by K. G. Reuss
When it was his turn, he said his vows loud and clear, his voice strong and sure.
“I, Travis Owens, take you, Alexis Hale, to be my lawfully wedded wife.”
I hadn’t seen my wedding ring. I wanted him to surprise me with it. He seemed all too eager for that and said he had the perfect ring in mind. So when he slipped the antique ring onto my finger that I’d seen in the window in Vegas nearly a year ago, I lost it. I blubbered like a baby. The ring that looked like my grandmother’s ring.
“Don’t cry, baby,” he murmured, thumbing my tears away.
“It’s so beautiful,” I choked out. “Thank you.”
“Anything for you.”
We stopped talking long enough for the minister to finish.
“By the power vested in me by the great state of New York, I now pronounce you husband and wife. You may kiss your bride!”
Travis’s lips crashed into mine. I twined my arms around his neck and held on for everything we were.
“I fucking love you, Alexis Owens,” he said as he pulled away.
“I love you too,” I answered, grinning up at the man of my dreams. My enemy. My best friend. My everything.
“Challenge?” he asked.
My smile widened. “Bring it, Owens.”
He let out a laugh before kissing me again. “Are you ready for this one?”
He whispered his dirty words in my ear, making me blush from head to toe before he pulled away laughing. He led me down the aisle and out to the hall where he kissed me once more.
“So are you in?” he asked, lifting a brow at me as he referred to his challenge from earlier.
“I never back down from a challenge, Owens.”
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The End
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Acknowledgments
I want to thank Scott M, Kalli B, Charlotte S, Keshia B, Clint D, Jed F, and Dennis S for the countless hours they spent either hashing out ideas with me, making me laugh with random memes, offering me football info, or just listening to me complain about anything I felt like complaining about.
I’d also like to thank my husband for nagging the hell out of me to finish writing. Had he not intervened, I’d still be lost in a Youtube spiral.
To my street team, you guys rock my socks!
And you. Yes, you! The one reading this. Thank you so much for your support. It means the world and beyond to me.
About the Author
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Known mostly for being strange, USA Today bestselling author K.G. Reuss knows what it takes to wear the crown of town weirdo. A cemetery creeper and ghost enthusiast, K.G. spends most of her time toeing the line between imagination and forced adulthood.
After a stint in college in Iowa, K.G. moved back to her home in Michigan to work in emergency medicine. She's currently raising three small ghouls and is married to a vampire overlord (not really but maybe he could be someday).
K.G. is the author of The Everlasting Chronicles series, Emissary of the Devil series, The Chronicles of Winterset series, The Middle Road (with co-author CM Lally) Black Falls High series, Hard Pass, and Seven Minutes in Heaven with a ridiculous amount of other series set to be released.
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In Ruins: A Black Falls High Novel
He was my best friend before he was my enemy.
I’m a nobody at Black Falls High.
When the school’s mean queen forces me to my knees in front of the student body, everything changes.
Now, I’m back on my former best friend’s radar.
And this time, he has his new crew and “no” isn’t part of their vocabulary.
When a night out puts me in a compromising position, I’m at their mercy. If they don’t keep my secret, it could destroy more than my friendship.
They own me.
And my former best friend is making it his mission to ruin me.
But not if I ruin them first.
In Ruins is a #whychoose romance with four hot-as-fire guys. Due to dark content, this book is recommended for eighteen and older.
https://books2read.com/inruins
Also by K.G. Reuss
Emissary of the Devil: Testimony of the Damned
Emissary of the Devil: Testimony of the Blessed
Emissary of the Devil: Gospel of the Fallen
The Everlasting Chronicles: Dead Silence
The Everlasting Chronicles: Shadow Song
The Everlasting Chronicles: Grave Secrets
The Everlasting Chronicles: Soul Bound
Seven Minutes in Heaven
The Middle Road
The Chronicles of Winterset: Oracle
The Chronicles of Winterset: Tempest
Barely Breathing
In Ruins: A Black Falls High Novel
In Silence: A Black Falls High Novel
Hard Pass
Dirty Little Secrets: Kings of Bolten Academy