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A steamy forced-proximity protector romance.
Rebel is a terrible patient, but a dedicated and loyal member of Storm Enterprises. After taking a bullet in the last job, he’s recovering at home with his nurse, Sadie, by his side. Rebel has feelings for her, and they are getting more difficult to ignore with every passing day. When Sadie is attacked, Rebel races to look after her.
Sadie is falling in love with her patient but her time with Rebel is coming to an end and she will need to move on. One night, on her way home, she’s attacked and everything changes.
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The Storm Enterprise series features heroes from a group of ex-snipers who navigate not only dangerous missions but also love and the challenges of coming back home.
Feel the passion:
She’s fucking late! Sadie’s never late. As a matter of fact, she’s always annoyingly on time. Sadie takes pride in her work and takes her job seriously, so when the doorbell doesn’t ding on schedule, I know something’s wrong.
I walk out to find Falcon on his cell phone. He’s looking down at his boots, and I can sense there’s something wrong.
“Right. Yeah,” he responds to whomever he’s speaking with. “How is she?” I hear him ask, and I feel a pang in my chest. It’s Sadie, I’m sure of it. “Rebel won’t want anyone else.” There’s a pause and he says, “Don’t bother. Do you know if they caught the guy?”
Suddenly, I feel nauseated. I must have made a noise because Falcon turns to see me standing nearby.
“Shit!” Falcon mumbles under his breath. “Thanks. I’ll be in touch,” he says into the phone, then promptly hangs up.
“Where’s Sadie? What happened?” I demand, my hands fisting by my sides.
Falcon lets out a heavy sigh, rakes his fingers through his hair, then puts his hands on his hips. “I’m going to give it to you straight. Sadie was attacked last night.”
I cut him off right there. “Take me to her,” I bark, turning to head toward the front door.
“Rebel, you’re still recovering,” he says, putting his hand on my shoulder.
I stare him down. “Either you take me, or I’ll find my own way.”
Falcon sees that I won’t be swayed and grabs his jacket and hands me mine. “Look, you’d better keep your cool when you see her. From what I’ve been told, Sadie was released from the hospital, but only because she insisted. The doctor wanted to keep her overnight, and she refused.”
“Just take me to her,” I insist. My body aches, but nothing is going to stop me from seeing Sadie.
Leaves you wanting more:
I cup her cheek. “Don’t cry for me, sweetheart. It was a long time ago. I’ve moved past it. My sisters were just starting their jobs. They found their way out, and I wanted mine. I joined the army and got my education anyway. That’s where I met Falcon, Wire, Phoenix, and Bull. There’s another brother who’s finishing his last tour of duty. We’re all waiting for his return. We also lost a brother. He never made it home. Cory was married to Kailyn. He was a big part of our lives. Then Kailyn and Phoenix got together, and, well, that’s a story all in itself.”
“It’s good that she found love again, right?”
“Yeah, babe. It is.” My time in the army enlightened me to the cruelties in the world. I can’t say bad shit didn’t happen to me, because growing up with an abusive father and a mother too scared to do anything about it was devastating, but the atrocities of war are another level of ugliness that I wasn’t prepared for.
It’s something that I never want to touch Sadie, and yet, if we’re going to do this, she needs to know what kind of man I am and accept me as I am.
“Sadie, there’s a side of me that only my brothers have seen. We’ve been together over ten years and eight of those were serving together in the same unit. Falcon led our unit then, and he leads us now. But back then, I was younger and unprepared for what was to come. Phoenix and Falcon, they kept me sane.” Sadie looks at me with sadness in her eyes. “I’ve seen and done things that I have to live with for the rest of my life. The army recruiters tell you that we’re fighting to promote freedom and to create a fair and just world. What they don’t prepare you for is the burning villages, the people walking around scrounging for food. Or about the children in rags and women who’ve been raped and tortured, and when you want to help them, they scream and cry because they’re terrified that you’ll be the next one to hurt them.”
“You’d never do that,” she whispers.
“They don’t know that, babe.” I run my hand over my face and persevere. “I’ve killed people. Lots of them. I did it to protect those who couldn’t protect themselves. When Falcon first wanted to start Storm Enterprises, I wasn’t sure I wanted in. He sat me down and told me that we all decide what cases to take on and we all need to agree. Falcon understood where I was coming from and made me realize that bad shit was going to happen, whether I wanted it to or not. I could be part of the solution, or I could bury my head in the sand. I made the right decision. I’m where I’m supposed to be,” I finish.
Sadie gives me a sweet smile. “I’m glad you see how important what you do is. From what I’ve heard from Falcon, you’re great at your job, and you and the team have saved more lives than you’ve taken. That’s something to be proud of.”
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