Desert Forge

He thought watching over her would be just another prospect duty. He was dead wrong. Paramedic Rachel Greene survived a controlling marriage and two years of hard-won independence. Now her abusive ex is out of lockup—and he's not alone. Travis wants the settlement money she "owes" him, and he's brought violent friends who don't take no for an answer. Jake "Dusty" Reed is the Border Wolves prospect who's been running roads and proving himself for six months. When the club assigns him to protect the tough-as-nails paramedic being stalked by her ex, he expects a simple intimidation job. What he gets is a woman who fights back, a threat that escalates to coordinated assault, and feelings that hit harder than any punch he's ever taken. But Travis won't stop. Not when restraining orders fail. Not when warnings are ignored. Not until someone makes him stop permanently. Rachel's medical expertise becomes tactical advantage. Dusty's road knowledge becomes escape routes. And when Travis brings the fight to Border Wolves territory with Molotov cocktails and lockup muscle, they'll prove that some threats can only be eliminated one way. One paramedic who refuses to be a victim. One prospect earning his patch through blood and fire. And an abusive ex about to learn why you never threaten someone under Border Wolves protection. Sometimes the system fails the people it's supposed to protect. Sometimes the only justice is outlaw justice. And sometimes love is forged when two people stand together against violence and refuse to break. Welcome to the borderlands, where protection means eliminating threats, not filing paperwork.