Chapter 10
Chapter
Ten
Max packed his go bag and walked out of the apartment with Teddy in tow. They were being called up for a mission, and he wasn’t too happy about it.
For the last week and a half, he’d been monitoring Desiree’s property, purposely staying away from her. He knew if he saw her, he would be thinking about her breathy moans, her taste, her smell and the way she gripped his hair as he devoured her pussy.
Shit, he needed to focus on this mission. He had to admit to himself though he was worried about her, even though there hadn’t been any more attempts on her life.
Soon as word came in that they were shipping out, he reached out to his brother about taking his watch on Desiree’s property so that she wasn’t left alone.
He knew that Jose or the women from her club would be there inside the house and make arrangements for someone else to do the property while he and Teddy were gone, but he would feel better knowing that his older brother was there as well.
“Any idea how long we will be gone on this one?” Teddy broke into his thoughts.
“Hopefully only a week. From what I understand, it’s a recon mission only.
Some senator lost his party going daughter again and supposedly the ransom note he got said this group was the one responsible.
If we can verify that she’s there, then it’s a rescue op, if we can’t, it’s just recon.
Maybe we’ll get lucky and snag one of their assholes and interrogate the fucker to get more information. ” Max shrugged as he parked his truck.
The men were gone for nearly two weeks on their mission before they hit the airstrip back at Ft. Bragg. They were exhausted, grungy and stunk to high heaven, but the whole team made it back safe and sound with minor injuries.
The senator’s daughter at first wasn’t at the location they had been sent to. They were getting ready to pack up and head to their LZ when movement caught their eye.
When they watched the scene unfold in the compound, they knew shit was about to go down. Turned out the kidnappers didn’t stay in one place for long periods of time.
They kept moving her around to different locations to keep a rescue operation from happening. They were able to offer a nice surprise when they invaded and rescued the package.
Now they were back on US soil, the daughter handed off to the senator and his people, and he was headed home to get a nice hot shower and a fresh change of clothes. Once he’d done all that, he will check on Desiree and what all had been going on while he was gone.
Max turned his phone on at the same time Teddy did as he got into the passenger seat of his truck. Soon as their phones powered up, both started pinging like crazy with all of the notifications popping up on their phones.
“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 are at 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 from talking 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.”