by Sophia Gray
Audrey bit her lip. “You’re going to say no.”
I shook my head. “Try me,” I countered.
Audrey pointed to the floor. “Right here,” she answered.
I stared. “I don’t think the condo is big enough.”
Audrey shook her head. “No, no. I didn’t mean actually here. I meant in this building, close to us. My parents miss me so much, and I’d love to have them close.” She swallowed. “Plus, they’re getting older, and I always want to make sure I can be close by to take care of them when they need it.”
I pulled Audrey into my arms and stroked her brown hair. She was in definite need of a shower, but I didn’t mind. I loved having her near me. “Okay,” I said into her hair. “If that’s what my bride wants, that’s what she gets.”
Audrey twisted out of my arms. She craned her neck back and looked at me. “Enzo, are you sure about all of this?” Before I could speak, she pressed a finger to my lips. “I mean, you’ve never even had a girlfriend before. What if you get bored with me?” Her expression turned anxious and sad. “What if you want another girl, or another secretary or something? What if you decide that you’ve had enough of me?”
I laughed. “I’ll forgive you for asking,” I said in a warning tone as I nuzzled her forehead. “But you have to believe me, Audrey. There’s no one out there for me, no one except for you. You’re it, and I love you, and I never want to be without you again.”
Audrey reached up to wipe her eyes. She sniffled and laid her head on my shoulder. In a moment, her arms were wrapped around me and squeezing me tightly. “I love you. I’m so sorry that it took me so long.” She wiped her eyes. “I thought that you were going to change me into a whole different person. I thought you wanted me to be someone that I’m not. And I guess that scared me,” Audrey finished softly. “But I love you just the way you are, and now that I know you feel the same way about me…” She trailed off.
“Baby, I’d never want to change you into someone else,” I whispered into her ear as I hugged her close. “And I’d do anything to make you happy.”
Pepper whined and barked, and we both laughed.
“And Pepper?” Audrey turned to me. “You know she’s basically my kid, right?”
“And Pepper, of course. She’ll have the finest of steak every night if you so wish.”
Audrey giggled. “I wouldn’t want her getting spoiled. But, Enzo? May I ask you something? There’s one more thing that I want,” she said, suddenly coy. “If it’s not too much trouble, that is.”
I laughed. “Hit me. Tropical vacation? Done. I like Bora Bora, we’ll go there. You want your parents to have a second home? Done, we’ll get them one someplace warm, maybe Florida. And jewelry? You got it, babe. You’ll get nothing but the best.”
Audrey shook her head. There was a cute little smile on her lips, and as I watched, she stuck her tongue out and slowly licked the chapped skin. “No,” she murmured. “Although all of that does sound nice.”
“Then what is it?”
“I want to give Pepper a brother or sister. I want another dog.”
“You got it. Whatever you want, it’ll be great.”
Audrey broke into a wide smile and hugged me tighter than ever. “I can’t believe I’m getting everything I’ve ever wanted. I love you so much, Enzo.”
“I love you, too,” I said as I pulled her close. “And I’m never gonna let you go.”
THE END
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HIS INKED BRIDE: Black Aces MC
SHE’LL BE WEARING MY RING… AND NOTHING ELSE.
She thought she could lie to me.
Big mistake.
I won’t rest until I punish her for her mistakes…
By branding her as my bride.
She wanted to pull the wool over my eyes.
It almost worked, too.
A pretty girl like that can have her way with most men.
But the thing is, I’m not most men.
I’m a different breed.
Hell, I’m a different animal entirely.
Others are soft. I am carved from marble.
Others are weak. I’ve got blood on my hands and fire in my chest.
Others would forgive her…
But I’m going to bend her over, claim her as mine…
And end it all with my ring on her finger.
And she doesn’t get a choice in the matter.
HIS BOUND BRIDE: A Bad Boy Billionaire Romance
My billionaire boss wants to make me his bride.
I was in danger from the minute I stepped into his office.
But there’s no escaping a man like Enzo Lennox.
He’ll either force me to bend across his desk…
Or put a ring on my finger so I belong to him for life.
I should’ve have run away as soon as I had the chance.
But there was something about Enzo that had me frozen in place.
