Marine Brother — MK Dwyer

What happens on the run stays there. Right?My brother didn't deserve her, but that doesn't mean she's mine. He might be a terrible person, but clearly, we have the same taste in women.I needed to get away from him. A way out. A solution that would keep both me and my son safe from harm. I never expected his brother to be the solution.∞∞∞Theresa Braun is stuck. Mark is a man who doesn't take no for an answer and uses her son as leverage against her. Until, like an answer to prayer, his hotter-than-sin brother comes banging on her door, looking for him.Blake Banner is fed up. His attempt to help his brother backfired. He told Theresa he is determined to help in order to make up for his bad blood, but that isn't the only reason. He wants her to be his, but he knows he has to tread lightly or scare her away.Mark Banner is bad news. The people who are after him are now after Blake and Theresa, too. They want their money, one way or another, and Mark still thinks that he can manipulate one or both of them to pay off his debts. With a target painted on their backs from all sides, they skip town, leaving Mark to sort things out for himself. It breaks Theresa's heart that to keep them both safe; she has to send her son to live with his dad, and her one goal is to be home by Christmas. But Mark will stop at nothing to find them and ruin everything, including murder.***Re-edited with no significant changes to the story in July 2022.