Chasing Tara (Bryant Station Curves) Read Online Free PDF

though they had yet to claim the woman. Jason knew there was no way his bear would let the woman go for any reason. He glanced at her left hand and saw no ring.
    “I’ve got your orders.” Joy appeared at the table with a huge tray of food.
    “Joy’s burgers are the best.”
    Joy rolled her eyes. “You like them because I comp them for you.” She placed a basket with two burgers in front of him. “And I put extra bacon on Lisa’s.”
    Lisa smiled. “You remembered.”
    “I have to watch out for my baby cousin.” Joy put the other baskets on the table. “And this little cutie needs to eat something besides all those fries. Here’s a small cheeseburger for her. I took the liberty of cutting it into quarters so that it’s easier for her to handle.” Joy winked.
    “Hey, Joy, you’ve got a phone call.” A male’s voice bounced across the room.
    “Thanks, Marty. I’ll be right there,” Joy called out to the guy behind the cash register. “I’ll be back in a few minutes with refills for your drinks.” She turned and left.
    “Here Ben, let me take Haley so you can eat your burger.” Tara reached for Haley.
    “I’ve got her. You eat.” Ben grabbed the basket with the small burger and put it next to his burger basket. He picked up one of the quarters and handed it to Haley. She immediately took it and started chewing on it. “See, we’re good.” Ben flashed a grin at Tara.
    “Okay, but give Haley to me when you get tired of feeding her.” Tara watched Ben take care of Haley. He was a great older brother. Haley needed siblings.
    “You need to eat before your food gets cold.” Jason pushed a red basket closer to her.
    Before Tara could say anything to Jason, Joy came back to the table. “Tara, Eddy’s on the phone. He’s got your car back at the garage, but he said he needs to talk to you.” She handed Tara the cordless phone.
    Tara felt her heart beat pick up when she took the phone. “Hello?”
    “Mrs. Wilson, this is Eddy at the garage. Your car is here and I’ve done a quick diagnostic on it.”
    Tara frowned. She had a gut feeling what he had to say wasn’t good, but she crossed her fingers and hoped for a miracle. “Can it be fixed?”
    “Based on the age of the car and the number of things I’ve already found wrong with it, the car isn’t worth repairing. The parts alone are expensive, and then there’s the labor for doing the work.”
    “This isn’t good.” Tara closed her eyes and bit down on her bottom lip.
    “No ma’am, it isn’t, and I’m afraid we’ll find even more wrong when we actually tear into the engine,” said Eddy.
    “Is there any way you can temporarily patch the major problems? I just need the car to make it to the other side of San Antonio,” pleaded Tara. She knew the car was not fixable, but she had to ask.
    “Even if I could just patch it, there would be no guarantee if it would even work. It would be a waste of time and money.”
    “But, couldn’t you—”
    “I’m sorry, Mrs. Wilson. In all honestly, you would be better off buying another car and sending this one to the junkyard,” said Eddy. “If you really want to try to repair it, I’ll try, but there won’t be anyway it can be patched. Parts have to be completely replaced.”
    “I need to think about this.”
    “I understand,” said Eddy. “Why don’t you sleep on it and either call me or come by the garage in the morning.”
    “Yeah, that’s a good idea. I’ll talk to you tomorrow.” Tara turned off the telephone and put it down on the table.
    “Are you okay?” Jason fought the urge to pull her into his arms. He knew she was not okay. There was a lot more to her story than just the broken down car.
    Our mate is running. Someone hurt her.
    That’s obvious just looking at the bruises on her face. Jason mentally shook his head at his bear.
    We need to take care of her and our cubs.
    Her cub doesn’t belong to us. Jason reminded his bear.
    I claim. Cub is mine.  Ben is mine.