Beast, page 14
“I love you, Izzy.” She opens her mouth to respond, and I move our connected hands near her face and place my index finger in front of her lips to stop her. “Let me finish. I love you. And I don’t want you to think what I’m saying has anything to do with the money. I have my own, and the club will be just fine with whatever decision you make about the land. Who knows; it might be time for me to travel some and relocate the club anyway? But whatever I do, I want it to be with you by my side. In my bed. In my arms. I’m my life.” I stop and we both stare at each other for a little while. My chest feels heavy with the sight of her tearing up and if I didn’t have my other arm wrapped and my entire body wasn’t sore as fuck… I’d pull her down on me and hold her right.
“Can I say something?” I nod and give her my full attention.
“I love you too, Beast, and I love the way I feel when I’m with you. I love how you always make sure I’m safe and how you focus on me even when we’re in a room full of other people. Our connection is insane, and I can’t imagine not taking a leap of faith with you to see where this can go. You’ve brought me into your world and made me a part of it without even a second glance back and for that I’ll always owe you.” It’s hard as hell lying back with her saying all of those things. I need to hold her.
“Come lay beside me again.” I wrap my arm around her and hold her against my body and relish in the moment of knowing I’ve found my person.
“I know what I want to do with the land.” She cuddles in closer before she tells me, “I’m going to let the club use it for free indefinitely, and I want it written in my will that it goes to the club if I die.” I shift my head to see her face and when I still can’t see it, she moves her head so that she’s looking in my eyes. “I knew last night I was doing this. Those guys literally risked everything to save me and for that, I could never repay them.”
“Izzy, that’s too much. You don’t have any idea how much it’s worth.” There’s no way I can let her do this.
“And the money you were going to use to buy it… I want it split between the guys. I know I don’t need that much land. I can always keep this section right here where the house is, and I’ll have more than I’ve ever dreamed of.” She slides a finger over my chest as she shocks me with her decision.
“I don’t want the guys to ever think what they’ve built here can be taken away from them. And that goes for you, too.” I listen to what she’s saying and fall even more in love with her. She’s so selfless and her heart is one of those rare ones that can empathize with people; another reason to hold her close.
She’s not impressed with the material things, or she’d be keeping the land or taking payment for it.
“I’m not taking all of that money either. It’s too much. I want it to go back to the guys, too. We can split most of it up between them or however you want to do it. Give it out based on a certain percent for every year they worked for you or something. I don’t care, but I want it to go back to them.”
“You do realize they’re all doing well enough.”
“I don’t care. It’s where it belongs. I want to do this. Can you have your lawyer help me with the details? Those guys deserve this. And I want to live in this house with you. We can spend our lives building the empire you’ve already started and pass down the wealth.” How did I get here? How did I get in the arms of an amazingly caring woman who’s seen my demons… who has decided to take care of my guys as if they’re her own? She knows about my secrets and still wants to walk this life along side of me.
“Come here. I need to kiss you.” She smiles and slides up to meet me in a slow, meaningful kiss and I know in this very second that she’s going to be my wife. I will die loving her, and there’s peace in knowing I’ve found my forever.
“IsaBelle Stephens…Will you marry me?”
Epilogue
IsaBelle
It’s been five months since I agreed to marry this man and there’s not been a day that I’ve doubted that decision. Our wedding was simple, just like I wanted it to be, and it was so beautiful seeing all of my favorite guys and the club families dressed up to be with us on our special day.
“Mrs. Beast… your chariot awaits.” I smile at Chip’s formal pose as I step next to my surprise for Beast. I had Lou and Chip help me with the details, but I knew I had to make sure I replaced the bike I tore up. They even have it in a box trailer to add the dramatic flair for the unveiling.
“What is this?” Beast stands against my back, holding me against his body like he always does.
“Your wedding present.” I get the words out as the engine roars, and out rolls a brand-new Harley with the custom add-ons that the guys help me with. They were a god send because I know nothing about motorcycles. By the look on Beast’s face, they must’ve done a great job.
“Are you kidding me?” His face is lit up with excitement and I can see how eager he is to ride it. “Why did you do this?”
“Because I wanted to replace the one I wrecked, and my man deserves to ride in style.” He lifts me around his waist to kiss me properly and I return the gesture. We don’t care that we’re in front of everyone. They’re used to seeing us like this anyway; we haven’t been able to keep our hands off of each other the entire time we’ve been together. If we’re in a room together… we’re touching.
