“Shit, there was another attempt on Desiree during one of their extractions. Desiree, Andrea, and Deanna were seriously injured. Jose says they were released from the hospital and areat home mending. They have some of the SWAT guys assisting in helping with keeping a watch on all three of them.”
“Fuck the shower, I have clothes in my go bag that are clean. We’re going to your sisters to check on her. I can grab a shower there once we check on her.” Max pulled out of the parking lot and sped through the streets once they were off base.
Pulling up to the house, he got out of the truck and headed straight for the front door. He didn’t have time to knock before the front door opened and Desiree was standing right there, bruised.
He breathed a sigh of relief when he saw her standing in the doorway. It took everything in him not to pull her into his arms.
“Hey beautiful. How are you?” Max asked, as he looked her over from head to toe.
“You’re back!”
“I got here as quickly as I could, hellcat. How are you feeling?”
“Sis!” Teddy pushed Max aside to pull Desiree into a bear hug.
“Ooph.” Desiree grunted in pain.
“Shit. I’m sorry, sis.”
“You’re not exactly a scrawny fucker. Bear wasn’t your nickname just because mom and dad named you Teddy either.”
Max chuckled at Desiree’s comment as he watched the siblings interact. He was fighting his need to touch her and feel for himself that she was okay.
“What the hell happened?” Teddy demanded as he pushed his way into Desiree’s house.
“Calm down, Teddy. She’s alive and here. Let’s get inside and everyone sit down to give her a chance to talk to us. You bull doze the way you are, and she’ll kick your ass and then tell your brother, who in turn will beat your ass, and then band you fromtalking to her for a few days until you calm down.” Max warned Teddy.
Max saw the relief in Desiree’s eyes when he looked at her and winked. She’d been on the edge of losing it and saying something that would have caused pain to both her and her baby brother.
Max sat on the loveseat while teddy took over the sofa since it was big enough for him and his sister to sit next to each other. He had to bite his lower lip hard to keep the smile from his lips when she sat down next to him instead.
“What happened on the extract, hellcat? Most importantly, how are you feeling?” Max softly asked as he shifted to fully look at her.
“I’m okay. Sore as hell, but I’m okay. We got the package out and safely to reaper despite the setback.”
“What happened?” Teddy asked again, relaxing now that Desiree confirmed that she was okay.”
“Honestly, we don’t know. The SUV ran fine on the trip to nab the package. Once we got her was a different story. On the way to meet Reaper, the brakes stopped working. We notified Reaper and our backup, Andrea called Jose to let him know what was happening. Once backup got on our six, I did a semi-controlled crash on one of those semi gravel hills.”
“Semi controlled?” Teddy asked in confusion.
“Controlled what I could, like the hill. What I couldn’t control was the speed. When we hit the graveled hill, we sort of went airborne and then rolled onto the roof. Bella and Hemi grabbed the package and got her to Reaper once they were able to confirm she was okay. Ivy and Nightshade took the brunt of the accident to protect her.”
“Did Jose and Tiny look at the vehicle yet?” Max asked, knowing how his brother was.
“Yeah. The brake lines were cut in two places and one of the belts, for some reason, was cut and ready to snap.”
Chapter
Eleven
Desiree leaned back on the couch and closed her eyes. Max was using her shower while Teddy was in the guest bathroom shower.
Her mind had drifted to the fact that Maxwell “Beast” Blackwell was naked and wet in her shower. She wanted to go in there and climb that man like he’d never been climbed before.
Max stood roughly at six foot three inches, with broad shoulders, and muscular arms and legs. He had washboard abs that made her drool and an ass that was made for grabbing.
Or smacking when she walked by him. Either one worked for her really.
