by Paula Cox
We hug one last time while the nurses get his paperwork ready and make the necessary phone calls with the inpatient housing directors. In the background, I watch the clock tick down to the time of my little party.
With a few minutes to go, I hear the sound of Rev’s motorcycle pulling into the parking lot. I pull myself away from Mark, promising to visit him in the next few days when he was done settling in, and run out towards the lot with Barkley following slowly behind.
Rev’s still sitting on the bike. He takes off his helmet. The sun shines down on his golden-brown hair and tanned skin.
“Am I late or something,” he asks as he studies my face. “Did something happen?”
“No, I mean, yes...” I reply, shaking my head, “I just—” Before I can finish my sentence, I leap at him, throwing myself into his arms. He pulls me up into his lap, pressing my body into his.
“What’s wrong?” he asks, clearly not quite sure how to take me suddenly jumping on him like this. “Was it your promotion? Those bastards can’t take that from you. I swear to God that if they did, I’ll make sure they regret it—”
“No, Rev!” I laugh-cry. “It’s that I love you so much. You gave me the best gift I could’ve ever asked for.”
He pulls my chin up to stare directly into my eyes. After a pause, he asks, “Mark? Is he here?”
“Yes, but it’s not just that. It’s... it’s this. It’s everything. You’ve given me so much, and I have... I’ve got nothing to give to you. How did I get so—”
Rev stops me. “Don’t ever say that. You’re not lucky. You were the girl I met one night while I was trying to kidnap your brother. Everything that’s happened to us, everything we’ve been through, has been because of me. I could never say sorry for that enough. A girl like you deserves so much more than the asshole that I am.”
“Stop Rev,” I blubber. “Please, don’t say that. If it hadn’t been for your job going after Mark, we would have never met. And who knows if I would’ve ever seen him again. It doesn’t matter why you were there. All that matters is that you were there and I was there. And now...”
Rev interrupts again, “I’m the lucky one here, Jenna.” He runs his hands through his hair as he looks nervously at me. “You’ve given me my life back and saved me when I needed you the most, Jenna. I owe you everything. I guess this is the best time to...”
The breath is lost in my chest as I watch him fish out the black velvet box from his pocket. His hands tremble a little as he asks the one thing I never thought he would. For all that he is and for all that I am, we have found each other, and when I say yes, I promise him that from this day on, we will never be apart again.
THE END
Get an exclusive FREE download when you subscribe to my newsletter!
http://dl.bookfunnel.com/96l98crlif
More Books by Paula Cox
I won’t be denied, no matter how loud she screams.
She says she’s not scared, but she should be.
Because I’ll show her just how far I can go.
How deep she can fall.
How loud she can scream.
I left her behind when I joined the Marines.
When I came back, I built a fortune off my blood, sweat, and tears.
I didn’t think I’d get a second chance with her.
Until she crashed back into my world.
The only problem is, she’s more off-limits than ever.
But I won’t be denied.
She tells me she’s not scared—not scared of me, not scared of the consequences.
She should be, if she knows what’s good for her.
Because I’ll show her just how far I can go.
How hard she can fall.
How loud she can scream.
***
SHE DID THE UNTHINKABLE, AND NOW I’LL DESTROY HER.
I came to take her brother’s life.
She offered herself in her brother’s place instead.
Now there’s no turning back.
Because once I have her, I’m going to destroy her.
I'm a gun-for-hire. No questions, no hesitation.
I came to take a life—her brother’s life.
But then she did the unthinkable.
She offered herself to a monster like me.
Said she’d do whatever I want.
However I want. Whenever I want.
As long as I let her brother live.
She should have known better than to trust me.
She should have known better than to let me close.
Because I’ll destroy her.
Her full curves. Her innocent eyes. Her quivering lips…
I’ll make her scream.
I’ll make her beg.
I’ll make her mine.
And I’ll kill anyone who thinks they can stop me.
***
I WAS SUPPOSED TO SAVE HER. INSTEAD, I TOOK HER AND BROKE HER.
