Walker Revenge (The Walker Family Series Book 5) (24 page)

Jake watched as the accident unfolded before
his eyes. Oh, he’d have wanted her to lose, but not like that he
thought as he and Bud ran toward her car along with her crew and
the emergency personnel. Just as he drew closer, the engine burst
into flames, and he could see her trying to work her way out of the
car.

How he made it faster than the rest of them,
he’d never know. But he was standing at the side of the car ready
to aid her in getting out.

“My foot is stuck in the harness,” she
hollered through her helmet.

Jake managed to get her arm around his neck
and hold her as she kicked free from the harness and he pulled her
from the car just as they got there to put out the flames.

When her feet hit the ground she stumbled,
nearly taking Jake down with her. But in an awkward dance, as
people rushed past them, they managed to balance.

She quickly pulled her helmet off and looked
at the car.

“Son-of-a-bitch! Look what they did to me.”
Her voice was lost in the bustle of chaos around them.

“Son-of-a-bitch is right.” He laughed.
“Karma huh?”

She spun to face him, and her long dark
braid nearly caught him in the eye. “Don’t start with me Walker.
What are you, my mother?”

“Oh, it’s okay for you to wreck me out of
the race, but…”

“Don’t go there.” She dropped her helmet to
the ground and moved in toward him.

“Oh, I went there.” He firmed his stance as
she shoved at him.

“You’re an ass!”

“And you’re a…”

Bud came between them and pushed them apart.
“Now the two of you stop it. You’re acting like spoiled brats. You
both deserve what you got. Now kiss and make up.”

Missy’s eyes grew wide, and she stooped to
pick up her helmet. “I’m guessing his mouth is tainted from track
trash.”

“And what about you?” Jake countered as
Missy walked away from him, her helmet tucked up under her arm.

Bud pushed him in the other direction. “You
two should just go to bed with each other and get it over
with.”

“What’s that supposed to mean?”

“It means the tension between you both is
always so thick it’s like a wall.”

Jake snorted a laugh. “Trust me. I don’t
want any part of that.”

“Sure you do. Everyone does.”

He supposed he couldn’t blame everyone. She
was a hot little number, which he verified as he turned and looked
at her with her crew.

In stature, she wasn’t a giant, but in
attitude, she could hang with the big boys. And when she wasn’t in
racing gear, those legs were firm and tan. He’d often thought of
running his fingers through those long brown stands of hair, but
usually, in the end, he figured he’d just give them a good yank to
give her pain. The thought made him chuckle. Bud was an idiot
saying there was sexual tension between them. There was animosity
and a competitive streak, but sexual tension—nah. Bud was a
dreamer.

Jake headed back to his truck where his
wrecked car sat. Maybe he’d head to the bar and find him some
sexual tension. He could use some of that and an ice cold beer.

Bestselling Author Bernadette Marie is known
for building families readers want to be part of. Her series The
Keller Family has graced bestseller charts since its release in
2011, along with her other series and single title books. The
married mother of five sons promises Happily Ever After always…and
says she can write it, because she lives it.

When not writing, Bernadette Marie is
shuffling her sons to their many events—mostly hockey—and enjoying
the beautiful views of the Colorado Rocky Mountains from her front
step. She is also an accomplished martial artist with a second
degree black belt in Tang Soo Do.

A chronic entrepreneur, Bernadette Marie
opened her own publishing house in 2011, 5 Prince Publishing, so
that she could publish the books she liked to write and help make
the dreams of other aspiring authors come true too. Bernadette
Marie is also the CEO of Illumination Author Events.

www.5princebooks.com

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