“Mom!” Nikolai shouts as he darts through the trees. “Help!”
A paintball splats against my back, and then another. I come to a stop and turn to Winter, who’s grinning at me. I dart forward and quickly grab hold her, yanking her against my body, and then I smear the paint on my neck all over her face.
She lets out a screech of laughter and seeing how happy she is, I claim her lips.
“Eww,” Inna suddenly says, making Winter chuckle again.
“If it weren’t for eww, you wouldn’t –”
“Cillian!” Winter hushes him before he can complete the sentence. “She’s only seven.”
“I wouldn’t what?” Inna asks as Nikolai walks back to us.
“Your Mom will smack me. Let’s go wash off the paint,” Cillian says as he takes hold of Inna’s hand.
We walk back to the house, the atmosphere playful, until Dana spots us. “You’re not stepping a foot inside this house looking like that.”
“Aww, come on, love,” Cillian chuckles as he starts to run for her. Dana lets out a shriek and disappears inside.
“Everyone, shower before dinner,” Winter says as we walk inside.
We scatter to our rooms, and I make sure to lock the door before I follow Winter to the shower.
Winter opens the faucets, and then we undress, my eyes still drinking in the sight of her naked body.
“Come here,” I growl as I pull her under the spray.
“Did you lock the door?” she asks as she wraps her arms around my neck.
“Yes.” I lower my head and claim my wife’s mouth.
It’s been fifteen years, and I still haven’t had my fill of her. Another hundred years wouldn’t be enough, not with Winter and her fiery spirit keeping the fire burning in my heart.
The End.
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MERCILESS SAINTS
CRUEL SAINTS
Lucian Cotroni- Coming May 2021
RUTHLESS SAINTS
Carson Koslov - Coming June 2021
TEARS OF BETRAYAL
Demitri Vetrov
A Standalone spin-off from Merciless Saints
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TEARS OF SALVATION
Alexei Koslov
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Coming Oct 2021
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Predator
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Enemies To Lovers
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Heartless
Reckless
Careless
Ruthless
Shameless
False Perceptions
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Mason
Lake
Julian
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Coldhearted Heir
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Defiant Heir
Loyal Heir
Callous Heir
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Tempted Heir
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Not My Hero
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The Ocean Between Us
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The Lies We Tell Ourselves
All The Wasted Time
We Were Lost
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Michelle Heard is a Wall Street Journal, and USA Today Bestselling Author who loves creating stories her readers can get lost in. She resides in South Africa with her son where she's always planning her next book to write, and trip to take.
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Acknowledgments
Clarissa, thank you for your endless patience with me and for helping me. I hope I can repay the favor one day.
To my alpha and beta readers – Leeann, Sheena, Sherrie, Kelly, Allyson & Sarah, thank you for being the godparents of my paper-baby.
Candi Kane PR - Thank you for being patient with me and my bad habit of missing deadlines.
Yoly, Cormar Covers – Thank you for giving my paper-babies the perfect look.
To my readers, thank you for loving these characters as much as I do.
My street team, thank you for promoting my books. It means the world to me!
A special thank you to every blogger and reader who took the time to take part in the cover reveal and release day.
Love ya all tons ;)