I was a hitman who wanted to leave that life behind.
She was a good girl who just wanted to get by.
I saved her, but once I got a good look at her, I couldn’t hold back.
So I took her and broke her—night after night, until she’s mine.
She didn’t think she needed someone like me by her side.
I didn’t think I’d have to kill again.
I wanted a family—a wife and child.
I wanted to leave the hitman life behind.
She brought that world back in the worst possible way.
I saved her that night, but she made it impossible for me to pull away.
Neither of us was prepared to be in each other’s life.
Once I had her in my hands, I knew I won’t ever let her go.
Not after I’ve tasted her lips.
Not after I’ve broken her innocence.
Not after I’ve stripped her bare and left her trembling beneath me.
But that was before the same bastards who used to hire me put a target on her back.
Now it’s war.
And I won’t back down.
Not until they’re all dead.
Not until she is mine.
***
I TOOK HER, RUINED HER, AND LEFT MY BABY IN HER BELLY.
She was biker royalty—the Desert Knights MC president’s daughter.
I was trash as far as her family was concerned.
So I took her, ruined her, and made her scream.
I put my baby in her belly—and no-one, not even her family—can take them away from me.
Tory Walsh was the daughter of the Desert Knights MC President.
Sweet, innocent, and totally off-limits.
She was a drug I couldn’t quit.
A thirst I couldn’t quench.
Once wasn’t ever enough, so I took her and corrupted her.
Night after night, again and again.
Until her voice was hoarse from screaming.
Until her body quivered at my slightest touch.
Everything changed when I put a child in her belly.
I knew her family would come after me.
But I never thought they’d go after her and the baby.
Now, nothing is sacred and nothing is off-limits.
I’m keeping Tory, and I’m keeping our baby.
I’ll keep them safe. No matter what.
***
I SAVED HER. BUT SHE NEVER THOUGHT THAT I’D OWN HER
She was a firefighter who never thought she needed saving.
I was looking for the b*stards trying to destroy my club.
She didn’t count on me to save her.
But I’ll do more than that—I’m going to own her.
My enemies tried to kill me by setting my world on fire.
Dani was a firefighter who never thought she’d need a biker like me to save her.
I pulled her out of the fire, but now I can’t get her out of my head.
I know women like her.
She’s tough, but there’s no way s
he could ever hide her innocence.
I can see it in her eyes when she looks at me.
I can smell it in the air when she’s close.
She brings out the animal in me.
She makes me lose control.
She’s the match that lit the fire in me.
And nothing in the world can stop me from making her mine.
***
I WASN’T A HERO AND SHE DIDN’T ASK TO BE SAVED.
She's fought tooth and nail to survive.
I take what I want.
She didn't ask for a savior.
But she doesn’t know that I saved her for myself.
I f*ck and leave, simple and sweet. But when I saw her surrounded by those animals, something in me snapped.
Watching over some chick ain’t the kind of thing I do.
But Aimee was something else.
A spitfire with a body begging to be tamed, and a smart mouth I wouldn’t mind wrapped around me.
She knows I’m a monster.
But this monster’s her only chance of survival out here.
And I won’t stop until I make her MINE.
***
THIS JOB DIDN’T ASK ME TO TAKE HIS DAUGHTER, BUT THAT’S EXACTLY WHAT I’LL DO.
I was supposed to kill the Don of our oldest rival crime family.
But that was before I got a glimpse of his daughter.
An untamable spitfire hiding under an innocent spoiled princess.
Once I saw her, I had a different plan in mind.
I plan to put her under me—night after night, again and again
Her father thought I was here to negotiate a truce between our crime families.
He had no idea I was sent to destroy them from the inside.
His innocent daughter was the only one who suspected me.
A princess who’s been sheltered from the world her father built.
One look at her, and the last thing I wanted was to keep her quiet.
I’ll finish this job, and then I’m taking her as a bonus.
She may try to uncover me for who I really am.
But not before I take her.
Strip her.
And leave her throat raw from screaming.