Page 1 of Tempted

PROLOGUE

***Gage***

Where we left off in Forbidden...

Damn. I don’t really like the kid but helooked genuinely hurt when he found me and Raven together. Am I asick fuck because I’m relieved that he knows now? The only thingis, we’re dealing with a double-edged sword. Raven’s devastatedbecause she’s done the one thing she’s been trying to avoid allthis time – hurt the boy. I can’t stand to see her like this.

“You’ll be okay, babe. I’m here,” I tell heras I gently squeeze her hand.

She turns to me, eyes brimming with tears,and it crushes me.

“Who’s Janet Presley?” She asks.

The fuck?How does she knowJanet?“Where did you hear that name?”

“Who is she?”

Who is she? Nobody. Just a woman who almostruined my fucking life. “Just some chick. She’s not important.”

I check the rear-view mirror and spot twosport bikes riding alongside each other. I move closer to theshoulder to allow them to pass but they stay behind me.

“What happened to her?” Raven’s voice bringsme back to the conversation.

“Nothing. She moved away a couple of yearsago.”

“Was she your girlfriend?”

Girlfriend?“What? Hell no.”

Just talking about her is getting me fuckedup. She’s a part of the reason I don’t do girlfriends. Too muchfucking drama. I check the mirror again as I turn a corner andnotice that the bikers follow.Are these fuckers tailing me?I slow down, they do, too. I take another turn, not on my route,and they do the same.

“Fuck,” I mutter under my breath.

“What is it?”

“Two bikes behind us. Been there for awhile.”

“So?”

“So? What bikers you know ride alongdiligently through traffic?” I ask her.

“You think they’re following us?”

“Let’s see.”

I press on the gas and keep my eyes on themirror. They pull out from behind us but I notice one of themreaching behind him. I’ve done that too many times to not recognizewhat he’s doing.

“I think they’re going to pass us,” Ravensays.

No, they’re not. One of them pulls up to mywindow, keeping pace with us. “Shit!”

“What is he doing?” Raven asks in apanic.

The other fucker points a gun at her windowand I kick my ass into gear. Coming after me is one thing. PuttingRaven in danger? That’s a whole fucking avalanche of hurt for thesuicidal motherfucker who attempts it.

CHAPTER 1

***Gage***