by Renee, K.
“Please Butch, you have to help me. I found the messages on his phone and they were agreeing on a price for me. He sold me to some asshole for ten thousand dollars. I don’t know what to do and I can’t go home now.” I can feel myself start to tear up and I know that if he doesn’t help me, I won’t survive this.
“Do you know who he sold you to?” I shake my head no and he takes a seat next to me on the bed. “He wraps his arm around me and I can feel my body start to go off of alert. For hours all I have been doing is looking over my shoulder. I want so bad to just curl up in a ball and cry until I wake up from this bad dream, but it’s not going away.
There’s a knock at the door and when Butch goes to answer it, I don’t expect the man who’s standing there. I’ve known Striker for as long as I can remember. He’s been Butch’s best friend for years and he’s like the second brother that I never wanted.
When I see him, I run to him and he wraps his arms around me. “You okay?” He whispers against my neck. I nod my head and bury my face into his neck. Striker and I had a small thing a few years back, but it never amounted into more than just friends.
“I’ll be okay, I think.” I whisper.
I hear my brother mutter on his breath and Striker pulls away from me and asks what his problem is.
“That dickhead she was dating sold her. Shit’s not okay.” He grounds out.
When Striker’s eyes meet mine, I can’t help but look to the ground. I can see the disappointment in his eyes and when he forces me to look at him; I see the hurt in them as well.
The tears start to fall from my eyes and down my cheeks. “I’m sorry.” I choke out. “I never thought that he would do something like this to me. Striker please, I need you guys to help me. I don’t know what to do.” As I start to sob, he pulls me into his arms and for the first time in months, I feel like someone cares enough about me to make sure nothing happens to me.
“Who is he?” Striker demands.
“Marco Cabrera.” I say quietly.
“You’re fucking joking right?” He asks, holding me far enough away that he can look at my face. I shake my head no and I hear a knock at the door. Butch walks around us and opens the door and at first I can’t see him, but his voice is rough and I can only imagine what he looks like. When Striker turns to look at the guy too, he releases me.
Looking over Butch’s shoulder, I see a new face, one that pretty much takes the breath right from me with his dark stare and intense persona. Everything about him screams to run away, but sometimes jumping head into something like that makes the trouble worth it all.
He was my biggest temptation and as hard as we tried to stay away from each other, there was nothing we could do to stop the pull that brought us together.
About the Author
K. Renee is from sunny California. Creative by nature, she decided to put her imagination on paper. During the day, she works in an office; at night, she writes. These stories have been in her head for years and are finally coming out on paper.
K. Renee started writing this year, but has loved writing since she was young. She started this series because the story wouldn't get out of her head, no matter what she did. She's twenty-six years old, typically writing in her free time or on her lunch break. K. Renee works full-time and tries and go to the gym every day. She reads constantly and has hundreds of books she can't wait to start.
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Acknowledgments
First and foremost, I want to thank everyone for buying this book! I never thought I would be releasing one book, let alone writing a whole series. I can't wait for everyone to meet my characters and fall in love with them like I have.
A huge thank you to Kathy Lemke for suggesting the name Wynter!
I want to thank my beta readers for giving their honest opinion about the book. Trisha, Christa, Roz, Paige, Michelle, and Tiffany… You ladies are awesome! Sorry if I missed anyone! Thank you for taking time out of your schedules to beta read for me. I can't wait for you to read about Raef next!
To my street team, K's Wayward Ladies… Thank you for all you do! You girls are amazing at pimping my book out to the indie world. Thank you for your support and I can't wait to see what the future brings.
To the readers and fans… I thank each and everyone one of you who come to hang out with me during takeovers, participating in my giveaways! I hope you like this and my future books.
-K