HAWK: MC ROMANCE (Forsaken Riders MC Romance Book 5) by Samantha Leal Read Free Book Online Page A

sighed.
    “I left the back door unlocked by accident… But I swear, I didn’t do it on any orders and I didn’t do it as a betrayal… I had no idea what the Iron Riders wanted me there for, and I sure as hell didn’t know anyone was going to end up dead. I’ve gotten myself mixed up in all of this somehow and all I want is to get out…”
    “And what happened afterwards?” he was on his feet and pacing up and down the basement.
    “I knew I couldn’t come back here,” she said. “I knew I couldn’t run to anyone in Slate Springs… I didn’t know any of the Forsaken Riders well enough, and Candy had just disappeared… She was the only person I felt like I could trust, but she was nowhere to be found.”
    Hawk nodded and studied her from his vantage point. She could tell that he was listening to her and considering everything she was telling him. She just hoped to God that he believed her.
    “And Lev?” he asked.
    “He’s brutal,” she shook her head and shuddered. “He’s been beating on me and keeping me isolated for months now. My life hasn’t been my own.”
    “How come you were out today wandering around town if that’s the case?” he looked proud of himself, as if he had just found a huge flaw in her story.
    “He passed out drunk and I made a run for it… Like I said, I have nowhere else to go… If I could have come and sought refuge here, I would have done it. But I knew that no one would believe me and that the people of this town wanted me dead.”
    She started to cry and she pulled her knees up to her chest and buried her head between them. She couldn’t bear to look at him. Going back over all of this was too painful and raw, even after six long months.
    “Okay,” Hawk said with a hint of compassion. “Don’t get upset.”
    Destiny wiped her eyes, but she was still shaking. All of this was too much for her to stand.
    “Try to stay calm,” he said. “I’m here to listen to what you have to say… And I do believe you.”
    “You do?” she looked up at him, just hoping he was telling the truth.
    “Yes,” he said. “I do… Because I know what the men of Ironhill are like… and I know what can happen when you get caught up with men like Levitt Cleveland.”
    Destiny nodded in agreement. Hawk really had no idea how evil Lev could be.
    “I’m going to get you some warm clothes,” he said as he turned to face her and backed towards the door. “I don’t think it’s fair you be down here freezing like this… It’s not exactly the nicest of places.” 
    She didn’t know what to say. This certainly hadn’t been the welcome she had been expecting from one of the Forsaken Riders. She smiled and nodded her head, and then he started to climb the staircase that led towards the main body of the house.
    When the door opened and he stepped up and out she could feel a blast of warm air filter down behind him and the scent of cooking. She must have been near the kitchen and her stomach started to churn with hunger. She dug her hands into her sides and willed herself to forget about things such as food, and instead reached for the bottle of water and took another long sip.
    She couldn’t tell exactly how long Hawk was gone for, but she estimated at around twenty minutes, when suddenly the door opened and a stretch of light appeared down the stairs. She held her breath, hoping that it was him and not someone else, and she sighed with relief when she saw the scuffed bottom of his jeans and his muscular frame come into view.
    “Here,” he said. “It’s not exactly ideal, but these will have to do for now…”
    He handed her a big oversized sweater that she guessed had to be one of his own. She pulled it close to her and put it on over her head. The inside was cozy and warm and she smiled at him and thanked him.
    “Honestly, you have no idea how good this feels,” she said as she nuzzled into it, the heat slowly returning back to her frozen limbs. She breathed the scent of the