Harleigh doesn’t move a muscle, but I can sense she’s already checked out. Her mind is elsewhere so there’s very little chance Dante is going to get through to her, but that doesn’t mean he won’t try.
“Babe, look at me,” he says in a tone that doesn’t broker any room for argument. “Hear me when I promise that I did this for your own good.”
“Harleigh Belle,” an even richer sounding voice than my husband’s rumbles.
Harleigh is up and moving so quickly I’m scared she’ll trip and fall headfirst into the pool. All worry aside, though, Lyric looks good for a man who has been living without the other half of his soul for the last four years.
Lyric’s shaggy blonde hair is pushed back from his forehead with an expensive pair of sunglasses, but even still, I can see it’s been a while since he’s had a trim – something Lyric used to do like clockwork every few weeks. The cerulean blue eyes, framed by thick, dark eyelashes were once alight with mischief, but now seem dull and muted in comparison.
But the most noticeable difference, by far, is how much bigger Lyric is and the number of tattoos he has now. He must have put on, at least, fifty pounds of muscle since we last saw him. And that is no minor feat, considering he wasn’t small to begin with. Not to mention, although Lyric’s dad, Jonas, is the best tattoo artist in Colorado, Lyric wasn’t particularly interested in adding to his collection of body art. One was enough he always said.
He and Harleigh have matching tattoos that they got together the day they turned eighteen. Aside from Harleigh’s being on the left side of her rib cage and Lyric’s is on his chest, they are identical in every way.
The quote is so simple, yet so stunningly beautiful in its simplicity, that it makes me wonder if when Harleigh looks at it in the mirror every day, she feels the same.
Seduce my mind and you can have my body.
Find my soul and I’m yours forever.
“You are not here,” Harleigh states, staring at Lyric and finally putting an end to the silence. Glancing between Dante and me, she narrows her eyes on my husband. “He’s here because of you. You called him, didn’t you?”
“No, babe. He’s here because this is where you are,” Dante volleys.
“Bullshit! He’s known where I was the whole damn time and hasn’t bothered to visit before, so why now? It’s awfully convenient, don’t you think? Especially since Faye just decided she and I needed to take a trip down memory lane and all.”
Harleigh’s body is vibrating with anger, and for the most part, I don’t blame her. I would be livid if someone stuck their nose into my personal affairs too. But I like to think that eventually, I’d come to accept they were only doing what they thought was best in order to help me.
“You guys wanna stop talking about me like I’m not standing right fucking here,” Lyric wisely interjects.
My husband and my best friend can bicker for hours if you let them, so I appreciate Lyric putting a stop to it before they could start in earnest.
“Sure,” Dante shrugs.
“What part of, You. Do. Not. Exist. To. Me, do you not understand? Was it the word ‘not’ because you’ve never been very good at taking no for an answer?” Harleigh snaps waspishly.
Lyric takes a step toward Harleigh, which has her beating a hasty retreat. But with one word, her body freezes solid and her hands begin to shake.
“Yours. I’m yours, Harleigh Belle. The question is, are you still mine?”
And that’s Dante’s and my cue to take our sleeping son and leave.
Forever After series
~ Please Note ~
This series is of novellas, not the full-length books you have been used to. They are short, sexy reads filled with insta-love, lust, steamy sex scenes, and plenty of alpha males that will make your panties melt. You have already met the leading males’ in each of these novellas, some of you have even requested I write their stories. So… welcome to the world of Forever After; where happily or not is yet to be seen.
Mine
Yours
Claimed
Owned
Seduced
Desired
Taken
Dark Knights Series
Tarnished – October 29th, 2016
Nate
Tainted – December 29th, 2016
Locke
Devastated – TBA 2017
Rhodes
Destroyed – TBA 2017
Slade
Damaged – TBA 2017
Tyson
Other books in the Vengeance MC series
~ Please Note ~
This is a guide and is subject to change at the author’s discretion.
Call Me…Vengeance – January 3rd, 2016
Fury – February 29th, 2016
Jonas – April 30th, 2016
Gage – May 29th, 2016
Cash – June 30th, 2016
Knight – August 3rd, 2016
Jump – September 30th, 2016
Sarge – TBA
Books in the Devil’s Spawn MC series
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Burnt – January 29th, 2015
Cage and Kendall
Floating – February 26th, 2015
Arrow and Veronica
Saviour – March 27th, 2015
Tank and Priscilla
Captive – May 10th, 2015
Reaper and Adelyn
Broken – June 17th, 2015
Glock and Alexis
Forged – July 24th, 2015
Saint and Tilly
Legacy – October 3rd, 2015
Children of Devil’s Spawn MC
Books in the Patricks’ Brothers Series
~ Please Note ~
As I get closer to releasing each book in the EyeSee series, I will update my website and Facebook with the exact dates.
Staking Her Claim – November 17th, 2015
Alysia and Robert
Eye See You – January 28th, 2016
Brookes and Harper
Eye’ll Find You – TBA, 2016
Finn and Keira
Eye’ll Catch You – TBA, 2017
Brandt and Giselle
Eye’ll Save You – TBA
Landen and Avery
~ About the author ~
Wife of a workaholic, perfectionist, amusing and altogether too sexy husband. Mother of three, and let me tell you this is not easy seeing as they are sixteen, fourteen, and ten. Not to mention, the owner of a large, occasionally ill-mannered Rottweiler called Caine, lastly, I am an indie author.
Born in, New Zealand, I moved to Australia the year I turned eight. Growing up with a younger brother and two loving parents, it wasn't long before I realized my love of reading, creative writing, all things rock 'n' roll, concerts, ripped jeans and vintage heavy metal t-shirts.
With the support of my family, I was able to make my dream of publishing my own book come true in early 2015 with the release of the first book in the Devil's Spawn MC series. Now, with seven books in my first series, it's on to my next projects, the Vengeance MC and Patricks' Brothers series with hopefully many more to follow...
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