By Tia Louise
(Derek & Melissa)
Coming March 26, 2015! #SaveDerek
Cover Design by Steven Novak, www.novakillustration.com
Photography by Lauren Perry, Perrywinkle Photography,
www.perrywinklephotography.com
Néhány fenyegetés baráti tűzként ér el hozzád.
Néhány fenyegetés elvesz mindent.
A családja nem engedi el küzdelem nélkül.
A The Secret, nem olyan biztonságos, mint ahogy azt Derek csapata eredetileg hitte, és benne Alexander, egy belső ember - Knight ki van téve annak, hogy felfedik őt, megtörik, és elvesznek mindent ami kedves a számára.
Miután megtagadta, hogy az ő bűneiért más szenvedjen, Derek a saját kezébe veszik a dolgokat. Ő kiszolgáltatott, védtelen, de a barátai elhatározták, hogy megmentik őt.
Figyelmeztetés!
A STAND-ALONE, ONE TO HOLD NOVELLA. Felnőtt Kortárs Romantika: a káromkodás, és az erősen szexuális tartalom miatt, 18 év alatti olvasóknak semmiképp sem ajánlott.
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One to Save
By
Tia Louise
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Everywhere
March 26, 2015
Chapter 1: Secrets
Melissa
In the cool darkness of the semi-crowded bar, I study the glass in front of me
and consider my journey, how many steps I’ve taken in the last two years, how
far I’ve come. Memories of my old life fade like smoke in a glass. The shame
that held me so tightly now dances at the edges of my mind like the whisper of
a bad dream, a flicker of shadows that no longer make sense in my world.
Young
women in shiny slip dresses twist and laugh on the dance floor, but instead of
resentment, my lips curl into a smile. My old self—cynical, bitter, defeated—is
a memory I have to work hard to recall. These days I could dance all night with
them, but I’d rather spend my energy engaged in other activities.
The
slim glass holds a pale amber liquid, and I can’t resist taking a sip. An
involuntary wince pinches my eyes as I put it down. Seven and seven. Refreshing
citrus dragged down by the heavy undertone of whiskey. So gross.
Sliding
my palms over my thighs, I realize my outfit isn’t much different from those of
the girls on the dance floor. The deep red silk is fitted at my waist, and
drapes loosely over my torso. My long dark hair is swept over one shoulder
revealing a thin spaghetti strap. I lightly touch the delicate gold chain
around my neck leading to the floating heart pendant that sits between my
collarbones, and light glances off the thick gold cuff on my wrist.
Unlike
that night, I’m alone. My best friend Elaine is miles away with her new
husband, most likely indulging in that blissful honeymoon period of early
marriage. Make that, most certainly indulging. I know those two well.
No,
I came by myself to the bar in Princeton after finishing my business with a
client in town. My infant son is in Wilmington, spending the weekend with his
grandmother. Studying my hands, I admire the deep blue sapphire ring on my
finger, but I have no wedding band.
At
thirty-two, I’m an unmarried mother of a beautiful little boy, and I wouldn’t
change a thing… Yet. The tiny silver scar at my hairline reminds me of what a
bad marriage looks like, and with my successful marketing business and the
gorgeous cottage at the beach I own, I’m satisfied with my life. Calm, not
desperate. I’ll take my next steps deliberately, with confidence.
All
these thoughts preoccupy my mind when I blink up and catch him watching me from
across the square-shaped bar. Blue eyes, strikingly blue because of the way
they stand out beneath his dark brow, coupled with collar-length thick dark
hair.
He’s
massive, at least six-two, and elegantly dressed with a thick stainless watch
on his wrist. I can spot his type a mile away—rich, powerful, accustomed to
getting what he wants. I can’t deny the hum his gaze sets off under my skin. I
know what he wants.
Catching
my lip in my teeth to stop my grin, I also know what I want, and it’s no
coincidence I happened to look up at that exact moment to meet his stare.
Still, I’ll make him work for it.
He
starts to move, his eyes never leaving mine. I don’t look away either. Thick
cords of muscle ripple beneath the thin black sweater he wears as he glides
past the oblivious patrons talking and laughing. Some are more animated than
others, waving their arms and putting their drinks in peril.
Yellow
lights hidden in the recesses above the bar illuminate rows of liquor bottles
in all colors and shapes. Glasses hanging upside down above also catch the
flickering light. It’s a raucous atmosphere, but this man and I are in our own
secret place of longing and desire.
As
he rounds the final corner, and I see him in full, my breath quickens. My eyes
drift from his broad shoulders to his narrow waist, grey slacks and black
shoes, then back up just as he reaches me. A close beard shadows his face, and
the muscles low in my pelvis tighten at the thought of how it feels brushing the
soft skin of my inner thighs…
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nothing makes her happier than communicating with fans and weaving new tales
into the Alexander-Knight world of stories.
A
former journalist, Louise lives in the center of the USA with her lovely family
and one grumpy cat. There, she dreams up stories she hopes are engaging, hot,
and sexy, and that cause readers rethink common public locations...
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