It was my fuck up for not having someone sit guard on the house rather than just leaving it to the security system and cameras.
Those two women are no longer an issue. Kit-Kat made sure of it after forcing them to talk. I wanted to know the reasons for their actions and come to find out it was pure jealousy. They wanted what I gave to Bridget and thought I kept Jewel as well. No, that bitch is sitting in a cell on my father-in-law’s property in Ireland. We haven’t decided what to do with her but I didn’t give a shit. She’s out of my way.
The only person we have to worry about still is Kean. He’d gone underground and none of us could find him. I refuse to let my guard down when it comes to him. I know he’ll be coming after us soon enough and when he does, I’ll make my move.
He won’t get away with what he did to Bridget or me.
Now that I’ve found out I’m going to be a dad, I’ll become the man I need to be in full. I’m ruthless in my world but when it comes to my family, I’ll become cold-blooded. No one will ever cause harm to my wife again.
Otherwise, I’ll be sure they meet the end of my gun.
Bridget’s my life and I won’t have her taken from me. Even if it means following in her father’s footsteps and keeping the contracts in place for the peace it gives the Alliance.
I only hope it works out the same for Mitch as it has for me. He agreed to allow this after I informed him of my decision and we’ll soon be heading back for him to claim his wife. It’s now time for him to entwine his life to hers as I’ve embraced my wife into mine.
The End . . .
Wanna know what happened to Jordan, be sure to check out Badger’s Claim!
Dear Readers,
I hope you all have enjoyed Embraced. I know it was a long time waiting for Dean and Bridget’s story to be finished from where it’d been in the Guns Blazing anthology. As you know, this is the first book in the Aligned Hearts series and I look forward to you all getting Entwined this spring.
Mitch and Alison’s story is one you won’t want to miss.
Sincerely,
E.C.
Frozen Valentine
Blake
The first thing you learn as a kid is ‘stranger danger’, but they don’t tell you what to do when a tall, tattooed, dangerous man shows up out of nowhere.
I know I should make him leave. He’s surely capable of fending for himself, but it’s the middle of winter, the roads are icy and around these parts that can mean a death sentence. I don’t have any other choice but to help this handsome stranger.
My heart has been broken one too many times, and I’ve refused to let anyone back in.
Can I keep this man from melting my heart with his charm, or will it be as frigid as it was yesterday?
Today is Valentine’s after all, and stranger things have happened.
Venom’s Prize
Venom
Venom runs through my veins the same way ice freezes in the midst of winter. I’m not a man to be crossed, nor one to be played with.
Danger comes swirling around the club and I do what it takes to keep the targets off my brothers’ backs. I’ve killed in war and I have no problem doing it again, whenever the day might come.
When a blast from the past lands on my doorstep, I’m not sure what to say, or what to do. I have two options right now—bring her in or show her the door. That is, until she steps aside to show me my prize. Either way, the prize will always be mine.
Fuse’s Hold
Fuse
Being who I am, most people, not a member of the club, assume I got my road name for being able to fix shit and my brains. What I’m really known for is my short fuse. Being a part of the Inferno’s Clutch MC, I handle shit for the club that could easily put me behind bars for years. I also go to fights to release the aggression that builds within me.
When she entered my life, I realized quickly she can anger me in ways not many can. It makes me despise the way I’m attracted to her. She’s nothing I normally go for. Worst of all, I hate that I have to bring her close to me in order to protect her from whoever’s after her.
Will I be able to control my temper? Or even be able to hold back the temptation to make her mine?
Nora’s Outrage
Nora
After all Breaker and I went through when we first got together, you would think it would all be uphill from here. No one should have to go through what we have. Drama has been swirling around the club for a while now and it seems the danger attached is coming our way once again.
In a way that could change everything.
I’m not ready for the outcome or even the rage that becomes all consuming. Screaming in outrage I vow to make those who come after the ones I care about endure the same pain they cause with their actions.
