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Release Date: January 19th
Blurb
My life is a secret.
His life is dangerous.
Weโre both stubborn, calculating, and controlling.
Mark Dixon doesnโt know what heโs getting into. He doesnโt know his games could cost us our lives. I have to do what is necessary to keep us alive, and that means guarding my heart.
But I know Iโm defenseless against him, and in the end, heโll force me to surrender.
Excerpt
I look around because the hair on the back of my neck prickles. โWe need to get out of here.โ Someone is here, watching, listening, and now itโs time to do what I do best. โIโve missed you.โ I smile while I use the tip of my finger to trace his jawline.
Markโs eyes shift over my head as he pulls me flush against his body. Weโre both facing exits. โIโve missed you more,โ he plays along.
This might just work. Heโs on alert as well and senses something awry. His fingers splay across my lower back as he holds me close. โMaybe we should head back to my place so you can show me just how much.โ I glance over his shoulder. His blonde hair falls in his eyes as he dips his head into my neck. I know the move, but a shiver runs down my spine.
โYouโd like that, wouldnโt you?โ I release a very low moan, which I didnโt give permission to escape. Markโs lips glide across my skin.
Iโm not sure heโs acting.
Iโm not even sure that I am.
Then Mark reminds me this is serious. โThere are two guys behind you.โ His voice is low enough that only I can hear him. To anyone passing, weโre two lovers reacquainting ourselves. โOne at my two oโclock, and the other is out of my view.โ
โOne just passed behind you twice. I think going toward my exit is best.โ I snuggle closer. โIโm ready when you are.โ The double meaning is meant for anyone to hear, but Mark should know it means Iโm ready to disappear. โYouโll have to keep up, though.โ
He leans back while cupping my face. His lips hover over mine. โI donโt have any problems keeping you satisfied, princess.โ
My pulse spikes. I know he can hear it, feel it, see in my eyes that Iโm affected. My breaths are shallow as his hands slowly make their way down my arms.
โArrogant prick,โ I mutter.
I can tell heโd be an incredible lover. His overconfidence would only play to my benefit. Weโre both cut from the same cloth, ready to fight for dominance. Heโd win, though. I can see it in his eyes. There would be no battle, Mark has already won. Right now, he controls me. He determines whether we kiss, what itโll be like, and for the first time in my lifeโI surrender.
His lips come closer. โTheyโre closing in,โ he whispers, his eyes locked on me. โCharlie?โ he asks.
โWhat?โ My voice is barely audible.
โThis will happen again when we donโt have to fight off people, and then youโll be mine.โ
I donโt have time to reply. His lips crash down on mine as he spins me around so he leads our exit. The second our mouths collide, my brain disconnects. My fingers tangle in his hair, grabbing it to pull him close. Markโs hands hold my face to his and he continues to guide me. I know weโre moving but I have no idea to where. In this instant, I donโt care. Never has someone made me feel so desperate for them. I never lose control, never feel so lost, yet right now, I am. Iโm raw, exposed, and completely vulnerable.
**VIEW DEFENSELESS TRAILER HERE: https://youtu.be/abcR3_K1tWE **
About the Author
Corinne Michaels is an emotional, witty, sarcastic, and fun loving mom of two beautiful children. Sheโs happily married to the man of her dreams and is a former Navy wife. After spending months away from her husband while he was deployed, reading and writing was her escape from the loneliness.
Both her maternal and paternal grandmothers were librarians, which only intensified her love of reading. After years of writing short stories, she couldnโt ignore the call to finish her debut novel, Beloved. Her alpha Navy SEALs are broken, beautiful, and will steal your heart.
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