Cunning
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How angry would Nox be?
Before I could think, I was up on my feet, my heels sliding across the wooden floor as I backed away from him. “Where’s Deloris?”
“She’s on her way up. What’s the matter? What did that say?”
“I-I” I rolled my lips between my teeth. “I need to talk to her.”
Nox took a step toward me. His expression morphed from concern to something more intense as I once again took a step back. “What the fuck, Charli? Are you afraid of me?”
“No,” I answered too quickly and too loudly.
When he closed the distance, he snatched the papers from my hand. I didn’t release them quickly enough. The momentary tug of war allowed them to fall. They fluttered to the floor, Jocelyn’s smiling face looking up at us.
Color returned to his face as red covered his cheeks. The vein in his forehead bulged, and the muscles in his neck tensed. “What the fuck is this?”
I blinked, afraid to speak, yet unable to stay silent. I searched his eyes and worked to even my voice. “I think it’s nothing. I think it’s my family trying to scare me.”
“You think?” He lifted her picture from the floor. “Your family broke into our apartment?”
I shook my head. “I doubt it. They probably paid someone.”
Nox couldn’t pull his eyes away from Jocelyn. The edge of the page crumpled as his grasp tightened.
“Please look at me,” I begged.
The muscles in his temples flexed as he clenched and unclenched his jaw.
“Nox!”
Slowly, he looked away from her to me.
“Just tell me that you had nothing to do with her death. Tell me you weren’t responsible, and we will go to the hotel, or stay here. There’s no threat.”
He didn’t speak.
“Please, Nox,” I begged, reaching for his hands, wanting to help him, to take away the pain this letter caused. “Please. I didn’t gather this information. It was thrown at me. It doesn’t even make sense. Just tell me you aren’t responsible for her death, and I’ll ignore everything the letter said.”
The floor dropped out from under me as his answer echoed against the freshly painted walls.
“I can’t.”
The end of Cunning…
Learn what is next for Nox and Charli in DECEPTION
Coming May 3, 2016, the continuing story of Charli and Nox, the Montagues and Demetris. As secrets are revealed and shadows are uncovered more than trust will be lost. Who will survive the depth of DECEPTION?
Book #3 of the Infidelity series, DECEPTION, by Aleatha Romig.
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INFIDELITY SERIES:
BETRAYAL
Book #1
(October 2015)
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CUNNING
Book #2
(January 2016)
DECEPTION
Book #3
(May 2016)
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ENTRAPMENT
Book #4
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FIDELITY
Book #5
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THE CONSEQUENCES SERIES:
CONSEQUENCES
(Book #1)
Released August 2011
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TRUTH
(Book #2)
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CONVICTED
(Book #3)
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REVEALED
(Book #4)
Previously titled: Behind His Eyes Convicted: The Missing Years
Re-released June 2014
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BEYOND THE CONSEQUENCES
(Book #5)
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BEHIND HIS EYES—CONSEQUENCES
(Book #1.5)
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BEHIND HIS EYES—TRUTH
(Book #2.5)
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TALES FROM THE DARK SIDE SERIES:
INSIDIOUS
(All books in this series are stand-alone erotic thrillers)
Released October 2014
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DUPLICITY
(Completely unrelated to book #1)
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INTO THE LIGHT
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AWAY FROM THE DARK
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Aleatha Romig is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author who lives in Indiana. She grew up in Mishawaka, graduated from Indiana University, and is currently living south of Indianapolis. Aleatha has raised three children with her high school sweetheart and husband of nearly thirty years. Before she became a full-time author, she worked days as a dental hygienist and spent her nights writing. Now, when she’s not imagining mind-blowing twists and turns, she likes to spend her time with her family and friends. Her other pastimes include reading and creating heroes/anti-heroes who haunt your dreams!
Aleatha released her first novel, CONSEQUENCES, in August of 2011. CONSEQUENCES became a bestselling series with five novels and two companions released from 2011 through 2015. The compelling and epic story of Anthony and Claire Rawlings has graced more than half a million e-readers. Aleatha released the first of her series TALES FROM THE DARK SIDE, INSIDIOUS, in the fall of 2014. These stand-alone thrillers continue Aleatha’s twisted style with an increase in heat. In the fall of 2015, Aleatha will move headfirst into the world of dark romance with the release of BETRAYAL, the first of her five-novel INFIDELITY series. Aleatha has entered the traditional world of publishing with Thomas and Mercer with her LIGHT series. The first of that series, INTO THE LIGHT, will be published in the summer of 2016.
Aleatha is a “Published Author’s Network” member of the Romance Writers of America and represented by Danielle Egan-Miller of Browne & Miller Literary Associates.