It takes forever for him to die.
When he is good and dead, I smile. Because it feels good. It feels even better than I thought it would.
One motherfucker down. Six to go. I wipe my fingerprints off the can, place it back on the bench, and step over Chad’s motionless body. Making my way out of the garage with the tenacity of a stealthy cat, I head to the roof unseen. Along the way, I grab a beer from the fridge and knock the lid against the timber bench to pry it loose. Taking the stairs quickly and quietly, I burst onto the roof. Jase is sitting in a beanbag he has dug up from somewhere, watching the sun set over Venice Beach. I stand behind him, admiring the view.
“Hey,” he says. “I just came out to watch the sunset before I go to work.”
I sit cross-legged on the enormous beanbag beside him, sinking into the beans, my body so tired, so spent.
“You even brought me a beer,” he jokes, gesturing to my full Corona. I smile and take a sip, holding it in front of him. “Here,” I say. “I only wanted a taste.”
His hand brushes mine as he takes the bottle from me, and I wait a second too long before I let go. Our eyes lock together, a dark worry settling over his features as he, too, must feel the spark that alights between us.
“Samantha–” he says.
I shake my head. “Don’t.”
He frowns and takes a swig of beer. “Don’t what?”
I stare at my hands. “Don’t say it.”
He takes a long, deep breath and lets it out in a whoosh. “How do you know what I was going to say?”
I put my hand back over his, both of us gripping the bottle. “I just do,” I reply, squeezing his hand tight.
I think about how much I love him, how much I have always loved him, and it is enough to make me sob. But I don’t. I can’t.
I’m not finished yet.
There are still so many things I have to do.
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Lili writes dark romance. Her debut serial novel, Seven Sons, was released in early 2014, with the following books in the series to be released in quick succession. Lili quit corporate life to focus on writing and is loving every minute of it. Her other loves in life include her gorgeous husband, good coffee, hanging at the beach and running. She loves to read almost as much as she loves to write
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Six Brothers
I have lied.
I have cheated.
I have given my body and my life to the man who destroyed my family and left me for dead.
I have killed, I have sinned, and worst of all, I have enjoyed the misery of others.
I have licked the salty tears of a father mourning his firstborn son, and nothing has ever tasted so sweet.
I have died, and I have been resurrected, a phoenix from the ashes.
I know I’m going to hell. I’ll burn in the fiery pits alongside Dornan and his sons for the things I’ve done, and for the things I’m about to do.
But I don’t care. It will be worth every lick of the devils flames on my guilty flesh to destroy Dornan Ross.
One down. Six to go.
Six Brothers, the follow-up to Seven Sons, will be released in February 2014.
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