His eyes…
His hands…
The words that came out of his mouth – so shocking and filthy and downright powerful.
I did everything I could to resist him.
But he saw right through that.
He knew what was boiling below my surface:
Need. Desire. Craving.
I was his slave from the second his eyes landed on me.
Everyone warned me away from him.
He’s a player, a scoundrel, they said.
Here one day and gone the next.
A broken heart was inevitable.
I know all that.
And yet, when Enzo puts his hands on my hips,
I can’t help but submit.
But no matter how much I give, he wants more.
The billionaire is not just satisfied with my body.
He wants to own my heart, my mind, my soul.
He wants me as his bound bride.
HIS CAPTIVE BRIDE: Grim Rebels MC
I was his prey. Now, I’m about to be his bride.
I’ve spent years running from my past.
But there’s no running from the bad boy with my name on his list.
He’ll either drag me back into the underworld I escaped…
Or force me to the altar to become his dirty wife.
Life’s not easy when you’re the devil’s daughter.
The things I saw my father do used to haunt my nightmares.
But that was the past. I’m a new person, now.
I have a good life. A pure life. A happy life.
And it’ll stay that way, as long as I keep away from dear old Daddy.
Too bad he wants me back home.
He sends his best man to come “retrieve” me – by any means necessary.
And if my father is the Devil, then Vance Tate must be the Grim Reaper.
He’s tall, dark, and deadly,
With twisted tattoos that curve around his bulging muscles.
And a weapon behind his zipper that looks capable of inflicting permanent damage.
I know what’s going to happen if I try to run from the hitman.
He’s going to chase me down.
Pin me to a bed.
And screw me senseless.
But to my surprise, Vance Tate wants something more than to cross my name off his list.
He doesn’t just want a quick bang, either.
He wants to make me his wife.
And God help me if I try to say no.
MOAN: The Cantonneli Mafia
I won’t stop until I hear her moan.
As a mobster’s daughter, she thinks she’s a bad girl.
But if she wants to su
rvive a night with me, she’d better be on her best behavior.
Good girls get rewarded. Bad girls get punished.
And Melinda’s about to get both.
It’s my job to keep her safe from danger.
But I’m the biggest threat of all.
She thinks she’s above it all.
A little princess, spoiled rotten.
Given everything she’s wanted since the day she was born.
But I’m about to give her more than she’s ever gotten before.
She’s never had a man like me.
Hell, no one has.
I’m big.
Tattooed.
Equipped, if you catch my drift.
And I know damn well how to use it.
I’m breaking every rule to make her mine.
But rules are for suckers…
And this prize is too tasty to pass up.
Her moans will be music to my ears.
CONSUME ME: The Bleeding Prophets MC
I’m on my knees, begging him to consume me.
I didn’t belong there. I wanted to leave.
But that didn’t stop him from taking me.
He was a taste of something utterly forbidden…
But by the time he’s finished, I’d do anything to have another lick.
I was raised prim and proper.
“Yes ma’am,” “no, sir,” hands folded in my lap and hair in perfect braids.
That’s what I looked like when I showed up to the biker party.
It was everything I wasn’t:
Chaos and mayhem.
Leather and liquor.
Sex, drugs, and rock and roll.
Years of a conservative upbringing were screaming at me to get out, get out now.
But one look at Cade, and I knew I wasn’t going anywhere.
He was carved out of marble, or so I thought.
Tattoos coursed over his body.
He was danger incarnate.
And I loved it.
But my taste of forbidden fruit might be the cause of my undoing.
Cade’s world isn’t all parties and wild rides.
There’s bad people after him.
And when they see what I mean to him…
They decide to come after me, too.
DEVOUR ME: A Dark Bad Boy Romance (The Wicked Angels MC)
MY NEED FOR HER MIGHT EAT ME ALIVE.
I swore off relationships a long time ago.
I couldn’t bear the pain of losing another love.
But then Amanda wandered into my world, waking up the beast inside me.
And he is hungry.
She was an idiot for wandering outside in snow like this.
If I hadn’t come along, she’d be a brunette popsicle by now.
Instead, she’s curled up in front of my fireplace.
But the danger in my cabin might be worse than the blizzard outside.
I’m not a man to be trusted.
