He always keeps his promises.
DIDN'T YOU PROMISE
Bad for You #2
Amber Bardan
Releasing June 13th, 2016
Carina Press/Harlequin AU
He always keeps his promises.
Angelina has sacrificed everything
to be with the man she loves. Forced to abandon her family, and even her own
identity, Angelina depends on Haithem as never before. With no more secrets
between them, Haithem has become the source of all her needs. Sexually.
Emotionally.
to be with the man she loves. Forced to abandon her family, and even her own
identity, Angelina depends on Haithem as never before. With no more secrets
between them, Haithem has become the source of all her needs. Sexually.
Emotionally.
But not even Haithem can hide
forever.
forever.
While they're sneaking across
borders, avoiding persecution from everyone who would see Haithem dead and his
prototype stolen, the media fascination surrounding Angelina's disappearance
continues to mount.
borders, avoiding persecution from everyone who would see Haithem dead and his
prototype stolen, the media fascination surrounding Angelina's disappearance
continues to mount.
For Angelina, it's a brutal reminder
of what she's left behind and the pain she's caused to those who believe her
dead or held against her will.
of what she's left behind and the pain she's caused to those who believe her
dead or held against her will.
To Haithem, it's a warning: he
stands to lose the one person left in his life he loves beyond measure. The
hunt won't be called off until his enemies have destroyed him, his life's work
and everyone involved—including Angelina.
stands to lose the one person left in his life he loves beyond measure. The
hunt won't be called off until his enemies have destroyed him, his life's work
and everyone involved—including Angelina.
He has only one choice. He's
promised to protect her. And Haithem always keeps his promises.
promised to protect her. And Haithem always keeps his promises.
“What about
an apple?” I held up the reddest of the two, rotating it back and forth.
I could
practically see the thoughts
hammering his head the same way they did mine. Maybe his were less obvious, his
torment only visible because I witnessed the change in him.
“A cola?”
He rested a
hand on my thigh. “You eat. I’ll have something when we stop.”
I set the
cooler down between my legs, keeping the apple but laying my other hand on his.
“Hmm,” I
said.
He glanced
at me. “What?”
“I guess
I’m just disappointed.”
He frowned
hard enough to make me pity the thing that dared disappoint me. I guess there
was more evil in me than I’d known.
“Why?”
I sighed as
audibly as possible. “Someone swore to fulfill my needs later…” I rubbed the
apple against my lips, inhaling its sweetness. “But you’ve been driving all
day—and haven’t eaten since six a.m.” I suppressed the spasm forming in my
throat, and held my lips even. “Frankly, I don’t believe it’s going to be
everything I was guaranteed.”
The brakes
squeaked. We jerked to a halt behind the car stopping in front of us. Traffic
hummed and groaned outside the car. Inside, silence screamed electric.
The hand
beneath mine tightened over my knee.
I took a
bite of apple to keep from choking on a laugh.
“Is that
so?” he asked, his voice more honeyed than the fruit dissolving over my tongue.
“And to think I thought you were sweet.”
Haithem
turned my hand, raised it and clamped his teeth over the fleshy mound on my
palm below my thumb. I gasped, the sting just enough to remind me he had bite.
How easily he could chew right through me just like the apple I held, if he
ever decided to use his teeth on me.
“Now, when I’m good and ready—” He turned his face
towards me, let me catch the wicked promise in his eyes. “—I’m going to fuck
you like you're not."
Oh, sweet Jesus.
He’d been
taking it easy on me all this time? He released my hand and pried the apple
from my fingers.
Then ate
the apple whole.
I’d never seen
someone eat an apple that way—from top to bottom, core and all.
He ate the
freaking stem.
He actually
ate the stem.
Who eats
the stem?
Apparently,
Haithem eats stems. I reached between my knees and pulled a cola from the
cooler, cracked the lid and took a gulp. Served me right. I got what I
wanted…and now I’d get what I wanted…
If I could
survive it.
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DIDN'T I WARN YOU
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After spending years imagining fictional adventures, Amber
Bardan finally found a way to turn daydreaming into a productive
habit. She now spends her time in a coffee-fueled adrenaline haze, writing
romance with a thriller edge.
Bardan finally found a way to turn daydreaming into a productive
habit. She now spends her time in a coffee-fueled adrenaline haze, writing
romance with a thriller edge.
She lives
with her husband and children in semi-rural Australia, where if she peers
outside at the right moment she might just see a kangaroo bounce by.
with her husband and children in semi-rural Australia, where if she peers
outside at the right moment she might just see a kangaroo bounce by.
Amber is
an award winning writer, Amazon Bestselling Author, and member of Romance
Writers of Australia, Melbourne Romance Writers Guild, and Writers Victoria.
an award winning writer, Amazon Bestselling Author, and member of Romance
Writers of Australia, Melbourne Romance Writers Guild, and Writers Victoria.
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