Spec (Defenders M.C, Book 6) Read Free Page A

educational opportunity is a ride to and from school from a sexy-as-hell biker man who will make sure you get there and home in one piece.”
    “Who?”  Candy whispered as her throat threatened to close up.  No one would dare.  No one would disrespect Pick by doing this for her.  No one except…her eyes fell to a man who lounged against the bar as if he hadn’t a care in the world and she knew. 
    “Spec.”  She whispered.
    “Ding, ding, ding!  Give the girl a prize!  Damn you really are smart and it cost me twenty bucks.  I figured you’d guess Ink.”  Angel groused the last part, but Candy couldn’t reply, she was trapped in Spec’s gaze.  He held her there like a bug under a microscope.  He studied her and when he winked and looked away she almost melted to the floor.
    “Can we get a round of applause for Candy’s fearless bodyguard?  May he guard it while naked and making her scream!”  Angel announced and the brothers roared their approval.
    Spec’s ears turned suspiciously red and Candy didn’t hide her smile.  She found Preach and mouthed a thank you and he nodded once before he averted his attention.
    Her eyes landed on Toothpick without her permission and she saw hatred in the colorless depths of those eyes.
    Candy shivered and grabbed a beer.  “It’s all yours Tommy.  I’m going to take a break.”
    “Yeah you go on Candy, I got this.  Congratulations on the school thing.  I hope it all works out for ya.”
    “Thank you Tommy.”
    He sent her an easy smile as she walked to the back door.  There was a big fire out here as always, but there were few people out because of the cold.  She pulled her jacket closer and wished for a heavier coat.  She would buy one with her next paycheck she told herself, but she had told herself that three weeks in a row and had used her last bit of money on her stupid car, again.
    The door behind her opened and she stepped out of the way without looking back.  A heavy leather jacket was settled over her shoulders and she knew without looking who stood behind her, she knew the subtle scent that clung to the jacket.
    “Thank you for agreeing to take me to school.  I’m sure you have better things to do.”
    “I volunteered.”  When he spoke his breath brushed her ear and made a shiver run down her body.
    “Why?”  She turned and looked up into his blue eyes.  Unlike Pick’s they weren’t cold, they were warm and alive with intelligence.  Candy had always admired Spec, but feared him too.  Not in the way she feared a man with a gun at her head, but she knew Spec could hurt her in unseen ways.  She knew he was dangerous to her.  Not to her person, but to her heart.  He had shown her kindness that she had needed at her most vulnerable times and she had seen him slip a twenty into her tip jar on more than one occasion.  He knew what she needed and didn’t ask for anything in return, yet.  That had caused her to give him a wide berth.
    He was so close now that they shared breath and it was making Candy a little dizzy.
    “I could say it was to repay you for taking care of Ace.  I could say I wanted to get out and ride more.  I could even say that I wanted to get close enough so I could fuck you.”
    “But that’s not it is it?”  She whispered.
    “No.  I put no thought into it at all after I realized what I needed to know about you.  I just needed it.  Need it.  There are things I need to know about you.”  He leaned in closer so his lips brushed hers when he spoke.  “Things I can’t sleep without knowing.”
    He looked bewildered.
    “Why?”
    “You intrigue me.”  He lifted his hand and rubbed the side of his thumb down the side of her face.  “I can’t seem to figure you out.”  He looked amazed by it.  “That isn’t something I am accustomed to.  I just want things for you that I don’t understand.”
    “I don’t mind you trying.”
    “Good.”  He said as his lips crashed down on hers.
    Candy