Page 36 of Empower

Thankfully, she listened.

All around us, cops moved, searching.

I knew they wouldn’t find the guns; we had offloaded them yesterday. Or else we would have been fucked.

Even though after forty-five minutes they didn’t find anything, I, along with Red, Ripper, Gravel, Tank, Hippie, Clip, Porter, and Cason were hauled up and read our Miranda rights for conspiring with a group of men and offering illegal weapons. Supposedly.

I locked eyes with Lena and mouthed, “Stay here.”

She nodded.

After we were all taken to the police station and separated, we were all questioned, and I knew my brothers, they all asked for their lawyer.

Tommy came in then and said, “You will ask no further questions until I have had time to speak with my clients.”

After spending hours in the interrogation room, he spoke with the assistant district attorney. And they also talked to a judge.

Apparently, they held a video of us discussing a deal and picking a location.

And they had obtained that video without a search warrant and the witness to the crime, they couldn’t find. Our lawyer had a field day with them, and all charges were dropped.

The next day I was shaking hands with the club’s lawyer, I walked out of jail with my head held high.

After we piled into one of the vans that the club owned, we headed to the clubhouse. Trick, one of the prospects, met me at the door and said, “Everything is back to rights, the girls made sure of it.”

I nodded then clapped him on the back.

As soon as I walked in, Raine made a beeline for me and wrapped me up in a hug, I pressed a kiss atop her head then released her as she went to Tank.

I looked around the clubhouse and the moment my eyes landed on Lena I stalked over to her.

She was curled up on the couch, as a soft snore slipped out while her black hair flared around her head.

As I was looking down at her, Trick walked over, then lowered his voice so he wouldn’t wake her up, “She hasn’t slept. Not a wink. Not until about an hour ago. She took charge, wanted everything to be done for when y’all got back.”

I nodded, bent at the waist, and scooped her into my arms. Carefully. I didn’t want to wake her.

Then I pressed a kiss atop her head and headed for the stairs.

Red met me before I could step up, and said low, “You taking her to your room?”

I nodded.

He lifted his chin and then headed to the bar to get a drink.

I walked up the steps with my Precious bundle in my arms.

The moment I made it to my room, I opened the door and strode to the bed.

Carefully I laid her down, then ran my fingers through her hair, she let out a low moan that went straight to my dick.

Jesus. Fucking. Christ. The power this woman had over me.

Shaking my head, I covered her up and then walked out of the room.

But not before I tagged my phone which still had a charge to it and snapped a picture of her.

It was the first time she was in my bed, and I wanted to remember this moment until all the air in my body left my lungs.