CLAIMED BY THE ROAD DEVIL.
READING AGE 18+
Isla stumbles into _Devil’s Den_ at midnight, bleeding from a busted lip after her car broke down. She orders water. Riven sees the edge of her rib tattoo when her shirt lifts. His whole body goes still. He crosses the room, grabs her chin, and says: “You’re not leaving Red Hollow. You’re mine, Devil.” Ends with his thumb pressing her lip, tasting her blood.
Her car’s dead. Riven says he’ll fix it, but she stays at the clubhouse. She refuses. He lifts her, throws her over his shoulder, and carries her out. First touch: his hand gripping her thigh as he rides, her pressed to his back.
A guy at the bar bumps into Isla and grabs her arm to steady her. Riven is across the room. He doesn’t move. He just stares. The guy lets go instantly and walks out. Riven walks to Isla, lifts her shirt, and runs his thumb over her rib tattoo. “You’re marked,” he says. “By me now.”
Isla sees a photo on Riven’s wall — his sister, wearing the same tattoo. She realizes who he thinks she is. She runs. He catches her at the door, pins her to it: “You ran from me once. You don’t get to do it again.”
Ex-fiancé shows up looking for her. Riven lies to his face while holding Isla behind him. Heat + danger + Sera realizing Riven knew her sister. Dark kiss where she bites him and he smiles.
Unfold
The ride back to Riven’s house was quieter than the ride out.
Isla’s arms were still locked around his waist, but she wasn’t clinging out of fear anymore. She was holding on because she didn’t want to let go. The Harley’s vibration thrummed through her chest, steady and grounding, like Riven’s heartbeat against her palms.
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