She didn't hesitate. She walked straight across the room, stepped right into his personal space, and threw her arms around his neck, pulling his massive body into a very tight, familiar hug. He didn't push her hands away from him immediately. My stomach dropped instantly into a cold pool of pure anxiety, and my breath caught in my throat as I watched them.
Raven pulled her upper body back slowly and looked him over from head to toe with deeply familiar, assessing eyes. "Six long months away from this town, Stone, and you still look like pure trouble. I came riding back to the compound the exact second I heard rumors about the club vote of no confidence and the shooting on the highway. I figured the bitter old guard was trying to eat you alive all over again."
As she spoke, she finally no
