by R. E. Bond
I rubbed my temples, my stomach dropping at his words.
I couldn’t chase him away without losing her in the process.
She’d run to him if I even tried.
“Nah, it’s cool. Just keep an eye out that he doesn’t hurt her.”
I’d kill him if he fucking did.
Rory
The music was thumping when I arrived at Tyler’s with the Devil’s Armada crew later that night.
No Plan B by Manafest blasted through the house as we entered, and people parted to let us through.
We wandered into the kitchen to find Tyler and Caden doing shots.
People cheered as they kept up with each other as if it was an Olympic sport, when in reality, everyone there was just a using piece of shit, trying hard to get close to the rich assholes that they worshipped.
It was pathetic.
Skeeter and Diesel were already there, and they gave me a grin as I snatched the bottle of whisky from Skeeter, downing a healthy amount.
What a fucking week.
No more drama, or I was going to fucking kill someone else.
“Easy, baby girl. That’s mine,” Skeeter joked, watching me raise an eyebrow with amusement.
“That just means it’s ours, right? We share things, remember?”
“I think I share enough with the other guys, don’t you think?”
“Don’t know what you’re talking about,” I grinned, making him chuckle, teasing in his tone.
“Then again, the only one game enough to climb into bed with us was Holloway, and even that took some convincing.”
“Well, you’re a little rough, Skeet,” I laughed, handing his bottle back.
Hunter tugged on my hand and I glanced up at his cheeky face, earning a wink.
“They’re missing out, babe. Skeet and I used to have a hell of a good time when we shared women. Dance with me?”
“Skeet won’t let you join us, so give up. A dance I can do though,” I smirked, making Skeeter mutter under his breath as Hunter dragged me out to the dance floor.
At least he didn’t try to knock him out or anything.
Progress.
Hunter seemed surprised but appreciative as I dirty danced with him for a while, a chest suddenly bumping against my back as Love Addict by Family Force 5 boomed from the speakers.
Skeeter’s voice was rough as he spoke in my ear, a shiver running through me as his breath tickled my ear.
“You’re making me horny and mad at the same time. You know I don’t like his fucking hands on you.”
“Well maybe I like his hands on me,” I taunted, his solid chest pressing against me more as he tried to intimidate me.
It wouldn’t work.
“You’re asking for trouble, baby girl,” he warned in a low voice, nipping my neck sharply.
I arched against Hunter, who mumbled curses as I kept dancing between them until we were practically fucking in the middle of the room with our clothes on.
Skeeter’s hands were tight on my waist as he kissed down my neck, finally groaning in defeat.
“Okay, but just this once.”
I peered over my shoulder at him with confusion, not understanding what he was talking about.
“What do you mean?”
“I mean, get your ass upstairs and Hunter and I will fuck the absolute hell out of you. Just this once, then you don’t let him touch you again,” he bit out, and Hunter raised an eyebrow in silent question.
He smiled when I pulled him down to kiss me roughly as Skeeter kissed my neck, biting across my skin and setting my senses on fire, but the music suddenly cut out and the lights went on.
I let out a frustrated groan.
How hard was it to get fucking laid?
“Cops!” Someone shouted, making Skeeter curse.
Tyler and Caden moved over to us, and Tyler scowled with annoyance.
“What the fuck do they want? They never bother us.”
“C’mon, man. You invite rival street crews to your party, then you expect the cops,” Hunter offered dryly, but when the police moved into the room and scanned the crowd, Skeeter tensed, his hands on my waist tightening as their eyes landed on me.
“Rory…”
I was suddenly yanked to the side and hand cuffed, an officer booming in my ear.
“Aurora Donovan, you are under arrest for the murder of Tristan Holloway and Max Donovan. Anything you say…”
I zoned out, letting them drag me towards the door without a fight as confusion took over.
How the fuck?
The Psychos never made mistakes, so I had no idea how they had proof it was me.
“Rory!”
I glanced up to see Jensen shoving through the growing crowd to get to me as the police kept moving me outside into the cool night air.
I just wanted a drama free few days, how was getting arrested fucking drama free?
“Hey! It’s a mistake! Let her go!” He shouted as I met his panicked gaze, giving him a small smile to reassure him.
“I love you guys. Tell Caden to get Josie’s lawyer in for me?”
He nodded, not appearing sure of how else to help as they put me in the back of the patrol car and cut me off from the world outside.
I sat in a cell for fucking hours that night, telling them no comment like Skeeter and Slash had always told me to, hoping that Josie’s lawyer would hurry the fuck up and get me out of there.
It was going to be a long night, but I knew one thing was for certain.
Once I got out, I was going to unleash all the revenge on those who had earned it.
Every single fucking bit of it.
To be continued…
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Acknowledgments
How the hell has it been 2 months since Pretty Lies released?! Crazy, right?!
Thank you so much to all the readers who gave my book babies a chance! I’ve had a blast talking to a lot of you while getting Twisted Fate ready, and I appreciate every single one of you!
Kenia, what a wild ride already! You are an amazing PA, and I’m sorry that I’m so forgetful all the time! I would have been seriously screwed without you, so I hope you know how much I appreciate you! All that yelling in Spanish you had to do, sure as shit paid off!
Massive thank you to my Beta team who have been my biggest support network! I know I have a lot of self doubt when Im writing, so all your encouragement and help is seriously appreciated. I love you all to pieces!! Jocelyn, Kristen, Laura, and Steph, you guys really hold me together some days, so thank you for being you!
Huge shout out to my street team and the girls on my ARC team who shared the crap out of my promo and continue to promote me between releases, you have no idea how much it means to me to have that kind of help when I’m feeling overwhelmed. Release week wouldn’t be anywhere near as much fun without you, and I am so grateful for all your reviews and support! You girls rock!
To my graphics designer at TalkNerdy2me, Sam. Damn girl, you really blew me away with this cover, and I’m sorry that I’m so scatter brained when I’m trying to give you ideas. Thank you for making this book a lot less stressful than it could have been, and I hope you know you mean the WORLD to us authors. Seriously girl, you mean everything to me and I love you to pieces!
To my editor and one of my best friends, Jessica. All the late night panic sessions we shared and the plotting for this book really paid off. Thank you for spending so much time helping me, and I’ll try to make sure the next one isn’t so last minute again! Honestly, you are a gem and I love you to pieces! Got your six, wifey!
Finally, as usual, I had a lot of support and help from so many people. I won’t name everyone because there is seriously too many, but thank you to anyone who has been there for me! So many readers and authors reached out to help
me, and it’s been amazing. I appreciate all of you!
The watch me burn series
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3. Beautiful Deceit
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About the Author
R.E. Bond is a dark romance author from Tasmania, Australia. She is obsessed with reverse harem books, especially if they have m/m! She collects paperbacks as a hobby, has read or written every day since she started high school, and constantly needs music in her daily life. She loves camping and rodeos in the summer, and not getting out of bed in the winter. Coffee and books are life, and curse words are just sentence enhancers.