“You deserve someone better.”
“Better than the guy who saved my sister and Christmas all in one day?” She elbowed him and a smile spread across her face. “You’re pretty awesome.”
He knew he needed to say something, but his mind was at a stand-still.
Once, he’d gone rock climbing while in Utah, and he crossed a precarious bit of rock. For a few seconds, if his weight had shifted even the slightest bit, he’d have fallen to his death. From the way he held his breath to how his stomach was tied up in knots, this moment was every bit as uncertain. It wouldn’t be his death if he fell, but he didn’t know what awaited him.
“Travis?”
“Yeah?”
“I’m not like Wendy. I’m not looking for a man to take care of me, if that’s what’s bothering you. I’m happy where I’m at.”
He leaned toward her and fell off the mental cliff into the unknown. Bliss met his kiss, her hand cupping the back of his neck and sliding up into his hair. He meant to be gentle, but she nipped his lower lip. Arousal thrummed through his veins. He shoved the pillow aside and dragged a giggling, squirming Bliss across his lap until she straddled him.
She flattened her hands against his chest and smiled at him. Her cheeks were pink and her eyes sparkled.
It hit him in that instant.
Travis wanted to make her happy.
He didn’t know the first thing about pleasing a woman out of bed. He’d kept his relationships short due to deployment, the nature of his jobs, and his history, but for her, he could be different. It was possible, wasn’t it?
“I—” The sound of Bliss’ phone on the charging station silenced her protest. “It’s Wendy.”
She climbed off the bed and snatched up her phone. He wanted to drag her back into bed but knew she needed to be assured her sister was safe. Bliss yanked on a pair of yoga pants, a sports bra and sweatshirt, as if she were leaving.
“Where are you going?” He picked up one of the cloth bags at random.
Bliss’ cheeks were redder now. She shook her head as the ringtone died.
“I have no reception in here. I have to go out onto the patio to talk to anyone. She knows that. I’ll be right back. Do not open the blue bag.” She pointed at the other bin. “The blue ones.”
“Your sex toys are color coded?”
“Yes.” She laughed and fled the room, taking a pair of house boots with her.
He watched her go, listening for the snick of the latch on the sliding glass doors.
She made him feel things he wasn’t used to feeling. Emotions that had no name. It was unsettling and exciting, but he needed to remember this was only for now. At best, he could give her a weekend or a week here and there between gigs, nothing like what she deserved, but if she wanted him, he wasn’t about to leave.
Travis pried open the blue bag and peered at its contents.
“Fuck...”
Bliss stepped out into the frigid evening air. She should have grabbed a coat, but her skin was so hot she’d mistakenly thought the December weather might make her feel better.
Nope.
She hit redial on her phone and pressed it to her ear, willing Wendy to answer fast. As much as Bliss wanted to know how her sister was doing, she also wanted to get back into bed instead of standing on her concrete slab of a patio.
Travis was nothing she’d expected. He was a wounded hero, and while she wasn’t foolish enough to think she could fix him, she could love the man he was now. If only for a little while.
Even as the thought solidified in her mind, she knew it was silly. She couldn’t love him. Maybe the idea of him, but it was too soon. They didn’t know each other. And yet, she couldn’t deny that her heart hadn’t beat this hard for anyone in her life. Not even the man she’d thought she might marry.
“Come on, Wendy, pick up,” she muttered.
A hand wrapped around her, covering her mouth. Something pricked her neck before she could strike out.
Bliss tried to draw breath, to cry out for Travis, but her muscles refused to work— even her lungs were hard to manage. Her legs gave out, and she hit the concrete. Overhead, the stars twinkled down at her, broken only by the large silhouette of a man.
“You took what belonged to me,” he said.
Oh God...
Bliss tried to lift her arm, to cry out, but her vision hazed. The last thing she saw was Daniel Campbell’s face before everything went black.
To be continued...
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He recognizes the darkness in her. It’s in him, too.
Detective Jacob Payton knows the clock is ticking down. Someone is about to die, and his best suspect is also his only source of information. He’s known Emma Ration’s story for years—after all, a brutal serial killer left his mark on both their lives when they were still young. Meeting her is another experience altogether. She challenges his control and entices him in ways no other woman has.
But is she the killer? As the bodies pile up and their passion ignite, Jacob runs the risk of losing his control. Falling for Emma was never in his plan, but now that she’s part of his life he’s not about to give her up. Not even to the FBI on the trail of the very same killer.
Jacob must figure out if it’s Emma in danger, or himself. If he can’t uncover the identity of the copycat killer, it could be the end for both him and the woman who has fast become the center of his life.
Blind, a new romantic suspense book for fans of Criminal Minds and The Following, from New York Times and USA Today Bestselling author Sidney Bristol.
Dangerous Attraction: Part Two
Coming November 10th
Ex-Navy SEAL Travis Ration is on the trail of a killer who kidnapped his girl. Bliss Giles is everything he can't have, but he's falling for her anyway. He won't rest until he's reclaimed the woman who unlocked his heart. But that will only be the beginning. He knows the real battle will be over her heart and mind, overcoming the horrors she's seen. There's just one thing Travis isn't prepared for. To fall in love with a woman who is now as broken and haunted as himself.
The hunters become the hunted in this tale of serial killers and SEALs for hire. One shattered woman must come to grips with her reality, a determined man out to fix her has to choose to love or run, and a killer is out for more than blood in this romantic suspense serial by NYT & USA Today bestselling author, Sidney Bristol.
Warning: It won't end happily ever after—this time. Get extra batteries, because nothing is safe.
Book List
Aegis Group
Dangerous Attraction, parts 1, 2 and 3
Bayou Bound
Picture Her Bound
Duty Bound
Bound Memories
Bound & Tamed
Other BDSM Titles
Committed
Bound with Pearls
Collar Me in Paris
Festive Seduction
Electric Engagement
So Inked
Under His Skin
The Harder He Falls
His Marriage Bargain
Good Guys Wear Black
Hot Tango
Line of Duty
Standalone Titles
Falling for His Best Friend
Dream Vacation (free read)
How Zombies Stole Christmas
Anthologies
Hot Ink
High Octane Heroes
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
It can never be said that NYT & USA Today Bestselling author Sidney Bristol has had a ‘normal’ life. She is a recovering roller derby queen, for
mer missionary, and tattoo addict. She grew up in a motor-home on the US highways (with an occasional jaunt into Canada and Mexico), traveling the rodeo circuit with her parents. Sidney has lived abroad in both Russia and Thailand, working with children and teenagers. She now lives in Texas where she splits her time between a job she loves, writing, reading and fostering cats.
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