It was a simple formula my father preached since I was born, and one I repeated each day as I grew into the man he decided I would become.My father declined Bethany Atwood’s offer to stay for dinner after my new step-sister made one very impetuous mistake.She challenged him in a way not even Mark...
The lines bruised her, whipped by the expert hand of someone who understood his strength but hadn’t wielded the restraint I expected.That I trusted from him.I tasted the fury—a vibrant copper that accompanied a new instinct, one that demanded curled fists and pain to relieve the frustration poiso...
“Hey, Sarah. Did you know—right now—your uterus is the size of a grapefruit?” I burst into tears. “Nice job.” Max ate his spaghetti but passed me the box of tissues. I grabbed one, but the last tissue pulled out too. I couldn’t reach it before it fl...
Then again, skipping to the second hotel in three days and hiding from the police, Sacrilege, Temple, and Kingdom wasn’t a relaxing vacation. No amount of free cable or complimentary breakfasts healed tortured memories either. Bodies. Heads. Bullets. If it bothered Brew, he didn’t show it. It bot...
Nothing incriminating existed in the Bennett Estate. The only crimes within its walls were the ones they did to me. The ones I did to myself. I thought I could handle it. I imagined walking into a den of depraved beasts and staring evil in the eye until I got the answers I wanted and the respect ...
Either we’d be in for one hell of a show, or the sweetest ass to ever grace my bedroom was one meth-head with good aim away from debuting with her swan song.Of course, I promised to keep her out of trouble.And what did I get for my benevolence? Two pissed off brothers who thought I’d trade their ...
I didn’t greet him. There wasn’t time.“How’s Reed?”Max’s voice wavered—not out of remorse. He’d gone too long without a drink, and reality gave him a hangover worse than any vodka or whiskey.“Twenty stitches.”I didn’t swear, even if it was warranted. “What did you tell the hospital?”“That he was ...