Defended by Bama

Brooklyn thought she’d finally made a smart decision when she met the handsome officer. He was everything any woman would caring, thoughtful, and protective. Being a cop suited him. After a whirlwind romance and getting pregnant within a year, she thought she would have the life she always dreamed of.The dream slowly shattered once she moved in, and his true colors gradually came to the surface. After several years of things getting progressively worse, and more violent, she realized she couldn’t let her daughter be in that environment anymore.But instead of finding help and support, she was repeatedly met with judgment, shame, and blame. Having nowhere to turn, she was left at his mercy, and he was not forgiving. Nobody believed her and nobody would help. It wasn’t until a chance encounter with a kind woman that she had the chance to finally break free.Bama was a simple man. He’d been up the road, but nothing major and it probably wasn’t the last time he’d go. When he got out, a childhood friend offered him a spot in his new club and the chance to help him build it up. It was too good an offer to pass up. There wasn’t much left for him in his hometown, so he headed to Mobile to start a new life.After the club was finally up and running, he fell into a routine and was happy to be part of something bigger than himself. But Bama’s new normal was disrupted on his way home from a quick job. A frantic woman with a child flagged him down at a gas station, stopping him because of the logo on his cut. His MC had ways to help women and children in those situations, and he knew exactly who to call. Her fresh bruises made it clear why she stopped him. Even if the club couldn’t help, he wouldn’t have turned her away.After getting them settled at his place, he got the ball rolling. But she needed somewhere to hide until it all got handled, so he offered for them to stay with him. While they waited on what she needed to start a new life, he learned more about her, and why she was running. The longer they stayed, the more Bama found himself feeling a sense of fullness he didn’t know he was missing. He also envisioned vengeance on their behalf.When her past catches up with her, Brooklyn fears she may not be able to ever get away from her nightmare. But Bama would do anything to keep her safe, even if it meant losing everything.