Meet Me In The Dark (A Dark Suspense) by J.A. Huss
Publication date: April 15th 2015Genres: Contemporary, Romance, Suspense
He’s empty, inhuman, dishonest, and cruel.
She’s never wanted anyone more.
Sydney has lived in fear for eight years after freelance assassin, Merc, failed to rescue her from a cult-like militia group. Left in the hands of a sadistic man, she did whatever it took to survive. But Merc’s last words gave her hope. Hope he’d be back to finish the job.
After Merc is betrayed by her father, Sydney becomes his target. He wields sex, drugs, lies, and love like weapons. Merc knows just what to do with a fearful girl like Sydney. He’s in control. He’s always in control.
But Sydney Channing is not what she appears. And Merc’s only redeeming act—the very one that made Sydney’s life a living hell—might just be his worst mistake yet.
* * WARNING: Meet Me In The Dark is a STANDALONE, non-traditional, DARK, CAPTIVE ROMANTIC SUSPENSE. It is not intended for sensitive readers. * *
I
think this is it for me.
“What?”
Case is next to me. I’m in bed with him. I can feel his bare chest
up against my feverish back. His arms tighten around me as he
repositions. I want to open my eyes and see if we’re in the crow’s
nest room or some other room, but I can’t quite do that yet.
“Sydney?”
I
hope we’re in the crow’s nest. And it’s daylight still, so
maybe I only lost a few hours? I really like it up here. It feels
good to be tall, looking down on things, instead of small, always
looking up. It feels like a watchtower. A place where you can see the
bad shit coming from a distance and prepare.
“Syd,”
he says, a little softer now. “I didn’t want to drug you again,
but you were hysterical. It was the only way I could calm you down. I
won’t do it again, but I need you to help me out here. OK? Can you
do that?”
Help
him out. I bet. I tuck my head into the soft pillow and will myself
not to cry. “Just be someone else, you say?” I croak out the
words. My mouth feels like it’s filled with cotton. How many times
have I been drugged since he’s had me? “But all I’ve ever done
is be someone else. I don’t even live in the real world anymore. I
can’t imagine any more versions of myself, Case. I have tried so
many times. I have lived in my head for days on end. I have refused
to see the truth in hopes those memories would just fade away. I have
been the good girl, the bad girl, the defiant girl, the sexy girl,
the compliant girl. And it gets me nowhere.”
I
turn my body so I can see his face when I open my eyes. We are in the
crow’s nest, and that just makes me sad. Because no matter how nice
this place is, he’s still the guy who left me to die. And I don’t
know what he’s doing right now. Or why he’s being nice. Or why
I’m even still alive.
But
I know none of that is because he sees
me. He doesn’t see me. He says I need to change into someone else.
And that’s all they’ve ever told me. Change into someone else.
Split me in half, that’s what they’ve done. But maybe it’s not
just half. Maybe I’ve been quartered, like an elk when we hunt it
down and kill it and then have to carry it back to camp in pieces.
JA Huss is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of more than twenty romances. She likes stories about family, loyalty, and extraordinary characters who struggle with basic human emotions while dealing with bigger than life problems. JA loves writing heroes who make you swoon, heroines who makes you jealous, and the perfect Happily Ever After ending.
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