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The double doors to the operating theatre opened and I jumped up, my breath catching in my throat. The surgeon ignored the other people in the room and strode over to me. I could see a sparkle in his eye and his shoulders
were thrown back. Good sign. “It was a complete success,” he said. “He’ll make a full recovery and will walk again just like nothing ever happened.”

Immediate relief washed over me. All the tension in my body suddenly disappeared as if someone had
undone a valve and let it all float away. Everything was going to be okay.

Nick came up beside me holding a coffee in a white cardboard
cup, he put his arm around me and gave it a small squeeze. “Told you he’d pull through. Owen is a strong boy.”

The past two months had been a whirlwind and I almost
couldn’t believe that my life was the same as it was just a few short months ago. Both Nick and my injuries had healed well. Nick limped for a while afterward, but you could barely notice that now, and I had a scar on my shoulder that Nick said made me look badass. I was right that no one was looking for him too. When am I ever wrong? In fact, he’d contacted the police department himself, and they didn’t care at all. He’d been hiding all this time for nothing.

Not that we were hiding
any longer. I slipped my hand in his and smiled.

The cabin in the woods was still there even though we barely used it. One day
we’d fix it up, but right now our focus was on getting Owen well again.

“Can I see him? Can I see my son now?”

The doctor nodded. “He’s still drowsy, but he’ll be able to talk, but only stay for a few minutes. He needs his rest.” He indicated the way to my son’s room, even though I already knew where it was.

I opened the door and saw Owen on the bed, his leg without the braces that
he’d had since his accident last year that shattered the bones. I didn’t have the money then to fix it right. I did now, thanks to Nick.

“Mom?”

“It’s me, honey.” I walked over to the bed and held his hand. His fingers felt cool, but I knew that when he got his strength back they’d be pulsing with energy.

“Did it work? Can I walk properly?”

“Doctor said it was a complete success. Looks like you’ll be able to try out for the football team this year after all.”

“I was thinking tennis,” he said. “They make more money.”

I laughed and ruffled his hair. “We don’t need the money anymore.”

Nick came up behind me and placed his arm around my shoulders giving me a small squeeze. “The renovations on the summer house are coming along. We might be in there next month.”

“Did you put a TV in my room?” asked Owen.

“Sure did.
Takes up nearly the whole wall.”

“Awesome!”

Owen yawned and I brushed his hair away from his forehead. “We should let you sleep, the doctor said you need your rest.”

“Yeah, okay. I am pretty slammed.”

“I’ll be back in a few hours. Don’t mess with the nurses while I’m gone.” I gave him a teasing wink.

His mischievous grin
was broken by another yawn. “No fun.”

I laughed and kissed him on the forehead and said goodbye.

Nick and I walked out into the corridor and shut the door. Nick took a sip of his coffee. “Our bedroom is nearly done as well.”

“Oh yeah?
And what did you put in ours? A TV too?”

“I’ve got something far more entertaining in mind for you, something that I think you’ll enjoy.
Over and over.”

A small thrill raced through my thoughts wondering what he could mean.
“Can’t wait to find out.”

“
Can’t wait to see you in it.”

I raised an eyebrow but figured
I’d find out in good time. I didn’t need to know everything now. I’d let Nick have the advantage for once. I wrapped my arms around his shoulders, playing with his hair at the nape of his neck. “Thank you again for everything. I don’t know what we would have done if I hadn’t met you. You saved Owen and I from a life that neither of us wanted.”

Nick leaned forward,
quietening me with his lips on mine. “And I don’t know what I would have done without you. You saved me. Both of you.”

“I think I’m falling for you, Mr. Prince.”

“I fell for you the first moment I saw you.”

“So, what
are
we going to do for a few hours while Owen rests?”

Nick brushed his hand over my waist and up to my breasts, circling my nipple through my clothes. “I have a few ideas.”

“I bet I have more,” I said, as I licked his neck and reached down to glide my hand over his stiffening bulge. “Want to find a empty room? I’ve never done it in a hospital before.”

“God, you’re bad.” He pinched my breast and I let out a small yelp. An orderly craned his neck around the corner to see what was going on.

“You have no idea how bad I can be.”

“And I’ve got all the time in the world to find out.” He growled in my ear and my thighs began to throb with need. A need that I knew he could satisfy, in every way.

~~~

Also by Tabitha Levin
Firstly, thank you

I know your reading list is long, so thank you for taking the time to read my book. I hope you enjoyed reading it, as much as I did writing it.

Secondly, there’s more to this series

I have more books planned for The Bad Boys series. Stay tuned for
The Biker
, featuring Colt from this story, coming soon.

Lastly, here’s more that I’ve written

(Links go to the Amazon.com store)

NOVELS
:

Trance
(
standalone novel
)

Feathered Series
:
The Feathered Lover
(Feathered #1),
Feathered Bliss
(Feathered #2),
A Feathered Child
(Feathered #3)

NOVELLAS
:

The Bad Boys Series
:
The Brute
The
Beast
The Biker (
coming soon
)