Hidden Fate
Page 7
The front door of the truck opened and Mac got in. He looked over his shoulder at her, but she no longer saw Alyssa’s long-term boyfriend. In his place was her tormentor, her worst nightmare, and quite possibly her murderer.
“I’m a little disappointed,” he said. “I didn’t think it’d be so easy. Maybe when we get to where we’re going you’ll have a bit more spunk.”
He turned back around and started the truck, whistling.
Janie forced herself to remain calm and not to give into the fear that threatened to consume her. She was a trained cop. She could handle this. The only other option was death.
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TWISTED END
She was in Brent’s ridiculously large antique tub. He’d just drawn a bath for her and promised he’d be in in just a minute to join her. As she waited, she sank down into the bubbles to where a few tickled her nose. She couldn’t name the scent he’d used, but it smelled like sunshine. Or summer back when she was a kid and out of school and nothing to think about except where she was going to ride her bike that day.
“Is that smile for me?” Brent asked, walking into the bathroom.
She couldn’t reply right away because instead of waiting for her to answer, he started taking his clothes off. First, he toed off his shoes, then he slid his socks off. He’d unbuttoned his shirt before lifting his head as he waited for her to reply. He smiled.
“I took that to be a rhetorical question,” she said. “But I’ll answer anyway you want as long as you finish what you were doing with that shirt and move on to your pants.”
This time his smile turned into a laugh. She loved his laugh. It was deep and rich and never failed to send shivers up her spine.
She still couldn’t keep her eyes off him. Especially as he stripped his shirt off. And most especially as his fingers drifted to the button of his pants. But then they stopped again and she almost whined.
“Janie,” he said, but his voice was all wrong.
Heart pounding, she looked up.
He smiled, but it wasn’t the smile that made her all warm and happy inside. It wasn’t Brent’s smile at all. She blinked. Brent was gone and the man in his place was partially hidden in the shadows.
“Ready for some fun?” the man that wasn’t Brent asked.
She tried to get out of the bathtub, but found she couldn’t move. Looking down, she wasn’t in a bathtub at all. She was bound to some sort of table.
Her eyes watered because even as she tried to pull and jerk against the rope that held her to the table, she knew it was a lost cause. She tried anyway.
He stood in the shadows and laughed. “I’m glad you’re finally awake enough. I thought maybe I gave you too much the second time and ruined the game for everyone.” He took a step forward and her heart raced. The light fell across his face and she screamed.
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About the Author
Tara Thomas’s love of books and writing started as a child and though she wanted to be an author, she decided a degree in science was more practical. After fifteen years in the pharmaceutical industry, she returned to her first love and hasn’t looked back since.
She writes erotic romance as Tara Sue Me. The novels in her Submissive series appeared on both the New York Times and USA Today bestseller lists.
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Table of Contents
Title Page
Copyright Notice
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
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About the Author
Copyright Page
This is a work of fiction. All of the characters, organizations, and events portrayed in this novel are either products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously.
“Hidden Fate” Copyright © 2018 by Tara Thomas.
Excerpt from Twisted End Copyright © 2018 by Tara Thomas.
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