It is a cousin of fate, and both are too mercurial for my taste.
Nothing except wait and watch and hope.īut I do not like waiting, and I have never put my faith in hope. I’m also fighting the damnable, overwhelming, panic-inducing knowledge that there isn’t a goddamn thing in the world I can do. That he will be taken from me.Īnd not just fear. As they practically beg him to shine a light into the dark corners of his childhood because they know, as I do, that those secrets are his salvation.īut Damien remains stubbornly mute, and I am left huddled against this pervasive fear that I will lose him. As they explain the procedural ins-and-outs of a murder trial under German law. The fear I try to hide beneath a plastic smile as I sit beside Damien day in and day out as his attorneys go over his defense in meticulous detail. It is the same fear I have faced every day and every night for weeks. I may have fallen asleep in Damien’s arms, but once again, I have awakened alone.Īt least now I know the source of the nightmare.
But even before my fingers brush the cool, expensive sheets, I know that he is not there.
I turn swiftly in bed, shifting my body as I reach out to my right. I only know that I am alone, and that I am scared. The last remnant of an already forgotten nightmare brushes against me like the tattered hem of a specter’s cloak, powerful enough to fill me with terror, and yet so insubstantial that it evaporates like mist when I try to grasp it. My breath comes in gasps, and my eyes are wide but unseeing. Kenner’s Wanted and Say My Name.įear yanks me from a deep sleep, and I sit bolt upright in a room shrouded with gray, the muted green light from a digital alarm clock announcing that it is just after midnight. Yet not even Damien can run from his ghosts, or shield us from the dangers yet to come.īonus: This edition includes excerpts from J. Our attraction is undeniable, our obsession inevitable.
Haunted by a legacy of dark secrets and broken trust, he seeks release in our shared ecstasy, the heat between us burning stronger each day. Yet beneath his need for dominance, he carries the wounds of a painful past. His fierce cravings push me beyond the brink of bliss-and unleash a wild passion that utterly consumes us both. But our secrets cut close.īeautiful, strong, and commanding, Damien Stark fills a void in me that no other man can touch. This sexy, emotionally charged romance continues the story of Damien Stark, the powerful multimillionaire who’s never had to take “no” for an answer, and Nikki Fairchild, the Southern belle who only says “yes” on her own terms. For fans of Fifty Shades of Grey and Bared to You comes the third novel in the fast-paced saga including Release Me and Claim Me.
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