Not On My Watch

Hudsen Jones... Why was I still here when my friend, and the woman who had kept me sane, were blown off the face of the earth? I spent six months in a military hospital, with their images going over and over in my mind.

Would I ever forget...

Then an old high school friend remembered what I did for a living and offered me a job. That's where I met Brenna. Hearing her husky voice as she spoke and the feelings she brought out in me-ones I thought were long gone, made me feel alive again.

Somehow, I had to convince her to stick around, even if it meant losing my soul.

Brenna Douglas... A while back, my mother abandoned my little sister and me. She took off with one of the bikers who were always hanging around. She did me a favor when she left. It meant I no longer had to lock the door to our bedroom, to stop the men from getting to us once she passed out.

I had to grow up fast...

I had a steady job as a server in a popular neighborhood cafe. I made enough money in tips to keep a roof over our heads and feed us until the threat of the restaurant closing changed things.

Then I met the contractor Lenny hired to do the renovations. I found him fascinating... and hot.

But there was something about that man's eyes that touched my heart. And he made me feel safe-safer than I'd ever felt before.

When someone from Brenna's past comes back to threaten her, the soldier in Hudsen steps in and takes control. Will it be enough...