Keeley's Fight (The Protectors Series) Read Online Free PDF

simultaneously, ending the call.
    “SHIT!” Ty was so mad he just couldn’t contain it. Someone was hurting their girl. “Do you think she has a boyfriend?”
    “I don’t know but we’ll find out at lunch. Let’s go. We’re already going to be late and I don’t want her thinking we aren’t coming.” Nate started rushing Ty.
    * * * * * * *
    Heading out in the rain, Nate couldn’t help how angry he was, on behalf of Keeley. She was too young, too beautiful to be a victim of such abuse. All those bruises, broken ribs, and who knows what else, she’s suffered in her short life. He was going to find out all of it, though. It was what he did. He worked intelligence in the Marines before he retired. Digging up information was what he did best. Not many people knew he was such a computer geek, but he was their resident tech guru in Maxwell Secures, their security firm, as well.
    Driving through the streets of Austin with Ty beside him, and clenching the steering wheel, he thought about her and how she acted early yesterday morning, and he could see the signs. She was shy; only making eye contact when necessary. Skittish too; not drawing attention to herself by wearing those old ugly ass baggy clothes. He knew underneath all of it, she had a smoking hot body. His cock got hard just thinking about what she’d look like naked.
    Turning onto Main Street, he was looking for a parking spot in front of Joy’s Restaurant, when Ty practically sprung forward in his seat yelling, “Fuck!” Looking at what Ty was so pissed about, he noticed a small bundle of bags and what looked like a person sitting on the sidewalk just at the opening of the alley in front of Joy’s, and realization dawned on him that it was Keeley.
    Slamming on the brakes and throwing the truck in park, not caring that he wasn’t parked legally, Nate and Ty both jumped out running for her, slowing down as they got closer to her so as not to scare the day lights out of her. Her head popped up when they were about a foot away from her, and she just looked so scared and sad. Very sad.
    Crouching down beside her Ty asked, “Darlin’, what are you doing out here, and what’s all this stuff with you?”
    Horns started blaring behind them because of the way the truck was parked, but their only concern right now was Keeley. Looking between the two of them she finally responded. “My dad kicked me out and then he made me stay, then he told me I didn’t make enough money and I didn’t know what to do, and I can’t go back, I just can’t.” She said this in such a rush that Nate almost didn’t catch all of it. “I didn’t go inside because I just came to cancel lunch,” she said this softly and with such a tone of despair that all Nate could do was sit down beside her and pull her in his lap.
    “Now why would you want to cancel, Butterfly?” Knowing the subject with her dad might take her a bit to feel comfortable talking to them about.
    “Well… It just didn’t seem right, I don’t think?” She said this like a question. Like whether she had somewhere to live or not would affect how they felt about her. Boy was she wrong.
    “Come on Butterfly, why don’t you give Ty your bags and he’ll go park the truck, while we get a back table. I’m starving!” Surprisingly she laughed at that. A small laugh, but a laugh none the less, and it was lovely. As Nate stood up with her in his arms, he heard her suck in a sharp breath and looked down to see a pinched expression on her face. “You’re in pain. What hurts?” Nate inquired.
    “Nothing, I’m fine,” she denied.
    Nate just let her be until they got to their table. Walking into the restaurant he smiled, loving the calming atmosphere of Joy’s. “Hey Nate, how are you?” Asked the hostess, Heather. She had worked there for as long as it had been open.
    “I’m good Heather, a table in the back if you don’t mind, please. And bring me a first aid kit, too. Ty will be in soon.”
    “Ah, so