The Defender by Donna Grant

Author:Donna Grant
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: DL Grant, LLC

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The house looked just as they’d found it by the time dawn broke. Lev reactivated the alarm before he and Reyna set out. Dawn had yet to break when they started walking.

The air coming off the water was cool, and Lev would have preferred staying in the warm bed with Reyna to being back out in the weather. But neither wanted to chance remaining and being found by the Saints.

Of course, the Saints could find them at any time. But it was harder to do when they were on the move versus sitting in one place, waiting to be located.

Lev took Reyna’s hand in his. She looked his way and smiled. The few blissful hours he’d had last night were the best of his life. And he wasn’t just talking about the sex.

Holding Reyna, talking to her, listening to her, had formed a bond he’d never had before. One that had begun when they fought to stay alive together. Now, he was closer to her than he’d been to any other human in his life. It was shocking to feel so...connected to another.

And yet, it felt right at the same time.

He hadn’t wanted to sleep, but his body hadn’t given him a choice. Besides, he needed to be rested and focused for the day ahead. He hated that he’d lost those hours in sleep when they could have been spent talking to Reyna or enjoying holding her.

Oddly enough, he’d slept peacefully. He wished he could say that it was because they were in a house where the Saints couldn’t easily find them, but he knew the reason—Reyna.

“You okay?” she asked.

He nodded. “Better than okay.”

“Me, too.”

To anyone who looked at them, they appeared to be a normal couple starting their day. If only things were that simple. Lev found himself envying Cullen and his brothers the ease with which they could be with their women.

Sure, the Saints were after the Loughmans, but they weren’t running for their lives. The entire lot of them were on their ranch in Texas where they could see the Saints coming at them from miles away.

That wasn’t the only reason Lev was jealous—an emotion he detested with every fiber of his being. Cullen had a home with Mia. They had a life together.

The same couldn’t be said for him and Reyna. Even if they were together, with the Saints breathing down their necks, every minute was a gift. And they spent it trying to make it to the next hour.

“You look worried,” Reyna said.

He met her dark brown eyes and forced a smile. “Just thinking.”

“I know the feeling. It’s going to take about four hours to cross Sweden. Then another three or more to get through Norway. I know where to cross into Norway where the few checks the border patrol does won’t affect us.”

“That’s good news. I think we should steal a car here and then another across the border.”

She nodded. “Agreed. Better to keep everyone on their toes. We should also get another phone.”

“Not until we need it.

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