Turned On
“I appreciate your attempts to get to know me, so let me give you this. This challenge from you, this stubborn fight inside you, does nothing but turn me on.” He waited until his words sank in and her eyes widened before continuing. “Your being pliant and obedient bores me. So you have a choice to make. Do you want to bore me or arouse me?”
She blinked. “How about I rip off your head and shove my socks down your headless corpse?”
Amusement grabbed him so quickly he couldn’t help a quick bark of laughter. “Aroused it is, then.” He slammed the door and crossed around the car to retake his seat. Oh, he couldn’t keep her, but she was making that reality look bleak. Maybe someday when he took care of his problems, he could look her up.
Also by Rebecca Zanetti
The Dark Protector series
Fated
Claimed
Tempted
Hunted
Consumed
Provoked
Twisted
Shadowed
Tamed
Marked
Talen
Vampire’s Faith
Demon’s Mercy
Alpha’s Promise
Hero’s Haven
Guardian’s Grace
Rebel’s Karma
The Realm Enforcers series
Wicked Ride
Wicked Edge
Wicked Burn
Wicked Kiss
Wicked Bite
The Scorpius Syndrome series
Scorpius Rising
Mercury Striking
Shadow Falling
Justice Ascending
The Deep Ops series
Hidden
Taken (e-novella)
Fallen
Shaken (e-novella)
Broken
Driven
Unforgiven
Table of Contents
Also by Rebecca Zanetti
Dedication
Acknowledgments
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven
Chapter Twelve
Chapter Thirteen
Chapter Fourteen
Chapter Fifteen
Chapter Sixteen
Chapter Seventeen
Chapter Eighteen
Chapter Nineteen
Chapter Twenty
Chapter Twenty-One
Chapter Twenty-Two
Chapter Twenty-Three
Chapter Twenty-Four
Chapter Twenty-Five
Chapter Twenty-Six
Chapter Twenty-Seven
Chapter Twenty-Eight
Chapter Twenty-Nine
Chapter Thirty
Chapter Thirty-One
Chapter Thirty-Two
Chapter Thirty-Three
Chapter Thirty-Four
Chapter Thirty-Five
Chapter Thirty-Six
Chapter Thirty-Seven
Chapter Thirty-Eight
Chapter Thirty-Nine
Chapter Forty
Chapter Forty-One
Teaser Chapter
IMMORTAL’S HONOR
By Rebecca Zanetti
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Dedication
This one is for Donna, Jillian, and Liz—because sink or swim—the flock always protects each other. I love you three!
Acknowledgments
Thank you to the readers who’ve been with the Realm since the beginning, and those who have jumped in with this new era, starting with Vampire’s Faith. I have many wonderful people to thank for getting this book to readers, and I sincerely apologize to anyone I’ve forgotten.
Thank you to my loving family, Big Tone, Gabe, and Karlina; as always, I love you and appreciate you so much.
Thank you to my hardworking editor, Alicia Condon, as well as everyone at Kensington Publishing: Alexandra Nicolajsen, Steven Zacharius, Adam Zacharius, Vida Engstrand, Jane Nutter, Lauren Jernigan, Elizabeth Trout, Samantha McVeigh, Lynn Cully, Jackie Dinas, Arthur Maisel, Renee Rocco and Rebecca Cremonese.