Six people want her dead.
Lainey Hargreaves has a secret that she must keep at all costs. It’s a secret that could change the face of the earth, forever. But not all secrets can be kept, and when hers begins to escape, she is certain that death will follow.There is only one person that can extricate her from the mess she finds herself in. A vampire.
Mercer is that vampire. His quick, analytical brain will give them a head start against her assassins, but even he isn’t confident of success. He needs to discover what Lainey is hiding, unravel her secrets, and earn her trust. She will need to learn to obey his every order without question if they are to stand a chance of success.
And the best place to start? In the bedroom, of course. All women find him irresistible. All women except Lainey, that is, and she’s going to fight tooth and nail to deny the bright red spark that blooms between them.
She’s going to lose.
Excerpt
"You
will do as you're told." He yanked on the curl he had captured and she had
no choice but to stare at his mesmerising gold eyes.
Swallowing
at the invisible lump in her throat, she tried to force her head away from his
dangerous gaze but could not break his hold over her. She wanted to roar in
exasperation, for this mess could rival the Minos Labyrinth. She felt helpless
and frustrated. They were two emotions she had very little experience with and
she preferred it that way.
“Or what?”
Lainey tried to bite back the retort but it was too late, the damage was done.
When the vamp looked down at her, his eyes were rapidly darkening and his face
was contorting with anger. She swallowed hard knowing she’d pushed him too far.
Instinctively trying to back up, the wall was unforgiving and she smacked her
head against it. His head was coming towards hers yet there was not a thing she
could do about it. Wanting to scream, all that came out of her mouth was a
pathetic little squeak
He didn’t
stop until his forehead rested against hers, his breath blowing heated little
flutters against her lip. Her pulse immediately rocketed into orbit and her
senses fled. She was only aware of his tempting soft lips, and a great urge to
kiss them. For a second, she had a strangled moment of indecision, unsure
whether she was willing her body to remain still or urging it to close those
last few millimetres separating her mouth from his.
Still
stranded in torment, he smiled at her as if he knew the inner struggle she was
having, and finally made the decision for her. Pulling back abruptly, he put
some distance between them by slamming both of his outstretched arms on either
side of her head. It made her jump. Eyes which had licks of red and orange
flames resting in their depths connected once again with hers, and although he
was a little further away this time, it didn’t make him seem any less
intimidating.
“A nice
punishing kiss would probably keep you in line for a couple of days, I think.
Should I bruise those soft sweet lips of yours and train them to worship mine?
I have a feeling though that once I get a taste for you there’ll be no going
back. Then again, seeing a lovesick doe-eyed look in those eyes wouldn’t be so
bad. What do you say?”
He unleashed
the full power of his smile upon her and whilst there was no warmth behind it,
Lainey got the message.
“No,” she
whispered, immediately understanding what he had threatened. “I’ll do whatever
you say, no questions asked.” She could not be bitten under any circumstances.
He huffed
out a breath, and slowly removed his hands from the wall.
Lainey
sighed with relief as she had a little breathing space back but something akin
to disappointment washed through her veins, and it horrified her. She could not
feel this way, especially anywhere near a vampire.
“Well, I
guess that spoiled all my fun for the evening,” he said regretfully. “But it
should make the next couple of days rather interesting because at the first
sign of disobedience, I’m claiming my kiss, Miss Hargreaves. Are we clear?” He
raised an eyebrow and gave her a lopsided grin.
Lainey
shuddered. “Crystal.”
“Good.”
“Who are
you?” There was a hint of fear in her voice.
“My name is
Mercer.”
“Mercer
who?” Lainey pushed her hands against his chest and he backed up a little bit,
allowing her a chance to examine him.
“That’s all you need to know."
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