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ADRIANA“Fuck!” I groan as I’m thrown through the trees. Branches snap as I slam into them, wincing as I am unable to regain my balance and go barrelling downwards through them and hit the ground forty feet below, the breath knocked from me. “Fuck…”“Impressive,” Zade says as he drops onto the groun
I run the tap, leaning over the bath for a second. I know why I pushed Zade to go harder on me… Ada.I close my eyes, Valerie’s words from a week ago ringing in my mind.“I’m sorry, Adriana… I’ve tried everything. Would you like us to bring her here? It would be good for you to have some time togeth
ATTICUSI try not to stare shamelessly at her sexy peach before she straightens and turns towards me, her mouth is full as she seems to have bitten off more than she can chew, and I realise it’s the first time I’ve seen her look so… uncomposed and really cute. Her cheeks are puffed up thanks to the
Stepping back into the lounge, I sit down on the sofa facing the glass doors that look out onto the backyard of the packhouse and place my feet on the table, crossing them at the ankle before I pick up my laptop and return to work.Frowning, I see my usual screen gone. Instead, there’s a black windo
ADRIANAMy eyes widen involuntarily at his sheer audacity. I didn’t think he had it in him, but clearly he can be a real prick too.“Excuse me, what?” I ask, trying to remain nonchalant. Although I feel extremely self-conscious since the moment I had seen him looking at my burns, and the way he look
Zade and Valerie shouldn’t have done this. Putting him here has only made me feel even more stressed out.I try mind-linking Zade, but I’m reaching a blank. He’s blocked me off. Irritation ripples through me as I try to link to Valerie, but she’s got blocked me off too.What the hell? I grab my phon
ADRIANA“He’s marked and mated! He will whip your ass even if you are considered Sebastian’s rival, plus he’s younger!” I growl.Zade smirks. “I kinda forget these men are getting old.”Atticus raises an eyebrow. “Age is a number. It all depends on how you take care of yourself. Plus, I don’t need t
Atticus is thrown back, the sound of tearing fills the air, and Zade is left holding his shirt.Damn…I almost get up to check on Atticus but he’s already up, sweat trickling down that drool-worthy body, his brown locks fall in front of his eyes, and he shakes his head to get them off his face, wipi
“So where is she now?” Xander asks, and I glance at him.“Under my watch, until I get an answer regarding that attack,” I answer quietly as a woman from the stage crawls to the edge, giving Xander an up-close view of her breasts. He leans forward, placing a few hundred-dollar bills in her between he
~ ZION ~The women clad in risque lingerie twirl around the poles, their shimmering bodies illuminated by the purple and pink lighting of the strip club.I don’t spare them more than a glance, my eyes roaming instead over the seated men - searching for the one I’m here for. It doesn’t take long to f
I hear footsteps and wipe my eyes furiously and take a deep breath, refusing to let him see how I feel. He steps into the room, hands in pocket, carrying an arrogance as he looks me over.“I have questions.”“You kidnapped me!” I snarl.“You’re not a kid. Sit down.”“I don’t listen to-”The next thi
~ MILENA ~The bullet pierces through his chest and I gasp, my heart shattering as I watch the blood drip down his white shirt. It hurts, so fucking much. Not that I shot him, not that I know he could have dodged it if he had moved, but it’s the shock in those bright blue eyes when he realised I sho
Staring back at me in photo after photo is none other than the man I love, the man I have lived with for nearly a year. The man who killed my brother.One and the very same.“No… NO!” I scream, kicking the photos away from me. Is this a sick joke? I jump out of bed, rush to the bathroom and manage t
~ MILENA ~My eyes open, my vision blurry. I rub my eyes. I know I’m in a bed. It feels familiar, and for a moment I wonder if I’m back at my place but… my bed isn’t this large or comfortable.I sit up and look around, my heart hammering as realisation settles in. I know why it feels so… homely.Thi
“Excuse me, sir, she’ll be free to go tomorrow. But she will need to take some blood thinners and some pain relief tablets for the next two weeks.”I nod. I didn’t tell them I didn’t know her… after all, my questions are pending and she has the answers.This was not how I was expecting my night to e
~ ZION ~Not this time.I raise my gun, pressing it to her forehead roughly. She stumbles backwards trying to put space between us, but with her injured leg she’s not as slick and I almost reach out to steady her, then remind myself who she is.She is one of them.And she’s here for a reason.Do the
My heart skips a beat.He’s always been clever, but the conviction with how he said that one sentence… as if he was completely certain. But I’m not going to admit that.I chuckle humourlessly. “And why would you think I was the one who was behind that?”“You don’t wear a seatbelt, Milena. You were w