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Chapter 1

Tavia O’Brien stood in the shadow of a store’s awning with her back pressed to the cool brick of the building The sun beat down relentlessly and the heat washed back up off the pave to rev up and the crush of Harleys and people only added to the a to make her nauseous

Drinking her icy sport drink, she fanned with her free hand, but it only stirredto the rally had seemed like a fun idea when Jensen had invited her, but now that she was in the middle of it, she wished she was back home

There were no familiar faces in the crowd and the bikes weren’t that i and spewing a cumulative cloud of noxious fu to her nose

Slipping into a super skinny alley between shops, Tavia breathed deeply, sucking in as much of the cooler, fresher air as she could Jensen had slipped into the crowd and she’d lost sight of hihts in the first place

The cool shade of the alley almost demanded that Tavia close her eyes and enjoy it for ato the din of the rally, she relaxed somewhat

“Fancyyou here”

The deep voice startled Tavia and she ju her drink, as her eyes flew open and she stood straight For a second, she didn’t recognize the burlythe entrance to the alleyway Then she realized it was Daric Miles, one of the sexiest hardbodies she’d ever met

Fiddling with her hair self-consciously, she sta you here, too I didn’t know you would be here”

Daric handed her the drink she’d dropped “A few of us come down to every rally, to represent the club, you know It was my turn to be here this time” He chuckled

“Oh Who else came with you? Anyone I know?” She knew a few of the Black Mountain Bikers, but not all of them The club had members from three states and their headquarters was just up the htclub/bar that Tavia and four of her friends had opened last year

“I don’t know if you know Marcus Crowley and Pinner Collins—they live in North Carolina and volunteered to couys” He held Tavia’s gaze, s

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“Yeah He was a semi-pro wrestler before he joined up with us I don’t even know his real first name” He slid his thu jeans and said, “Why are you here? I didn’t know you rode” He let his eyes roaain slowly

“I don’t ride Well, I don’t ride my own hed What was Jensen to her, anyway? Not a lover; not really just a friend, either A friend with occasional benefits? Yeah, that was more like what he was to her, but she was suddenly too shy to say such a thing to Daric She didn’t want him to think she was in a serious relationship with anyone and leave That is, if he was getting ready toready to make a move on her Daric looked delicious