Luke (A Redemption Romance #1) by Anna Scott Read Free Book Online Page B

story about a set of twins he’d supposedly hooked up with when he’d been in France a few months back. His story was raunchy and most likely a total lie, but with Gavin, who knew!
    The high pitched whir cutting through the air caught my attention just as we rounded a turn. “Watch out!” I yelled. I couldn’t tell who was out there, we didn’t have intelligence on this area, but there was always someone ready to take us out. The entire vehicle shook as we were hit. I grabbed the radio to call in our location, pulled it out with me as we all scrambled and took up defensive positions.
    There was a small outcropping of rocks just to the west of us, I saw Gavin get safely behind them, and Trent followed close behind. Reed moved to the front of the vehicle, watching for combatants, gun up and ready, covering everyone’s dash to cover. Nolan moved quickly around the back of the vehicle, he was the most exposed, Dylan running right in front of him. The RPG seemed to have come from the north east. The Humvee was near enough to the rocks that we’d hopefully be able to get into position quickly.
    Calling in our coordinates, I was relaying the situation when I heard rapid gunfire coming from the same direction the RPG had come from. There was an old abandoned van about fifty yards away and an old burned-out shed twenty yards beyond that.
    Reed had zeroed in on the shooters and was returning fire, his sniper skills coming in handy as I heard him count quietly to himself. He always counted when he killed someone. I knew it weighed heavily on him, each life, no matter how evil, meant something to him.
    I watched as Dylan rounded the corner of the vehicle, to relative safety, then as Nolan followed, I saw the bullets rip through his flesh from my position at the side of the rocks.
    I screamed into the radio, and dropped it as my best friend fell and did his best to crawl the rest of the way. Racing toward him, several of us tried to get to Nolan, to pull him to safety. Dylan got there before the rest of us. He bent down to pick Nolan up and hoist him to the rock outcropping as he was pierced with round after round, his body jolting with each hit before dropping to the ground. Blood splattered, spraying all over Nolan’s back and Jake’s face as he caught Dylan’s lifeless body before it hit the ground. Getting to them, too late, I pulled up and over my shoulder, running balls to the wall to get us both to cover.
    Trent and Gavin were returning fire with the assholes who’d killed Dylan and shot Nolan, once we’d settled both men, I worked on Nolan’s leg, trying to staunch the bleeding, as Jake took position and started shooting as well. Thankfully, the three of them were able to keep the enemy occupied, as Reed finally made it behind the large boulders, they were a hell of a lot safer. It seemed to take forever, but I knew it was only a matter of minutes, before the shooting stopped. Of course once the threat had been eliminated the cavalry showed to save our sorry asses, now down one hell of a man.
    Waking in a cold sweat, the nightmare lingered in my mind. I hadn’t had a nightmare about that day in a couple of years, not until Nolan’s suicide. Since Monday, I’d had one each night. I needed Aurora right now, I wanted her comfort and her scent to wrap me up, but I knew that not only would I not be welcome in her bed, I was also in no state to go to her. She had enough to deal with and her reluctance to start something with me, or her unwillingness to believe what I felt for her, had me seriously concerned for any future between us.
    I spent a long time thinking about her, it soothed something in me; even if I couldn’t hold her right now, I was secure in the knowledge that she was just down the hall.
    Sure, I’d known Rory forever, but that didn’t mean that we knew each other on a personal, more intimate level. I had no idea how she’d handle the stresses of my job. I would constantly have to change plans with