Keeper: Exiled Guardians, #5

By Hope Ford

Lilly
I found my brother, the President of the Exiled Guardians, when I was eighteen.
He wanted me safe and sent me away to college.
But now I'm back… and the one man I've thought about all these years is still here and I'm pretty sure he's been waiting for me.

Keeper
She's the Exiled Guardian's President's younger sister.
She's forbidden… to me and every other brother in the club.
I thought I could fight temptation, especially when she's sent away.
But when she comes back, older and even more beautiful than before, all bets are off.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Hope Ford
• Release date: Jan 8, 2024
• ISBN: 9798224922550

Hope Ford

USA Today Bestselling Author Hope Ford loves writing about curvy women finding love with hot alpha men. Her stories are short, sweet & steamy. To stay up to date on new releases, copy and paste this link to a new window and sign up: www.authorhopeford.com/subscribe For Freebies - copy and paste this link to a new window:https://authorhopeford.com/freebies/

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KEEPER

TWO YEARS AGO

Keeper, make sure none of the guys mess with Lilly. I’ll be back in a few hours. Sniper, our MC president, gives me a glare and then walks out the door, leaving Lilly and me standing next to each other.

Lilly’s been here for a few weeks. The instant I heard that Sniper found out he had a half-sister and she was coming to visit, I knew she would be off limits. I had no doubt that he wouldn’t want any of us, no matter how good of brothers we are, to mess with his younger sister.

But man is she tempting.

She’s beautiful and her curvy body has most of the men here chomping at the bit to get to her. I don’t think anyone would betray Sniper, or go against his wishes, but by him asking me to watch her, well, maybe he’s not too sure either.

Lilly’s twirling her hair around her finger, staring up at me. Don’t think I haven’t noticed that she bucks Sniper every time he tries to be protective of her. But every time he leaves her with me, she has no complaints. Her face is lit up and automatically I’m thinking about all the things I want to do to her. Her perfect lips turn up, showing me her perfect, straight white teeth. So, how did you get the name Keeper?

I turn and walk to the bar and get behind the tall counter. Anything to separate myself from her. I know the wrath of Sniper, and Lilly is just too tempting for me. Sniper gave it to me. I guess because I tend the bar. I never really asked him.

She sits down on the high stool and puts her arms on the counter in front of her. She laughs and bangs her tiny fist on the countertop. Beer, please? Whatever you got on draft will be fine.

I just smirk at her and shake my head. You’re eighteen, Lilly. No beer for you. I grab a bottle of water out of the fridge and set it down in front of her. She doesn’t drink sodas. The only thing I’ve ever seen her with is a water.

She rolls her eyes at me and uncaps the bottle, bringing it up to her cherry stained lips. I watch as her throat moves as she swallows it down and I can feel the heat flowing through my body. I can picture it perfectly. My hand wrapped around her long red hair. Her wide green eyes staring up at me and her perfect full lips circling my cock, taking me all in. My knuckles are white from gripping the edge of the bar. I literally shake myself, trying to get the images out of my head. I take a deep breath and Lilly is still sitting there, smirking at me. She knows exactly what she’s doing to me.

She’s been at my side every second that she hasn't been with Sniper and I don’t know how much longer I can handle it.

So when do you leave? I ask her.

Hurt flashes in her eyes. I leave in two days. I don’t want to. I know I could find a job here, but Sniper is insisting I go to college.

I grunt at her. That’s how I’ve handled this attraction to her. I figure the less I say the