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shunned, you know. Your name isn’t to be spoken by anyone. Not even your family.”
    She looked up suddenly, embarrassed. “I’m sorry. I’m sure that isn’t easy to hear.”
    “No skin off my nose,” I snorted. I had said goodbye to my family a long time ago.
    “Anyway,” she went on, “that doesn’t keep people from gossiping, of course. Whispering. You’re like this… this boogey man in people’s minds. You’re the fallen one who has gone to the Devil. They know that you left for a place called Lupine, which they say is the symbol of the devil because it’s named after a wolf, and that you’re a killer in a motorcycle gang.”
    I burst into laughter. “Lupine isn’t named after a wolf. It’s named after a goddamn flower.”
    “Well, anyway,” she shrugged. “That’s what they say.”
    My laughter subsided, and I tilted my head at her in confusion. “So, you heard I lived in a town named after Satan, and that I’m a killer, and you decided that it would be a good idea to come find me?” I smirked.
    She looked up at me, her dark eyes clear and frank. “I had to get out. You were the only person I knew who might help me.”
    Shit . That wasn’t where I wanted this to go. I had been trying to get rid of her, but I had gotten distracted by her story in spite of myself.
    “Look,” I said, shaking my head. “I can’t help you. I’m not exactly what Elias told you I was, but I’m not that far off. My life doesn’t have any room in it for helping out some woman I’ve never met. I can’t do anything for you.”
    A look of desperation and fear crossed her face. She stood up from the picnic table and took a few steps forward, until she was facing me not two feet away. Her large, dark eyes met mine, imploring me without words, and a shock of electricity shot through me before I knew what was happening. Up until now, I had noticed that she was pretty, but the fucking Minions shirt she was wearing had been so distracting that I hadn’t paid much more attention than that. Up close, with her face raised toward me, I realized for the first time that she was fucking beautiful. Her creamy, clear skin set off the full, pouty pinkness of her lips, and before I realized what was going on, I had grown hard as a rock as my mind conjured up an image of how that soft, full mouth would look wrapped around my dick.
    “Please,” she said simply as I fought for self-control. She didn’t seem to have any idea of the fucking effect she was having on me as her voice lowered to a whisper. “I don’t have any place else to go. I don’t have any money left.” Her eyes searched mine, begging me, and my cock jumped in my pants. “Please,” she repeated, softer this time. “Please, just help me find someplace to sleep tonight, and take a shower. I promise I’ll leave you alone after that.”
    Goddamn . My heart was slamming against my ribcage so hard I was afraid she’d hear it. She couldn’t have known that all I could think of now was joining her naked body in the shower she’d just asked for, and hearing that throaty little voice beg me for something else entirely. I took a step back and arranged my face in an angry frown. Fuck .
    I couldn’t believe I was about to do this. Grey would probably fucking kill me for it.
    “Okay,” I growled at her. “One night. One night only.” I nodded back toward the clubhouse. “There’s an apartment upstairs. You can stay there. It’s got a bathroom with a shower.” And a lock on the door .
    “Oh, thank you!” she cried, jumping up and down slightly. She smiled at me then, a bright, dazzling smile that lit up her whole face and made my heart start slamming in my chest again. “Thank you so much, Levi!” She stepped forward just a little, then pulled back in embarrassment, her arms clasped tightly to her chest.
    Grumbling to myself, I had her follow me to the entrance to the clubhouse and held the door open for her. Inside, I led her through the bar, upstairs,