Talon's Claim (Savage Legion MC, Book 6) by Aria Ray

Author:Aria Ray [Ray, Aria]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2024-04-18T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Thirteen

Kelly

I have to admit that I’m kind of numb on the way back to the Savage Legion clubhouse. It feels like my sense of security has been stolen, along with any fantasy I ever had of being in control of my own destiny. It’s dispiriting to see how easily that asshole overpowered me. I felt like a helpless little kid again, instead of the mature, responsible woman I thought I was before this happened. I don’t typically wish bad things on people who wrong me, but I’d love to see my abductor sitting in jail for a nice long time.

The professional side of my brain tells me that behind every criminal is a history of experiences that formed and hardened them into the person they became. That maybe his love for Anabel overrode his normal decision-making process. I’d like to think there was a reason for it, because it seems like he genuinely cares about her, and thought I was one of the bad guys. But deep down inside I know that abducting someone and potentially torturing them for information makes him just as bad as the person he was trying to protect his loved one from. I’m not feeling very turn the other cheek on this one.

Instead of thinking about all the horrible things that have happened to me today, I try and empty my mind and concentrate on the feel of Talon sitting in front of me. My arms are wrapped around his waist and the solidness of his form is grounding me. I breathe in the fresh air as the road whizzes past us. In my darkest moments in that van, I fantasized about this hot biker rescuing me, and he did. He came to my rescue.

I smile to myself as I hold him tighter.

***

When we get back to the clubhouse, he picks me up off his bike and carries me into the clubhouse, upstairs and into his suite. I want to argue that I can walk on my own two feet, but when I try to take a step, I feel like my knees are about to give way. Maybe my ordeal affected me more than I want to admit?

We end up in the bathroom and he starts a shower. He’s quiet and it makes me think he’s not asking if it’s okay to take care of me, out of fear I will say no. Nothing could be further from the truth. If being pulled into that van so easily taught me anything, it’s that I’m not invincible, or capable of fighting back against a larger, stronger opponent. Until I can get some self-defense classes under my belt and learn to be more aware of my surroundings, I need a man like Talon who is willing to step up when things go terribly wrong.

That’s twice he’s saved me now.

Knowing he was suspicious enough to double check about me being called away, intelligent enough to figure out that things aren’t always what they seem, and chivalrous

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