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    However, before they parted he’d managed to get her phone number. She’d seemed reluctant but he used his charm to persuade her. Over the days that followed, she dominated his every waking thought. He was long past the days of groupies and having sex with anything in a skirt. Still, alone was not his style either, so he gave her a call one night a couple weeks after their hot tryst backstage.
    Fortunately, she was still single. They chatted on the phone exchanging basic information about each other, and a deeper connection established itself. During the phone calls that followed, she opened up to him a little more. He learned that she’d recently come out of an ugly divorce and she was ready to make a fresh start away from her past. She seemed eager to travel so he swung her way during the tour in late May and picked her up.
    They’d agreed on a casual relationship, as she was not anxious to dive into another so soon. However, three months after they met he charmed her into accepting his ring—pleaded, was more like it. Still, he didn’t care. He couldn’t wait to marry her and solidify their bond in every way.
     
    Now here they were a little more than five months later, and in that short time span she’d killed a man, fought off two attackers, and survived a brutal beating by her ex’s family. He wondered what the future held with a woman like this. The way she whipped out those daggers at the truck stop and sent the men running was nothing less than mind-blowing. He had become addicted to her fiery spirit.
    A matter of concern was the attraction he sensed growing between Flame and Raef. Though she tried to hide it, he caught the subtle glances and the endearing tones they used when speaking to one another. He wasn’t quite sure how he felt about it but decided to allow the situation play out for now. Perhaps the chemistry he sensed between his fiancé and his bandmate was nothing more than innocent friendship.
    Flame had trouble blending with the women in their circle, no doubt because of her guarded nature, plus the celebrity gals hadn’t exactly rolled out the welcome mat. Hatch hoped that her attraction to Raef would wane as she became better acquainted with the other women. Their acceptance of a newcomer would help.
    He sighed. He couldn’t sleep.
    She slept like a rock during the day and was alert as ever all night. He struggled to adjust to the odd hours she kept. The closer they got to LA the more tense he felt. He’d wanted to stay in New York until after they married, but Flame had been extremely insistent about taking this trip. After everything she’d suffered through since her divorce, he didn’t have the heart to deny her this one request. They’d visit his friends, do some partying, then fly back to New York. He had no intention of riding across country again and planned to have their bikes shipped home.
    Surely Flame would be agreeable once this road trip madness was out of her system. And now that she’d visited her sisterhood , as she called it, she’d certainly feel more at ease, he hoped.
    His curiosity over her covert family grew stronger along the way, yet he’d refrained from prying. Her already guarded disposition on the subject led him to believe that she’d not likely relinquish any more info than she already had. He lit another smoke and leaned against the headboard, lost in deep contemplation over this wild vixen sleeping soundly at his side.
    Soon this grueling road trip would end and he could return to his soft life of luxury. He gazed down at her. Long golden hair fanned across her pillow, concealing her pretty face except for a glimpse of long lashes resting gently on smooth cheeks. Her soft breathing floated around him as did her light floral scent. He longed to take her and put out the fire they started at the truck stop.
    Ah hell, she won’t wake up until dusk. I should just rub one out so I can get some sleep. Maybe she’ll take care of me before we head