Sasha Cherlin died the night she let Nick Tate walk out on her for a life of crime. Her very essence was destroyed when they broke their promise to one another.
A man with remorse…
Nick Tate made his choice with her future in mind. He loved Sasha enough to know that leaving her behind was the only way to keep her safe.
A path to revenge…
Special Agent Jax Barlow understands the bond of love and he plans to use it to get justice. Nick and Sasha will do anything to rewrite their past. He’s counting on that to bring them down.
SASHA
I’m
not a player. I know there are girls out there who do this kind of
thing for a living. They scout out prospective husbands. Dress up,
put on a show, try to hook one with the bait.
I
have no bait. I’m cute—not sophisticated like my mom’s friend
Rook, or badass like her friend Veronica, or even smart and sassy
like my mom, but cute. A Smurf, they used to call me. And those
ladies are the only real role models I ever had growing up. That’s
it. The extent of my wily ways with men come from half-ass
copy-catting people who have more game in their pinky fingers than I
have in my whole body.
So
I’m at a complete loss here. Because Jax insists on treating me
like a woman. And I’ve spent a good number of years trying to avoid
this kind of scenario. The kind that sweeps you off your feet. The
kind that jumpstarts your heart and makes it hum in a way you never
thought possible. The kind that makes you doubt all those pledges you
made to yourself through the years.
I
will never love again. I will never give my heart to a man. I will
never have to endure the crushing reality that comes after the only
person I ever wanted to be with practically begged me to forget about
him.
I
tried it, it just didn’t work. I can’t just erase my first crush.
I can’t just throw away the one thing I held onto after my father
died. I kept the boys at bay all during high school. I didn’t even
lose my virginity until my first year of college. Ford made sure of
that. The memory of his crazy overprotective antics as I grew up make
me smile.
So
I don’t have much experience.
But
Jax is a player, I can see that now. He’s got me wound up tight. My
head is pounding with the possibilities he comes with.
Sex
being one of them. I have not had sex in over two years. And I’m
not one of those girls who go for a toy at the first hint of a dry
spell. After two years though, I’m considering that option.
But
now Jax is here. Kissing me. Making my whole body tingle. Awakening
the desire I’ve pent up for so long.
“Are
you afraid of planes, Sasha?”
I
look over at Jax. “What?”
“Does
landing bother you?”
“No,”
I say, confused. “Why?”
“You’re
squeezing my hand so hard, you might be cutting off my circulation.”
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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