When he found out why she’d left, he had been furious. Little did anyone know, he was the one who’d dealt with the asshatwho had caused her to leave and filed a formal complaint against the superior officer who told her to suck it up.
Both men were processed out at a dishonorable discharge and lost all their benefits. He wasn’t sorry for what he’d done.
Having seen Desiree again for the first time in several years, he could honestly say that his feelings for the woman hadn’t changed one bit. She was just as hot now as she was back then.
The fact she rode a motorcycle and still looked that damn good, he was a total goner where she was concerned. Now he just had to find a way to get her to give him a chance.
His brother was work partners with Desiree’s older brother, Jose. Max was also the team leader for Desiree’s younger brother, Teddy.
He hoped that by immersing himself in her life he would be able to have a second chance with her. All he had to do was bid his time and prayed that eventually she would open up to him.
Chapter
Three
Desiree packed up her blanket and folded up her chair and repacked her motorcycle. She put on her leathers over her shorts and tank top.
As she climbed onto her motorcycle, she lifted her face into the wind and let it take the last of her tension away. She’d just started her motorcycle when her phone rang.
“Hello.”
“Hey Olly. Where are you at?”
“Just getting ready to leave the beach in Jax’s. What’s up?”
Desiree knew something was wrong with the way her best friend, Andrea “Ivy” Sterling sounded. She never panicked.
In all the years she’s known the woman, she’s never panicked about anything. Andrea was the one who always kept her cool when shit hit the fan.
“I’ve been trying to call you for the last two hours.”
“Sorry my phone was on silent and in my saddle bags. Everything okay?”
Desiree couldn’t help the worry creeping into her voice at Andrea’s voice. What the hell was going on?
“Jose? Teddy?” The first thoughts that went through her mind were her brothers.
Her brothers, Jose and Teddy, were all the family she had left, aside from those she called sisters in the MC. She didn’t know what she would do if anything happened to either of her brothers.
“On their way to you. They should be at your location anytime now.”
Huh? Jose and Teddy drove three hours to Jacksonville to find her.
Before she could respond, a black SUV pulled in behind her motorcycle. Four doors opened to show four men, worried, angry men, getting out of the SUV.
Jose and Teddy rushed up to her and looked her over before pulling her into a hug. Once they released her, she took in a deep breath of air.
“Okay, what the hell is going on and why are you two shaking like you thought something happened to me?” Desiree looked her two brothers over from head to toe like they had her.
“We’ve all been trying to get ahold of you for the last two to three hours. You haven’t been answering your phone.” Teddy “Bear” Lewis stared Desiree down as he backed up slightly.
“Okay. Why does everyone need to get a hold of me so badly? I told you guys I was going to the beach today. Not like I just up and disappeared.” Desiree glared at her brothers.
“You still should have had your phone where we could have gotten in touch with you.” Jose growled at her, running his hands through his hair, messing up his ponytail.
“What the hell is going on? Why are you guys so on fucking edge?” Desiree asked again, looking between her two brothers.
“A package was left on your doorstep, from what we able to pull from your ring camera. The package exploded when some porch pirate came by to steal it. We didn’t know if it was you until the camera footage came up.” Geramie “Tiny” Moser stepped forward, his hand on Jose’s shoulder to calm him down.
