Novels by Brie

JADEThere’s a thick cloud of concern hanging over Knight’s expression when I finally pull the door open. His eyes sweep down my body. “Are you hurt?” He looks like he wants to snatch me up and check for himself—and I must admit that I want that as well— but that is quite impossible because of the weight on his shoulder, currently snoring. “Here,” I stretch out my arms for Lancelot. “I’ll take him up to his room.”Knight seems to hesitate for a moment, then he hands him over. I stand there awkwardly for a few moments, while he looms in the doorway and stares quietly at me, the heat of his body seeping into my senses and making it difficult to think. “U-uhm,” I clear my throat quietly and adjust Lancelot against my chest. “Would you like to come in?”As if he’s been waiting for the invitation, he pushes through the doorway and stalks into the living room, looking around like he was trying to sniff out danger. “I’ll be right down,” I say before disappearing up the stairs to Lancelot

JADE“Take us to the cops, and we’ll tell you everything.My eyes rest on the man who spoke. The driver with the battered face. Nothing was certain yet. Except for the fact that it was them who took my son. But why would they rather tell the truth at the station than tell it to my face? Something smells fishy. I thread my fingers through my hair and let out a sigh. “You’d rather speak to the cops than tell me who the fuck asked you to kidnap my son, and why?”The long-haired one looks at me with lips curled back in a smirk. “Even if we did tell you, do you think you can handle the truth?”My fists curl at my sides, and a spark of heat spreads through my veins. “Cut it out, man,” another one snaps, his eyes shrouded with a mix of fear and warning. “We’ll turn ourselves in. That’s final.”As I contemplate giving them another round of beatings, I hear footfalls behind me. I turn around with my fists lifted and ready to swing, only to see Knight standing there with Lancelot sleeping o

JADESomething unstoppable takes over my being as I turn my back on Knight and Lancelot, ignoring Knight’s voice of persuasion.”“Let me handle this, Jade. Take Lance and go get the cops.”I really appreciate Knight being here, but he should understand by now that I’m capable of taking care of things myself. Even if he doesn’t understand fully, he should understand to some extent.It would have been a hassle to take care of this problem if he wasn’t here, that’s why I appreciate his presence. I don’t have to worry about my son right now, because I know he’s in safe hands. All I have to worry about…all I have my mind set upon…is catching the scoundrels who somehow took my son from his art class, bypassed security and brought him all the way to the subway. Why did they do it? It’s what I’m about to find out as I break into a race towards the black Land Rover. I just know whoever is in that vehicle has something to do with my son missing from school…I just know it, because I felt it

JADE Knight is the last person I expect to see here, right now. But I’m too buzzed out by the reality that has kicked in harder in the past twenty minutes, to wonder how and why he is here. The harsh reality being, my son is missing, and no one has any freaking idea what may have happened. Not even the security guards. I’ve been trying my hardest to stay calm, to act civilized. But the truth is…I am losing my mind. I’ve been losing my mind since the management shared that horrible thought with me. They think someone took my son. It’s the only explanation they could come up with after I left my son in their care. Apparently, they were in art class, then Ms. Jacqueline had stepped out for a moment. And when she stepped back into the room, she noticed that my boy was missing. Just like that. I mean…who just walks into a kindergarten, picks a kid and walks away…without being seen? It’s just ridiculous to think about. I’ve thrown every kind of tantrum since them. I threatene

KNIGHTI’m just getting off a construction site with Kim Sehun, CEO of Morningstar’s construction firm, when a sharp pain zaps across my chest. It takes me by complete surprise and brings me to halt. I clutch my chest as the pain seeps straight to my head and bleeds through my vision. “Sir, are you okay?” I hear Kim Sehun’s voice, but I can’t be bothered to respond, even if I can, I wouldn’t. My entire nervous system feels wired with buzzing, painful electricity. I know what this is. A signal that something is up with Jade, my mate. The mate bond is so magical that it connects the people involved, like two peas in a pod. Especially when it’s consummated like ours. Especially when it returns a second time stronger. Everything I feel, she feels. And everything she feels, I feel. We’re connected in more ways than one. But it’s not always heightened like this. The only thing that triggers the mate bond and results in a feeling this strong, is danger. It’s just the way it was designe

JADE I stare at the wrapped object in Ms. Winters’ hand, stunned to the marrow of my bone. Oh God. This is actually real. The name Silvercrest…so, so cool. And they have a blade to go with the whole hunter vibe? Wow. I reach out my hands to take it, and Ms. Winters lifts it above her head. “But you have to promise me one thing.” I swallow a lump down, unsure if I’m in the position to make promises. “What?” “You’ll train with me for a few minutes before you leave today. I want to show you what you’re capable of.” Another quick glance at my wristwatch, and I’m nodding in agreement. “Just hand me that, will you?” A satisfactory smile tugs at the corners of her lips as she hands it over to me. I unwrap it to find an object that looks very ancient and beautiful, it takes my breath away. The steel has darkened like storm clouds, but it still appears captivating. Maybe it’s the tiny scratches that cover its entire surface. The grip is wrapped in fine leather, and right in its m