I’ve got skeletons in my closet…
Feelings, desires, needs that I’ve buried deep inside myself.
And she’s bringing all that roaring to the surface.
One look at that petite body and I’m rock hard again.
It’s like the past disappears when she’s around.
And all that matters is having her.
The world outside my window may be frozen and foreboding.
But in here, the heat of my desire will keep us both hot and sweaty.
It’s only a matter of time until I devour her.
One More Ride: Carnage Warriors MC
I’M GONNA TAKE THIS LITTLE PRINCESS ON THE RIDE OF HER LIFE.
I’m a convict. She’s a prison guard.
This was never supposed to happen.
But I saw what I wanted and I took it…
And now the world is about to make me pay for daring to break the rules.
I took her the first time because I needed to remind myself how good it feels to have skin on skin.
Lips on lips.
Breath comingling with breath.
It was what I needed.
But her moans that night were enough to awaken a beast inside me.
And when some drunk idiot says the wrong thing in my vicinity, that beast snaps.
The punishment I inflict on that bastard is enough to land me in jail.
But in that moment – with my bloodied fists, my unleashed rage – I felt alive for the first time in forever.
Still, prison is no cakewalk.
I’ll need all my wits – and all my luck – if I’m gonna make it out of here relatively intact.
There’s killers lurking in the shadows.
And not everyone is thrilled to have a burly, tattooed biker like me in there.
Messing things up.
Disrupting the delicate balance of power.
Some people have decided they might be better off if I weren’t around anymore…
And they’re not shy about getting their hands dirty.
Luckily enough, though, I’ve got a trump card.
I’m bringing Beth inside with me.
ONE MORE NIGHT: Jungle’s Thorns MC
I MISSED HER TASTE. SO I TOOK HER FOR ONE MORE NIGHT.
Some things aren’t meant to be repeated.
But I missed how it felt to bury myself inside her.
I had to feel it again.
So I did it – I put everything on the line in exchange for one. More. Night.
ISAAC
It was a mistake from the start.
Drink after drink, and a girl who should have stayed firmly in my past.
I should have seen through her deception.
But I f**ked up.
And now, it’s going to cost me everything.
She knew my weaknesses and she exploited them ruthlessly.
I couldn’t blame her, really.
She learned how to be dirty from the best:
Me.
But I’ve got a few tricks left up my sleeve.
I’m going to get her back under my control.
And then I’m gonna make her pay for stabbing me in the back.
It will be long.
It will be painful.
But by the end of it, she’ll recognize that she’ll always belong to me.
STEPHANIE
I didn’t want it to come to this.
But Isaac’s men did something that should never have been done.
Vengeance is required.
And I know how to strike a wound that will never heal.
I know Isaac.
Or rather, I knew him.
But that was a lifetime ago.
He means nothing to me now.
He’s a monster.
A pawn.
And he deserves to be punished.
At least, that’s what I keep telling myself.
But deep down, there’s a little voice saying something completely different.
It wants me to submit to his touch again.
To beg. To moan. To whimper.
It’s wrong – too wrong.
That can’t happen.
It won’t.
It shouldn’t.
But God, I’d give everything to have one more night with him.
ONE MORE TASTE: A Dark Bad Boy Mafia Romance
One more taste won’t be enough. I need the whole damn thing.
Saying no to me is always a mistake.
It’s gotten men killed, buildings burned…
And in Diana’s case, it’s gotten her stripped bare and bent over my desk.
Maybe next time, when I ask for more, she’ll give me the correct answer instead.
She didn’t ask for this, but since when have I cared about that?
I’m a kingpin, not a coward.
I take what I want.
And I’ve decided that I want her.
I tried to be friendly – at least, at first.
But that wasn’t enough for her.
She trie
d to snub me.
To ignore me.
And that’s never a smart decision.
I don’t have a choice now.
I have to break her.
I have to own her completely.
I have to feast on her lips, her legs, her heart.
Only when I’ve wrung her dry will I be satisfied.
At least, that’s what I thought.
But it turns out that there were some things I didn’t see coming.
Maybe my little toy was playing me all along.
SUBMISSION: A Dark Bad Boy Baby Romance (The Marauders MC)