LOGINHe pinned me against the wall. His voice, a low growl in my ear. “You’re trembling, little bird. Fear? Or something else?” His hand burns against my skin. “Your brother would kill me for this... but look me in the eye. Tell me you don’t want me. Tell me you weren’t wet the moment I touched you.” At twenty-one, Elara Stark thought she’d finally escaped the Vipers’ world of blood and leather. Six years later, after her father's murder and her fiancé's betrayal, she's back, only to be trapped under the watch of her brother's Enforcer, Knox. Knox has been secretly obsessed with Elara for years. The girl he once knew is gone, now stands a woman, broken and vulnerable in a way that awakens something dark and possessive in him. He is everything that goes against the moral core and peaceful life she craves, and she knows he's dangerous, but she simply can't resist the temptation. But there's a catch– a rule, no romantic relationship with a Viper or Vipers' families, failure to abide means instant death for the club member. When Elara's pain forces them into a forbidden kiss, the rule doesn't stop them. Will this crushing secret be the final thing to destroy them both? Read to find out what happens when you crave the one thing that will end you.
View MoreELARA'S POV I woke up smiling.That was new. I didn't wake up scared. I didn't wake up reaching for a knife. I just opened my eyes, and the sun was on my face, and the bracelet was warm on my wrist. It didn't move. It didn't slide. It was part of me now.Knox was already gone. He left a note on his pillow. Went to the compound. Back by dinner. I love you.I read it three times. Then I put it in my nightstand drawer. I am keeping them all now. His notes. Proof that he came back.I was still lying there when the door burst open."Get up, bitch!" Kathy flew into the room like a hurricane. She had coffee in one hand and a garment bag thrown over her shoulder. She was wearing a dress so short I worried about her underwear. Her blonde hair was piled high. Her lips were bright red."We have work to do," she said.I sat up. "What time is it?""Time to get married." She dropped the garment bag on the bed. Coffee sloshed onto the sheets. She didn't notice. Or she didn't care. "Well, not today.
KNOX'S POVI woke up before the sun was even up.Elara was asleep beside me, her face turned into the pillow, her good arm thrown across my chest. The scars on her back were healing better. It was even more than I realized, and it filled me with so much sorrow that she suffered so much. I didn't move. I lay there and watched her breathe. I counted her breaths. Ten. Twenty. Fifty.I had something in my pocket.I'd been carrying it for three days. A small torch. A silver solder. The tools to close the bracelet she'd worn through hell and back. It was loose on her wrist, and I had the overwhelming urge to fix all her bad memories; I wanted to take it away. I pulled on jeans and a shirt and went downstairs after hours of watching my Elera. The house was empty. The Vipers were at the new compound. Kathy had taken Anastasia into the city for women stuff. Maria was in the kitchen, humming.I sat at the table with my coffee, the torch, the solder, and the little clamp I'd bought from a j
KNOX'S POVThe phone rang at three in the afternoon.I was in the study, going over numbers I didn't care about. Even though I didn’t care about the company, it doesn't change the fact that my father built it with his sweat. And even if I didn’t like him, I’ll keep it running. I picked it up. "Yeah.""Mr. Reyes." It was my lawyer, Chen. "You need to come to the office. Now.""I’m busy.""Victoria made a move. She went to the feds this morning. And she contacted a journalist in London. She's talking about the auction. And the club- we have no idea how such information got to her, sir"My hand tightened on the receiver. The plastic creaked. "I'm on my way."I hung up. I sat there for a second, breathing slowly. Then I stood, grabbed my jacket, and walked out.Marcus was waiting by the car. He didn't say anything when I got there. He opened the door. I got in. We drove in silence.Chen sat at the conference table with three folders spread out like a hand of cards. He looked nervous. He
ELARA'S POVThe house was quiet.Everyone had gone to bed. The Vipers were at the compound. Maria was asleep in her room upstairs. Anastasia was in the guest bedroom, finally sleeping through the night without screaming.Elara stood at the kitchen sink, looking out the window at the dark garden. Her hands were dry. Her shoulder ached. She turned away from the window.She walked through the back hallway, past the pantry, to the narrow door that led downstairs. The basement. The one Knox had shown her yesterday. He's down there, he had said. Wrapped up nicely. Waiting for you.She opened the door. The stairs were wooden and old. They creaked under her feet. The air got colder with each step she took. It smelled like concrete, damp, and something else. Fear, maybe. At the bottom, she reached for the light switch. A single bulb flickered on.Dmitri was chained to a metal chair in the center of the room. His hands were cuffed behind him. His ankles were bolted to the floor. He was still












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