Wild Blaze (12 page)

And then there was a gunshot.

Heather gasped and let the darkness
overcome her once again. She knew this had to the be the last of the darkness.
The good was that it didn
’
t
hurt to die. She didn
’
t
feel the bullet wound.

In fact, the next thing Heather
felt was someone lifting her up. Strong arms, soft voice, so soothing.

For a second, when Heather opened
her eyes, she thought she saw it was Brody carrying her. But that was
impossible. Brody was alive. She was dead. Unless, of course, Brody was dead
too.

Dead together. Like some kind of
tragic romance.

The thought comforted Heather.
Darkness came again.

The next time Heather opened her
eyes, she was in a hospital room. She looked around and recognized it as one of
the rooms from the hospital where she worked.

“
No,
”
she whispered.
“
I
’
m
in hell
…”

She heard a laugh and looked
straight ahead. Brody stood at the end of the bed, arms folded.

“
Hell?
”
he asked.

“
I
’
m dead,
”
Heather said.
“
And
I
’
m where I work. That
’
s hell, right?
”

“
You
’
re not dead, sweetheart. At all.
”

“
How?
The crash. Then the gun.
”

Brody approached the bed. He bent
down and kissed Heather
’
s
forehead.
“
You
’
re not dead. I
’
m not dead. It
’
s all over, sweetheart.
”

“
Lyle?
”
Heather asked.

“
Gone.
”

“
You
…”

“
Jace
did it,
”
Brody said.
“
He saved both of us. I was
losing my mind watching that car. I never want to experience that again.
”

“
But
the truck was in my name. And murder
…”

“
It
’
s all taken care of,
”
Brody said.
“
As far as everyone knows, you
were in a one car accident. Lost a tire and the car spun and rolled once. Lucky
for you, the guys in Back Down Devil were on the same road at the same time.
Saved you. That
’
s all you
need to know, sweetheart.
”

Heather looked up at Brody.

That
’
s all you need to know
…

Heather took a shaky breath.
Staring at Brody was staring at the rest of her life. The comfort. The
protection. Knowing he
’
d
kill, cover up, and do anything to keep her safe. Maybe it wasn
’
t right, but it sure as hell
felt really,
really
good.

~*~

Brody kissed Heather and savored
the taste of her lips. All it ever took was one wrong move, or turn, or moment
to change everything. To watch someone die. To feel death creeping up on you.
It was something that kept most of the guys somewhat sane, but teetering on
insanity. It
’
s what kept
them drinking, smoking, fucking, and trying to grasp at the last frail strings
of happiness while they were still there.

But staring at Heather, Brody felt
something completely different rushing through his body. That need and want to
have Heather went beyond her mouth on his body, the taste of her silky sex on
his lips. It was because he cared about her. He was falling for her, falling
fast and hard. It was out of control and Brody had no intention of trying to
stop himself.

Not now. Not with what he
’
d seen and how he felt.

“
The
guys want to come check on you,
”
Brody said.
“
Then we have
to get back to work. There
’
s
a war out there, sweetheart. A war we have to fight and win. But you just need
to rest. I
’
ll make sure
there
’
s prospects here
watching your room.
”

“
Am
I in danger?
”
Heather
asked.

“
Not
with us, no. But I want you to always feel protected.
”

Brody walked away and opened the
door, nodding to his family. To his brothers. To the men he could fight, hug,
love, and hate, all at the same time. Led by Miller, they all approached the
bed.

“
You
did good,
”
Miller said.
“
You were honest and you helped
us.
”

“
You
’
re a brave chick,
”
Gaige said.
“
I trust you could take down
Brody when he
’
s being an
asshole.
”

Heather laughed and blushed.

“
Hey,
sweetie,
”
Blaine said.
“
If you need anything from me. I
mean, I can be a doctor if you need it. I can wash you down. Help you use the
bathroom.
”

“
Blaine,
”
Brody growled.

“
Get
better,
”
Jace said.

“
Wait,
”
Heather said.
“
You killed him? Lyle?
”

“
Yeah,
”
Jace said.
“
He was going to kill you. He was
fucking with Brody
’
s head.
”

Heather reached for Jace
’
s hand and squeezed.
“
Thank you. Just
…
thank you.
”

Jace nodded and walked to the edge
of the bed. Brody was there and grabbed Jace, hugging him.

“
Thank
you, bro,
”
Brody said.
“
And I
’
m sorry I almost fucking knocked you out.
”

“
I
get it,
”
Jace said.
“
Let it all roll now. We have
work.
”

“
That
’
s right,
”
Miller said.
“
We
have work. We have a brother fighting for his life and we have enemies waiting
to take us out.
”

The group exited the room and Brody
returned to Heather
’
s
bedside. He took her hand and kissed it.

“
That
’
s family to me,
”
Brody said.
“
Not by blood, but by loyalty.
That
’
s what you proved to
them, sweetheart.
”

“
I
did bad things. My name in all this
…”

“
Your
name is fine,
”
Brody said.
“
And we all cross the line
sometimes. The important thing to do is come back. And you did. And you brought
me back with you.
”
Brody
leaned down and put his forehead to Heather
’
s.
“
And I
’
m never crossing that line
again. Not with you in my life.
”

Heather smiled. It faded fast.
“
You said there
’
s a war
…”

“
There
’
s a war everywhere. Take one at
a time and fight it. Right now, there
’
s
a war in my chest. The way I feel about you. You
’
re
not going anywhere, Heather. Understand that.
”

“
There
’
s nowhere else I
’
d rather be then,
”
Heather said.

“
Well,
you do need to get better and get out of this hospital bed. I miss the nurse
outfit on you. And I miss your body. Tasting it. Touching it. Watching you
wiggle and cry out my name.
”

“
How
long have I been in here?
”

“
A
few hours maybe.
”

“
You
make it seem like years.
”

“
That
’
s just what you do to me.
”

Brody kissed Heather. It was
supposed to be a quick kiss, but Heather reached up and dug her hand into the
back of Brody
’
s head. They
continued to kiss and the heart monitor hooked up to Heather
’
s precious heart started to go
wild and race.

They broke their kiss, smiling.

“
Mine
too, sweetheart,
”
Brody
whispered as he kissed Heather again.
“
Mine
too
…”

Thanks for
reading!

More of the
Back
Down Devil MC
romance series will be coming soon!

Have you read the
series yet?

-
       
OUTLAW REVENGE

-
       
CRASH & BURN

-
       
DARK FALL

-
       
SECRET MAYHEM

-
       
TWISTED PIECES

*more coming soon*

Novellas set in the Back Down Devil world:

-
       
RIDING DARKNESS

-
       
WILD BLAZE

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First electronic edition March 2015

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