Tommy Rich: Defendes MC Series Book 7 (Defenders MC Series) Read Free Page A

and his lust until his vision tinged red and his pants grew tight.  He would wait, but soon he would get his hands on the woman that haunted him and he would remove her from his life for good.  Then he would be free of the look in her eyes so long ago, the look that haunted his dreams.
     
     
     

 
    Two
     
    Mina was excited.  She was going to drive up to visit Candy and Ink this weekend.  Candy had promised nothing wild was going on so there wouldn’t be any pressure for them to go out and paint the town.  Mina was grateful for that.  The last time they had gone out to have a big time Candy’s crazy ex had tried to kidnap them and probably kill them.  Luckily the Defenders had been true to their name and had rescued the woman.  Mina had escaped with only a few scrapes while Candy had been taken to the hospital for a gunshot wound to the side.  The other person taken to the hospital that night swam into her mind like a specter.  Tommy had rescued her.  She had thought to never see him again, but he had charged an armed gunman to save her and been rewarded with a gaping wound to the chest.  He’d survived, but it had been touch and go for a while.  Mina had stayed with him until he’d opened his eyes and ordered her to leave.  It was then that she realized his hatred had survived the years of separation.  It not only survived, but she had seen in his eyes that his hatred had grown, matured, and hardened and she feared him.  For the first time since she had met him as a small child, she feared him.
    She tossed the last t-shirt into her duffel bag and pulled it over her shoulder.  She looked around her tiny bed room to make sure she had packed everything she would need for the weekend.  She planned to drive up right after work and hoped to be there before dark. 
    She checked her windows and made sure nothing was left on.  She ran her hand over her light blue and yellow comforter to smooth out the wrinkles and headed toward the kitchen. She grabbed her coffee and a protein bar and headed out the door.
    Mr. McGuire was just opening his door when she walked his way.
    “Good morning young lady.  Will you agree to marry me this morning and run away to the islands?”
    “Not today Mr. McGuire, I’ve got weekend plans.”  Mina winked as she passed him.
    “Not with a man I hope, I get jealous.”  He teased.
    “There is no man for me, but you.”
    “Good answer.  I’ll keep an eye on the place.  Be careful!”  He called as she made her way to the elevator.
    Mina waved her thanks as she turned after stepping into the tiny elevator.  She hated this thing.  It smelled of peaches for some reason and it always made Mina’s stomach churn.  She hadn’t been able to eat a peach in years because of this damned box that she had to ride in every day and she had loved peaches.
    She climbed into her little blue car and headed to work.  She had made arrangements to leave an hour early so she wouldn’t be driving after dark.  Her boss, Dr. Bower was a stickler for safety and had insisted on her early departure. 
    Mina smiled as she drove the five miles to the dentist office where she worked.  She had lucked up in getting the job and it had been a complete fluke.  The trade school had gotten her the interview, but she’d had to do the rest on her own.  Dr. Bower was an older man who would retire before too long and for some reason Mina had reminded him of his daughter.  The interview had been as comfortable as sitting down with a favorite uncle and that is what Dr. Bower stepped in to become in Mina’s life.  Over the years she had confided in him about many things and he looked after her.  He had even invited her to his family dinners for holidays when the celebrations were held at his home.  Mina admitted that those were some of her favorite memories of adulthood.
    She laughed out loud when she pulled into the parking lot to find the doctor standing out front with his arms loaded with