STEEL TEMPTATION (A Back Down Devil MC Romance Novel) by London Casey, Karolyn James

gambling night. Pick up some extra cash, pay some bills,
get caught up on the rent and stuff. That was it.
    Now she was being followed and
watched. Stuck between her step uncle and Back Down Devil MC. A pawn,
constantly threatened by death.
    Mia left the house and when she got
to her car, she looked in the mirrors. She couldn ’ t
see anyone around her, but she felt it.
    That ’ s
when a wave of anger crested and crashed into her. She looked at the money on
the seat next to her. Bottom line now was that if she wasn ’ t here … what would it matter? Everyone else could just
fucking fight for themselves now.
    “ Fuck
it, ” Mia whispered.
    She started the car and drove.
    Away.
    Away from Uncle Jake ’ s.
    Away from Frelen.
    She wanted to see who could catch
her and kill her first.

twelve.
     
    The car crossed out of Frelen. A
sense of terrible freedom ran through Mia ’ s
body. She checked her mirrors once, twice, and actually started to believe she
could just go.
    Go where?
    It didn ’ t matter.
    The cash Uncle Jake had given her
was enough to get somewhere. Spend a couple nights in a cheap motel and then
figure out the next part of the plan. Maybe she could just keep going east. Go
until there was no more Back Down Devil MC.
    Then again … didn ’ t
Uncle Jake say something to Mia ’ s
fake story? Of how the MC had met with another charter?
    A charter?
    What the hell did that mean,
really? More guys?
    Mia slammed on the brakes. Her car
skidded to a halt right in the middle of the damn road. She left the keys in
the ignition and opened the door. She got out and climbed on the hood.
    She sat there, looking to the late
afternoon sky.
    Shaking her head, she wondered how
long this was going to take.
    The answer?
    Two minutes.
    That ’ s
when she heard the rumbling of the engines. She didn ’ t even bother to look over her shoulder. They were
coming and they were going to kill her. She wasn ’ t
even going to bother to lie either. What good would that do? Straight up and
honest, tell them what the hell she was doing out here.
    The thundering sound got closer and
Mia shut her eyes. She waited for the bullet. She hoped it wouldn ’ t hurt. It would just … happen.
    When someone touched her, she
jumped and yelled.
    “ Fucking
hell, babe. ”
    Mia opened her eyes.
    Nate.
    A feeling kicked up inside her and
she lunged from the hood of the car at him. Hugging him. Needing him to protect
her. Just like he did before.
    But Nate wasn ’ t having it. His hands grabbed
at her sides, squeezing, tickling her into a paralyzed feeling so that she let
him go. He then pinned her down to the hood of the car.
    “ What
the fuck are you doing? ” Nate growled.
    “ It ’ s over, ” another voice said.
    “ Wait, ” Nate yelled.
    Mia turned her head and saw Griffin
approaching, gun drawn.
    “ We
had one rule, ” Griffin
said. “ Miller …”
    “ He ’ s not here, ” Nate said. “ Back the fuck up for a second,
bro. ”
    Mia stretched her neck and saw
Blaine and Gaige on their motorcycles.
    “ Griffin! ” Gaige yelled and then whistled. “ That's enough. Let him
talk to her. ”
    “ Big
mistake, ” Griffin said. “ Someone is going to pay for this
shit. ”
    Griffin walked away. Nate backed up
and gave Mia a chance to sit up.
    “ One
rule, ” he said. “ You broke it. You tried running. ”
    “ I
didn ’ t try. I ran. I
stopped. Here I am. ”
    “ Why? ”
    “ Just
shoot me. ”
    “ I ’ m not going to do that. ”
    “ Then
give me your gun … I ’ ll …”
    Nate came forward and grabbed her
mouth. The sudden move shocked Mia. His grip was tight, too tight.
    “ Never
fucking say that again, ” Nate growled. “ You
understand me? Ever. Now you take a second and then tell me what you ’ re doing out here. ”
    Mia shuddered and fought back
tears. “ I ’ m stuck in the middle of this. ”
    “ Of
what? ”
    “ Whatever
you have with my uncle. I want nothing to do with it. ”
    “ Too
late, ”