And once again, she couldn’t drag her gaze from the man with the sexy swagger as he made his way back to the counter.
Damn it.Her life decisions should be based on more than sex and swagger.
Chapter Twenty-Five
Kyra openedthe back passenger door of her Kia and leaned in to unbuckle Ledger from his car seat. She only had a couple of hours before she needed to report to her current nursing assignment. In the meantime, she still had to unload and put away a trunk full of groceries, get ready for work, then drop him off with Zeke at the clubhouse.
No matter how many times she told Zeke that he didn’t need to watch Ledger every time she had to work a shift, that her parents or her brother were willing to help out, he ignored that and insisted Ledger be with him.
At least he was taking this parenting stuff seriously.
Ledger also really enjoyed spending time with not only his father, but Zeke’s parents, too. She swore Zeke was all he talked about. He was either chattering on about what they did together or what Zeke planned on doing with him.
Those two were now two peas in a pod. If Ledger wasn’t with her, he was with Zeke.
It both warmed her heart and worried her. Every day she feared that Zeke would get tired of being a father and stopspending so much time with him. Or he’d do something stupid and go back to prison. The man was on parole and it wouldn’t take much for him to violate it.
Either scenario would devastate Ledger.
Honestly, it would devastate her, too.
When Zeke wasn’t busy with his club brothers, he was hanging at her house, whether invited or not. He also insisted on helping her pack for the move to the farm that was scheduled for the upcoming weekend.
She was actually getting excited about the move. Vi had taken her through the cabin—with the current tenant’s permission, of course—and because it had been completely renovated more recently, it was so much nicer than her current rental. Add in the fact she didn’t have to pay rent and that Vi would be close by and the decision to move had become a no-brainer.
Plus, her neighbors on the farm would be so much better than her current ones.
“Okay, buddy. Are you going to help me bring in the groceries?”
Ledger nodded. “When’s Daddy comin’?”
She helped him climb out of the car. “I’ll drop you off on my way to work.”
Ledger gave her a blinding smile and clapped his hands. “Yay!”
She frowned when his smile disappeared and a confused look filled his face.
“What’s wr?—”
She shrieked when a black fabric hood was pulled over her head and hands restrained her arms.Holy shit! What was happening?“Ledger!”
“Mommy?” he cried out.
She kicked out furiously, trying to make contact with theshins or crotch of whoever held her. “Let me go!” She jerked hard in an attempt to free herself, but whoever it was was clearly stronger.
“Can’t do that,” said a male voice. “Stay calm and everything will be okay.”
Stay calm and just let someone abduct them?
Hell to the no!
By catching her abductor off guard, she managed to jerk one arm free, curled her fingers into claws and swiped wildly at the bastard. She made contact with the man, making him yell, “Fucking bitch!”
A different male voice said, “We’re not going to hurt you, but if you hurt us, that might change. Get him out of here.”
“Don’t take my son!” she yelled, panic practically choking her.
“Don’t worry about him.”
