Could what? Have sex?
Did he think I was a sure thing?
I mean, he had to know I was attracted to him, right? I can’t stop the excitement I feel at the thought of being with him. Just thinking about his touch makes me blush and makes my sensuality come alive. I want to explore that side of me, with him.
Then something occurs to me. Does he want me to be his rebound girl? The thought of that hurts. As lame as it sounds, I don’t want to be his rebound. I want to be his forever girl. His wife. His old lady, as I’ve heard Faye be called.
Yeah, I’m living in a dream world. And if Tracker knew my thoughts he would run to the other side of the country. I don’t even know if he does commitment. From what I’ve heard, he wasn’t always faithful to Allie, another strike against him. Cheating is unforgivable to me. William was the first and only cheating scum I will have anything to do with. If Tracker’s okay with sleeping around on a girl who cares about him—even if she is a massive bitch—then he’s not someone I want to waste time on.
“I don’t think so, Tracker,” I reply before he can finish his sentence, looking down as I speak. The words hurt coming out, because really all I want to do is scream Yes! My resolve hardens, and I push those thoughts away.
“Why not?” he asks quietly. “I’ve seen how you look at me.”
Yep, he knows. Of course he knows.
No wonder he thinks I’d get on the back of his bike just like that.
He knows.
And I can’t believe he just said that. Red-cheeked, I choose to ignore his comment and point towards the hallway. “Go and find her.”
He stands, but then crouches in front of me, his hands resting on both of my thighs. “We would be so fuckin’ good together, you know that, right?”
I know. We would be. While it lasted anyway.
Then I’d be left to deal with the ramifications of giving in to him.
A broken heart.
“Yeah, but for how long?” I reply, forcing a smile that doesn’t reach my eyes. “I don’t want to be just another woman to you, Tracker.”
He studies me, eyes flashing. “I don’t think I’d put in this much effort for a one-night stand, Lana.”
I think about that. What am I to him? Just a game? I don’t know. I wish I could know what was going on in his head, but there’s no way I’m ready to risk my heart with this man. I need someone I could trust, someone who I know will be faithful and loyal to me. When I stay silent, he sighs.
“Luckily, I’m a patient man,” he murmurs, sliding a finger down my cheek with a gentleness that surprises me. He stands and calls out, “You better have found a good spot, Clover, because I’m coming.”
I try and hide my grin as I watch him roam the clubhouse, looking for Clover. She must have hidden in the kitchen, because I hear laughter, his low chuckle and her high-pitched squeals, coming from there. For a second, I imagine that this is our house, and he is playing with our daughter.
Aaaand that’s why I’m a good writer. I have a huge imagination.
Shit.
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CHANTAL FERNANDO is a New York Times bestselling author of the novel Maybe This Time, and the Wind Dragons Motorcycle Club trilogy: Dragon’s Lair,Arrow’s Hell, and Tracker’s End. She lives in Western Australia and can be followed on Twitter and Facebook.
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Fernando, Chantal.
Arrow’s hell / Chantal Fernando. — First Gallery Books trade paperback edition.
pages ; cm. — (Wind Dragons Motorcycle Club ; 2)
1. Motorcycle clubs—Fiction. 2. Motorcycle gangs—Fiction. 3. Brothers and sisters—Fiction. I. Title.
PR9619.4.F465A89 2015
823'.92—dc23
2014046244
ISBN 978-1-5011-0619-4
ISBN 978-1-5011-0622-4 (ebook)
CONTENTS
Epigraph
Prologue
One
Two
Three
Four
Five
Six
Seven
Eight
Nine
Ten
Eleven
Twelve
Thirteen
Fourteen
Fifteen
Sixteen
Seventeen
Eighteen
Nineteen
Twenty
Twenty-One
Twenty-Two
Twenty-Three
Twenty-Four
Twenty-Five
Twenty-Six
Twenty-Seven
Acknowledgments
Tracker’s End Excerpt
About the Author