushed. She closed her eyes and sighed. “Fine, just make sure Seth is with you.”

“Seth is back?”

“Oh yeah, we gave him the day off but he’s down there somewhere. Don’t be shocked if you see him with a girl on his lap. He’s quite popular with the ladies.”

I could feel myself blush and a twinge of jealousy suddenly reared its ugly head. “Good to know,” I murmured.

I jetted out of the apartment, leaving Wolf to take care of his wife. One more bout of hearing Scarlett screaming his name was literally going to drive me crazy. I was glad that Rahyne and Grayson lived a few streets over. I didn’t think I could handle all the sex every night. Slowly, I made my way down into Ravenous. I could hear the music pumping in the stairwell. The club was right at its peak hour, members were laughing, drinking and of course, enjoying Jade and Lucy who were giving them one hell of a show. I looked down at my watch and realized it was only half past ten. I had never actually been in Ravenous. Mostly because it was raunchy as hell, but also because I had honestly never had the urge to stop into the club before, at least not one quite like Ravenous.

I made my way across the tables, avoiding men’s leering glances. I brushed my hand down my short black skirt and headed straight towards the bar. I looked around making sure to avoid Seth, if he was even around. But deep down, as much as I didn’t want to admit it and as much as he drove me crazy, I was worried about him. The man was seriously aggravating. He was hot one moment and then cold the next, I never knew what to make of him. From the moment I first met him, I knew he’d be trouble. He’d been an incessant pain in my ass ever since. Always wanting to know where I was or who I was with. He was worse than my two older brothers. Not even my grandfather was that controlling.

Thinking of my grandfather pulled at my heartstrings. I missed him terribly and I worried about him constantly. When I agreed to come to L.A. I knew that I’d be leaving him alone up in that mountain. I promised him I’d visit, but it’s been a month and with everything going on with the Hell’s Lovers, I just wasn’t able to leave. The Colombian Cartel still hadn’t shown up, but their threat was ominous. I had heard that Juan de la Cruz was biding his time, asking around to see what type of connections the Hell’s Lovers had. There had already been several members who had given Wolf solid information that they were being “looked into.” When he gave us the speech about staying inside and not leaving without protection I simply ignored him, since I wasn’t family. But when he put Seth on my watch I couldn’t believe it. I fought him tooth and nail, not caring that he was my boss or the leader of the Hell’s Lovers. I was not going to have Seth watching my every move. But he had insisted and warned me that if I didn’t follow the rules set forth by the MC, then I was heading back to my grandfather.

I couldn’t go back, though. It had taken me this long to leave the small town we lived in. I had to at least try to make it on my own, before my brothers got wind that I was gone and came back for me. Yes, I was living in a ten by ten spare room, under Wolf and Scarlett’s roof. And yes, I wasn’t completely carrying out what I had set to do here, but at least I was on my own. I had already applied to online courses in the nearby university, and my dream of becoming a teacher was well on its way. If I could just keep my focus on the future and not on Seth Scardino, I’d be just fine.

I took a seat at the bar and one of the newer prospects, I think his name was Rex, smiled at me. “You drinking today, beautiful?”

I shrugged. “Maybe.”

“What are you having?”

“You got wine?”

He raised his hands up, gesturing at the club. “Come on?” he stated sarcastically.

I laughed. “Okay, give me a shot of tequila!” I shouted over the music.

“Really?”

I nodded.

He shook his head. “Okay. If you say so!”

He poured me the drink and I eyed it for a second, before taking a sip. I coughed, as it slowly burned down my throat.

Rex laughed and shook his head. “Take it easy with that,” he gestured at my barely touched glass.

I narrowed my eyes on him and took the shot, grimacing as it burned a path down to my stomach.

He laughed and served me another one. “That’s a girl!” A few bikers came up to the bar and Rex winked at me. I’ll be right back!”

I watched him leave and then swiveled around in my chair taking in the scene. I could feel the heat rush up my cheeks as I actually got to see Ravenous in full action. There were women lying on couches, being satisfied by men, and I mean full on having sex. The girls up on the stage were being touched, groped and hooted at while dollar bills fluttered around them. Jade was smiling down at a man who was trying to touch her, when suddenly she placed a heel on his chest and sent him flying back. I laughed as Knox looked up at her and she shrugged. No touching Jade, that was a rule. The men just needed to learn. Some of the girls were leading men into the back rooms.

As I took it all in, I shivered. Partially from excitement and partially from a weird sense of arousal that started to tickle my body. I took another sip of the tequila and my eyes became transfixed on a half-naked woman who was kneeling before a man in one of the private lounge areas against the back. The curtain was fully opened and I got a clear view of her head as it bobbed up and down on his lap. His hand was guiding her as she seemed to enjoy what she was doing. His head had been thrown back, but as he raised it, a familiar set of green eyes met mine.

Seth didn’t break our eye contact as the woman on the floor satisfied him. Instead he smirked as his eyes roamed my body. He licked his lips and bit his plump lower lip as he lewdly thrusted his hips up towards the woman’s mouth. His smile was wicked, almost knowing how excited I was by his act of depravity. I could feel my body become flushed with arousal, and my eyes continued to be glued on the dirty scene in front of me. I couldn’t help but watch him as his eyes continued to linger on me while another woman was doing sinful things to him.

My body was fully aware of Seth’s heated glare. I looked at his languid form and felt my heart beating faster. He was holding me in this hypnotic, erotic trance. I watched as he held on to the girl’s head, holding her down onto his lap. I could actually see the girl choking, and the sight of it both frightened and fascinated me.

He was blatantly showing me how excited he was getting from my unexpected, voyeuristic tendencies. Suddenly, he pulled the girl off him and moved her aside. His eyes never left mine as he stroked his massive girth, and in turn, mine widened in shock as I took him in. He was huge, almost too big, and thick, his hand barely wrapped around it. As I stared at his swollen tool, I felt a deep heat spread through my body. I licked my lips and squeezed my thighs as I watched spurts of his milky white fluid land on the floor before him. He grunted and groaned as he milked his cock for me. I couldn’t believe he’d done that in front of me. More so, I couldn’t believe I was still sitting there watching it happen.

“You want another shot, Ciara?”

I turned to Rex and nodded. “Give me a double!” I yelled over the music.

He poured me the drink and I downed it. I turned around and realized Seth was heading right for me. Before he could reach me, I ran out, wanting to get as far away as possible from this place and from the only man who has ever scared and excited the hell out of me with just one look.