LUCIANO Her soft plea undid the last bit of self control holding me together. The hunger tore me apart. Ripping me from inside out. It did not matter that I’d been neutered by that bastard’s surprising blade and was in pain only moments ago. The pain had disappeared into oblivion, buried by a shitload of desire. I pushed my wife against the wall and pressed my erection into her lower back. I was rock hard for her soft, delicious smelling body, pulsing thickly in my pants as I brushed against her ass.“I’ll fuck you as you wish, princess.” I unzipped my pants with quivering fingers and whipped my cock out of my pants, stroking it roughly. “So tell me,” I leaned down and whispered in her ear, “do you want me from the front or behind?” Her cheeks colored crimson against the creamy wall as she stumbled over her jumbled words. “Fuck it,” I cursed silently and spun her around to face me. I fondled her breast with one hand and parted her thighs with the other. “I want to look into your

QUINN “What do you mean…forever?” I hated the way the words left my lips in a desperate whisper. Like a thirsty plea. Luciano took a step towards me, wincing and clutching his side. The bleeding had trickled to a considerable extent. In fact, he seemed fine, except for a wince here and there. “I'll divorce you, properly.”I scoffed and folded my arms over my chest to hide the sudden tremors. “You really think you're Lord over my life, don't you? You do with it whatever you please, whenever you please? Pick me up whenever you wish and toss me to the side when you get bored?” His face remained impassive as he watched me. I hated him so much right then. Not just for the fact that he was an asshole who was also technically my murderer, but also because he did not seem to care about his wife at all. “I know you think I'm a jerk. I don't care, anyway. All I care about is keeping you safe.”“Ha!” I threw my head back in a bitter laugh. “You know, it's funny. Coming from you.”He shook

QUINNYou said you would protect me. It was the first thought in my head as my skull cracked hard against the marble floor. Pain instantly flooded my vision, colliding with the dread that filled me.Luciano said he would protect me. And here I was, about to lose my life again because I made the stupid, impulsive decision to protect him instead. He’s a supernatural being, for God’s sake. Why did I not just let him handle this? And where the hell is everyone? Oh. I forgot Luciano rented out the entire diner for the period we were supposed to be here. So of course. There was no one to come to our aid right now. But what about local cops? Some security guards or something?The chaos going on in my head was violently ripped off when I felt hands on my neck. Big, fat hands that wrapped around my throat like a cobra and snapped the air from my lungs. “You stupid bitch!” The big man’s saliva flew in my face. “Think you can take me on, huh?!”I gagged and gurgled, my arms flailing as I t

QUINNI had barely registered the warning when his body fell over mine with an overwhelming force and sent us both tumbling to the ground with a loud thud. The sound of shattering glass filled the air in the background, somehow muffled by Luciano’s large arms wrapped around me. The sporadic shooting continued, but I felt safe, far away from it. Because Luciano was next to me. Holding me close like I was the most precious thing to him in the world. If only he knew who I really was inside this body. Would he still protect me like this?“Are you okay?” His soothing whisper reverberated through my body, reminding me yet again of that night I fell for him on that bridge. He was a total stranger back then, Quinn. That was before you knew the evil he was capable of! Glass fell around us. In a thousand splinters, I could tell. But I did not feel a single prickle from a cut or the force of being hit, and I knew it was thanks to the fact that I was thoroughly covered with Luciano’s large b

QUINNThe haze disappeared as soon as my skull cracked forcefully against a hard surface. A wail of agony tumbled past my lips as sharp, blinding pain shot through my head and spread down to my neck and my back. Panting hard, I looked around to find myself trapped in an askew position. Caught in the halved trunk of a bow-shaped shrub. Hanging upside down. My breathing was uneven, loud and raspy. I retched up even more of what was leftover from my first glaring fuck up. Tears rolled down my eyes alongside the other slimy liquid. Down the sloppy forest where I would have slipped and died if my dress hadn't caught onto this trunk.“God,” I murmured, hating the bitter taste in my mouth and itching to rinse it out. “I should not have gotten into the trunk of his car in the first place. I cannot believe this is the moment where I accept that he's right and I'm wrong. Fuck.”On and on I rambled. I could only remember bits and pieces of the last few hours. And they were not pleasant memor

LUCIANOBig men standing above 6ft glared at my wife and I as they circled us in Dante Tallavera's tennis court, cats ready to pounce on mice. But what they did not know was that in fact…I was far from a mouse. I was the threat they never saw coming. My fingers involuntarily tightened around Lilith's soft and slender ones cocooned inside. I looked over at her. She was smiling up at me with rosy cheeks and glazed-over eyes. Fuck. If she kept looking at me like that, I wouldn't be able to stop myself. I feared I would jump right over and snatch her up, rip her dress right here—after I'd gouged out everyone else's eyes—and drop hot, wet kisses all over her face and neck.It was what I craved at the moment…and the thought stiffened my cock in my pants.I cleared my throat and steeled my mind to act right and stop thinking dirty thoughts. “Are you ready?” She wiggled her brows at me. “For?” I lifted my gaze and swept it around the faces surrounding us. The men had guns pointed at us,