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๐ณ๐ด๐ฐ๐ณ ๐๐ธ๐ฝ๐บ๐ด๐ (Seattle Scorpions Series Book 3) by Ruth Stilling releases on September 19th! Check out this sneak peek!
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What to expect:
๐ค Hate to Want You
๐ค Black Cat (to him)/Rottweiler
๐ค Accidental Pregnancy
๐ค Forced Proximity
๐ค He Falls First, he falls hard
๐ค Possessive Hero
๐ค Look at her and ๐
๐ค Found Family
๐ค MCs in their 30s (sheโs older)
Excerpt:
โI hate you. You know that, right?โ
I pick my beer up and take another sip. โNo, you donโt.โ
โDonโt tell me how I can and canโt feel!โ Her frustration, combined with the booze, has her voice raising several octaves higher, and I notice as Jonโs head whips around from where he is making out with Felicity at the bottom of the garden like a pair of teenagers.
I set my bottle back down and run a hand through my hair. Sheโs still sitting forward on the chair, her arms crossed protectively over her chest. โHereโs the thing, Princess. If I donโt take charge of this situation between us and leave it all to you, then I fear weโll never actually f*ck. And I canโt have that.โ I donโt know if itโs the beers and wine Iโve had tonight, but I take a huge gamble and shift my hand to her left hip, teasing her skin through the thick, black fabric of her dress.
Her lips part at the contact, but she fights to keep her arms folded across her chest. โGo find a redhead,โ she spits.
My grip tightens slightly. โYouโve got no idea what youโre talking about.โ
โMmm-hmm, I think I do.โ
โTell me, is this incessant need to always be right with everyone or just when it comes to me?โ
She pins me with a glare. โYou.โ
I canโt wipe the shit-eating grin off my face. โGood answer.โ
A long stretch of silence passes between us before I speak again. โYou havenโt asked me to move my hand.โ
โI hadnโt noticed it was there.โ
I laugh and catch the slight lift of her lips, too.
โYou were never a one-night stand to me, Katherine.โ
Her brows shoot to her hairline. โI hate that name even more.โ
โI donโt.โ
She shakes her head and looks up into the now fully darkened sky, clearly not wanting to make eye contact. โYou had your chance, and you blew it. Then you set it alight when you hooked up with that brunette three weeks ago.โ
โHereโs my dilemma. Whatever I tell you happened, you wonโt believe. Youโll choose your fictional version of events. Because youโre a spoiled brat like that.โ
I probably shouldnโt have added the last bit. Sh*t.
She sucks on her teeth and looks at me, anger blazing in her eyes.
F*ck me, sheโs hot like this.
โThen why in the world would you want to sleep with a spoiled brat?โ
With my hand still on her hip, I pull her toward me. Itโs only a couple of inches, but our thighs are almost touching. Leaning down to whisper in the shell of her ear, I decide to give it to her straight. Iโm done playing games. โBecause you arenโt a brat. Because you arenโt always right, and you know you arenโt. Because you know, deep down, I didnโt sleep with the redhead that night, and I didnโt hook up with the brunette either. Why? Because you invade my thoughts and drive me to the point of insanity. I have to have you, Princess. Trouble is, once I do, Iโm not sure Iโll be able to stop. Thereโs not a chance in hell youโd be a one-night standโIโve been f*cking you in my dreams since the day you pulled on my jersey and sat yourself across my lap.โ
Blurb:
She canโt stand me.
She also thinks sheโs got me all worked out.
My Princess is determined to stay as far away from me as possible. Eighteen months ago, she wanted me, but now sheโs convinced Iโm bad news.
The thing is, an attraction like ours doesnโt just fade, and my need for her has only grown stronger no matter how many times she offers me a scowl instead of her beautiful smile.
Weโve been playing a game of cat and mouse since the day she wore my jersey, and fortunately for her, I love the chase. I love to watch the way her body reacts to mine. Iโd fall to my knees in front of her if I didnโt think sheโd kick me while Iโm down and unearth painful memories from my past that Iโve worked to keep hidden for so long.
Iโm not the only one with secrets and a hurtful past, though. The walls sheโs built around her are so high that I doubt anyone can see the real Kate. But I can; I see it all. I know what makes my girl tick and what she truly wants from life. I was just waiting for a chance to prove it.
And now that itโs here, Iโm going all in to make Kate Violet Monroe fall in love with me.
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