Author: Becky Wilde

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B.A.D. Security - Unravelling Rivalry - Mitch went into protective mode much to Kiana’s annoyance, but he wasn’t leaving her side. After Kiana is released from the hospital, he takes her to his mother’s house to recuperate since her home is still a crime scene.

When the flag-draped coffin arrived, so did the man she'd loved in secret for years. He promised to help her heal, but how could she let him—when every glance brought back forbidden memories? And when her life suddenly veered from grief to danger, she realized the wounds of her heart weren’t the only ones that needed saving.

The day I buried my brother, Collin, everything I knew, everything I relied on, shattered. The pain was so raw, it felt like it was swallowing me whole. And then he showed up. Mitchell King. Mitch, my brother’s best friend—the man I’d loved in secret for years. He barged into my house as if it was his right, as if my grief wasn’t my own to handle. I told him to leave. I yelled, I screamed, I threw every ounce of anger I could muster at him. But Mitch? He wouldn’t budge. Stubborn as hell, just like Collin used to be.

Mitch had left the Army when Collin died, gave up everything, and came back to Sydney. He said it was to honor Collin, but I knew better. I could see it in his eyes every time he looked at me—he was here because of me. But I didn’t want his pity. I didn’t want his concern. I didn’t want him trying to fix me or this wreck of a life I’d been left with. I didn’t need anyone.

Except maybe I did.

When the accident happened, I hated that he was the one there, that he saw me so broken. And then the threats started—small things at first, things I told myself were just coincidences. But Mitch knew better. He saw the danger before I did, and once again, he refused to leave. I hated him for it, but a part of me, the part that still longed for him, couldn’t let him go.

Mitch pulled in reinforcements—his new team from B.A.D. Security and even his old boss, General Tracey. He started digging, searching for the person threatening me, and what he found terrified me. This wasn’t random. This wasn’t just bad luck. Someone was after me, and they wouldn’t stop until I was gone.

Mitch swore to protect me, to keep me safe no matter what. He looked at me like I was something precious, something worth fighting for. But I couldn’t let myself believe in that—not when every time I opened my heart, I ended up losing everything.

And yet… I couldn’t ignore the way he made me feel. Safe. Loved. Terrified. Because loving him meant letting him in, and letting him in meant risking the only piece of myself I had left.

Mitch doesn’t give up, though. Not on me, not on us. He’s determined to find the person behind all this before they hurt me again—or worse. And for the first time in a long time, I wonder if maybe, just maybe, I don’t have to face this battle alone.

Becky Wilde is an accomplished author better known as Becca Van. She has published over 150 steamy romantic novels in the menage genre while writing for Siren-Bookstrand. Now self-publishing on Whimsical Words Publishing and delivering her own blend of emotion and intriguing books without cliffhangers and happy conclusions.