“You’re fuckin’ perfect and god, I love you.” He sits me on the bike while he grips the handles and looks at the detail around me. He takes a step back and pulls out his phone and snaps a picture of me sitting on his new ride and I even lean back in a provocative pose to tease him. “That’s the hottest picture I’ve seen in my life.” I laugh as I glance down at my fully clothed self and decide to break the rest of my surprise to him. These tight black jeans and my non-revealing top have nothing on what I wore last week for pictures on this bike.
“I guess you won’t want the ones I had taken of me in my new lingerie on the bike,” I taunt him and love his reaction when I hand him the photo album of me in a series of pictures where I’m either wearing see through lingerie, or I’m completely naked.
“Ah fuck. You are perfect… Wait, who took the pictures?” He looks to Chip like he’s tempted to beat his ass if I say his name. Chip and I have spent a lot of time together because he was sort of assigned to me for when Beast isn’t around. Chip is definitely like a younger brother, and I’m not trying to have him see me like that.
“I hired a professional.” I let him squirm a bit before I add the part of my answer he really needs to hear. “She was amazing.” I can see him relax, and the guys start laughing at him.
“I’m going to look at this book so many times. I love it. And I love you. Say goodbye to the guys because I’m about to take you away for weeks. You won’t be able to walk between us riding and me fucking you.” I slide off the bike and hug the guys one by one. This is something I started, and I haven’t let up because I know there are a few of them who never get hugs in a day. They’re finally getting used to me invading their personal space, and most of them don’t freeze up when I open my arms and come at them.
I look back at Beast on the bike and decide to take my own picture to commemorate this day. He’s the sexiest beast I’ve ever seen and knowing he’s mine makes it all the better.
Chip and Lou are the last two guys I hug and before Lou lets me go, he whispers in my ear, “I helped Beast with one of your wedding presents. He had planned to put it on his bike, but I intervened and made sure it made it to this one. You’re welcome.” My curiosity goes wild, and I look like crazy around the bike but don’t have a clue what I’m looking for. “Go. You’ll find it soon enough.” I take my spot behind Beast, and we wave at them all one last time before Beast takes off. We’re only a few feet down the road when my seat starts to vibrate, and I jump in instinct to lift my ass off the seat.
“Sit. Enjoy. It’s called a happy ride,” Beast says over his shoulder while I lower myself back into place and close my eyes in pleasure. “Hold on.” I’m having a hard time keeping my hold on him while the seat sends me sailing into an orgasm.
“Oh my god. I can’t.” He slows down and lets me ride the high and before I can catch my breath, I’m ramping back up again. “Does it turn off?” We won’t make it a mile if this thing doesn’t have an off button.
“I can turn it off.” He stops on the side of the road and allows me to have my moment.
“Yes. I can’t do this the entire time. We’ll never make it.” He waits until I orgasm a second time before he turns off the vibrations and I’m already climbing around him so I can face him. I need this man with a desperation on a normal day. Now that he has me so ramped up and ready to go, I can’t wait until we get to where we’re going. I’m kissing him like my life depends on it while he steps off the bike with me in his arms. We’re barely standing when I tug on his pants and pull out his cock. He flips me around and yanks my pants down and before I know it, he’s already lining his cock up with my entrance. He fills me with a quickness, and he matches my energy as he grips my hips while he thrusts in and out of me until we’re both moaning.
We’re still fucking when the guys start to trickle down the road and Beast doesn’t stop. He doesn’t care who sees us; he’s determined to get his again and I can already tell he wasn’t lying when he said I wouldn’t be able to walk on this honeymoon.
It’s a good thing he can carry me.
The love I feel today was incomprehensible a year ago. I had only hoped I’d find a man who could care about me enough to want to spend his life with me. I never dreamed I’d have a group of knights who would literally be willing to die for me, and their king would become so important that I couldn’t imagine a day without him. I can’t wait to stand beside him in life and be his queen.
I’ve always wanted to be a queen. Because a queen protects her castle. She stands next to her king and is as respected as she is feared. She works hard for her family and will do whatever it takes to protect them. A queen recognizes another queen and isn’t intimidated by the strength or power of another woman. She always speaks the truth and doesn’t waste her time with matters outside of her own castle because she’s too busy taking care of her king.
THE END
Note from the author
I hope you’ve all enjoyed my loosely based rendition of ‘Beauty and the Beast’. I decided to make a few symbolic mentions from the original theme that I hope you recognized and loved. Please make sure you check out the other books in the VII Knights Series! These authors are all amazing and you don’t want to miss this unique series of stories. I’ve included a special surprise below! You can read the first chapter of Hunter which is a rendition of ‘Sleeping Beauty’ by Sapphire Knight and will be available very soon. Thank you all for reading my story! You are the reason I kept pushing through my writer’s block to get to this point.
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