She’s the one girl he can’t forget…Ten years ago I offered her everything, and she threw it back in my face. When she walked, I vowed no other woman would ever screw with my head the way she did. I moved on. Now I’m the V.P. of the Bastards, run my own nightclub, and nameless sex keeps me sane. No commitment or ties, just the way I like it.
Now she’s back, for one week only, gorgeous,
successful, and I can’t keep away. She offers a long goodbye, a way to heal our
fractured past. She burned me so bad, there’s no way I should even want to be
near her. But the more she gives, the more I need. Until I discover the real
reason she left, and my whole goddamn world implodes…
Exclusive Excerpt
Jasmine
“You want to grab some early lunch?”
I lean against the kitchen sink and pretend to think about his offer,
even though I’m going to accept. After the breakfast interlude, we shared a
leisurely shower until the water ran cold. I can’t believe it’s almost eleven
already, but that’s not the main thing on my mind. Stop thinking about how he roared your name when he came… “Sure,
why not?”
His smile turns my stomach into a kaleidoscope of butterflies. I’m so screwed. We should’ve finished
this on Saturday morning. What was I thinking to suggest we drag it out for the
whole week? My heart’s never going to recover a second time.
It never recovered the first time.
“Guess I’d better get dressed.” He saunters out of the kitchen wearing
only his jeans, and for the first time I get a good look at his back.
I let out a measured breath. The Bastards’ colors are engraved in my
psyche, and while I despise everything they stand for, there’s no denying how
good the ink looks on Ty.
His MC is his family, stronger than any blood ties. I’ve always known
it. It doesn’t stop the ache deep in my chest, though.
Enough. I don’t need to agonize over any of it the way I used to when we were
together. This is just one nostalgic week where I can finally lay all the
ghosts to rest.
Most of them, anyway. The ones that count.
Ty’s the only one that matters. And Viper’s dead.
I guess that’s justice of a kind. More than I could’ve ever expected.
I’ll take it.
A strange sense of peace flutters through me, gone in an instant, but
it’s enough.
Yeah, it’s enough.
***
We leave the building, and I take a deep breath. The air isn’t exactly
fresh out here, but it’s better than the dirty stairwell we just left.
“Where’re we going?” I glance up at Ty as he strolls by my side, looking as
though he owns the world.
He used to own my world…once upon a time.
About the Author:
Christina Phillips
is an ex-pat Brit, who now lives in Western Australia with her high school
sweetheart and their family. She’s had more than twenty romances published,
from novellas to single titles, in contemporary, ancient historical and paranormal.
Whatever the subgenre, she writes on the sizzling side of naughty, and loves
bringing her heroes to their knees (her heroines enjoy this, too 😊
)
She
loves good coffee, expensive chocolate and bad boy heroes, although not
necessarily in that order. She’s also owned by three gorgeous cats who are
convinced the universe revolves around their needs. As in all things, they are
not wrong. Sign up for her newsletter at http://christinaphillips.com
I love the Bastards! :)
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