LOGIN"I just want to ask you one question before you walk away Hailey. How loud do you think you'll scream when I fuck you”? My name is Hailey King, and I’m living a lie. I’ve hidden the truth from everyone including my own brothers just to keep what I do and who I really am a secret. It’s not that I want to lie, it's just that I don't have a choice. I thought I was holding it all together, thought I was strong until I saw Jayden Knight last New Year’s Eve. He stripped me bare—emotionally and physically. Jayden is everything I want but everything I know I can’t have. We’ve known each other most of our lives, but I’ve kept my distance since I turned eighteen, because I knew deep down he was dangerous to my carefully built façade. And I was right. After that night we spent together, I haven’t been able to stop thinking about him or how completely he ignited something in me I didn’t know still existed. Now, I crave Jayden like he’s a drug I can’t quit… and that one unforgettable night still haunts me. But I'm in for a surprise the next morning.
View More“Blake is his best friend. I have no doubt he knows, but he must have decided not to say anything. Chloe pesters me every day about you. I’m glad she’s coming home. I hate brushing her off and pretending I accept that you aren’t coming back. Hell, I hate lying to her.” Just the thought of seeing Chloe again after so long made Ellie’s eyes moisten with unshed tears. “I’ll warn you now that I’m going to cry, but they’ll be happy tears.” “I was pretty sure you would,” Zane said unhappily. “But don’t do it right now. We have plans,” he added wickedly, taking his cell from her hand as he stood and pulled her to her feet. “Yeah, I need to pack.” She turned to go back to her workshop. Zane grabbed her around the waist before she could get very far and lifted her over his shoulder. “I’ll do it in the morning.” Ellie found herself hanging upside down in a very undignified position over his shoulder. “Put me down. You have to climb the stairs,” she squealed with both delight and just a l
Ellie wished he would have left her alone. “No. He stayed that night, using every minute to try to scare me into obeying him. Every time I argued, he hit me. It was a very long night.” She felt Zane’s body tense under hers as he asked, “Did he strip you, or did you do it yourself?” “He used a carving knife to cut off everything I was wearing. It was a scare tactic, and it worked. I was afraid he would rape me, kill me, or both.” She took a deep breath before adding, “He took my clothes that first night. When he left the next morning, I was pretty torn up.” “Fuck! I wish I had suspected him sooner so I could have had him followed. By the time I went back to Rocky Springs sure it was James, it was too late.” “There’s no way you could have known.” Ellie stroked his cheek and whiskered jaw. “I’m just lucky you’re a genius or I’d be dead.” “Why didn’t he leave more supplies? He only left enough for you to barely survive.” Ellie shrugged. “I think he wanted me weak and barely living.
She smiled at him through her tears. “Even though you say you’re not romantic, I think what you just said is probably the sweetest thing I’ve ever heard.” They stayed in Denver for the next few months, and Ellie was happier than she could remember being in her whole life. Most of the day, she worked at her own desk in Zane’s huge office that he never used. Most of his time was spent in the secure research areas of the massive building. Strange as it was, she’d never really realized how big or multinational his laboratories actually were, or how much responsibility he carried on his broad shoulders. Occasionally, she had to remind him that he alone wasn’t responsible for curing or preventing every health issue in the world. Lately, he smiled and laughed more than she’d imagined possible. She loved every naughty grin and amused laugh that left his mouth because she thought he took himself way too seriously. With ongoing counseling, Ellie was starting to recover from her traumatic i
She smiled as she ran her fingers through his perfect hair. He was perfect. “You didn’t hurt me. You were worth waiting for, Zane.” He sat up slightly, making her fingers slide from his hair, and stared at her intensely, as if trying to see if she was telling the truth. Running her hand over the five o’clock shadow on his jaw, she repeated, “You didn’t hurt me. Really. My first time was more amazing than I could have dreamed. Thank you.” “Christ! Don’t thank me for something I’ve wanted for so long. It’s not like I was doing you a favor.” Zane rolled onto his back and pulled her on top of him. “It should have been gentler,” he added, stroking his hand over her hair and down her back, his tone teasing himself. She sighed. “It was mind-blowingly amazing.” Her body was still relaxed and buzzing with post-coital pleasure. “Then you’re easily pleased,” Zane remarked with lazy humor. “Are you nervous about how you did?” she teased him. “This was a first for me too. Maybe a little,”






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