EXPECTED RELEASE: December 2014
Control. Dominance. Aggression. Competition. Each
represent a means to survival, a necessity to stay alive, and to suppress the
demons that lie inside; the very ones clawing and attempting to break free from
the bar that holds them at bay. Every day is a struggle to stay away from the
darkness and evil that lurks deep within. Those are the things that it takes to
keep those secrets in the realm of his mind in which they belong, forever
buried so far there is no chance to break through the barrier he’s built.
Haddox Hayes has spent the last nine years getting by.
He’s worked hard to forget that bloodthirsty night he left behind. The monster
that exists within his veins will never be released again if he keeps a clear
mind, and free from the debris he knows triggers his instinct to kill. He knows
what can happen if it’s unlocked from its cage.
Fuck that. It can go to Hell along with the bastard that
is the cause of his eternal torment. Eighteen years paid his sin, and at the
age of twenty-seven the guilt still resides in his very core.
There is only one place he sets the monster free, but
restricted: the ring. Playing by his rules has kept it on a leash for nine
years and he doesn’t intend to break his rules now. The rage, the anger, the
buildup, it’s all turned out in the confinement of the ropes against another
traitor.
Stay in control. That’s the only thing that keeps his urge
to annihilate smothered. Dominate the mind and the memories it holds. Fight
aggression with fucking aggression. Be the best there is and lay his ass on the
ground before the favor can be returned. Compete to win and to survive, or else
the evil that is trying to consume will take over and turn him into the one
thing he can’t become. If he becomes that, it has to be paid by death, the most
ultimate rule.
A blackened heart isn’t allowed to partake in something
as pure as love. He embraces the sweet nectar that a woman holds, sampling a
little at a time. Never has he taken the same woman to bed twice. The only way
to ensure he doesn’t harm another. A Dom in the ring and a Dom in the bed, his
only way to cope within.
Then there’s Piper…the girl that could cause his control
to evanesce. Will she be his downfall or his reparation? The entertainment is
in the fight. Fight for love, fight for light, fight for her, or end in flight.
A girl with a ban against love, allowing men to bed her
to numb her mind from the one that left her behind. Can the girl that won’t
submit and the man that requires control find paradise in each other?
Twitter/Facebook hashtag #FightForYou
We finally get in the bar after standing in that long ass line.
The music is bumping and there are bodies everywhere, grinding against each
other. I let my body subtly sway to the music as I make my way to the bar in
the back of the club.
The first thing I notice is the hot, shirtless bartender
making drinks as I push through the never ending people surrounding it. The bar
is always more crowded than any other spot in the building. I love this place.
It's crawling with hot guys and they have the best music around, not to mention
the staff is oozing sex appeal, because their uniform is jeans hanging low on
the hips with the elastic brief band of underwear peeking out the top, spelling
out the brand they represent.
This one, in particular, is yummy. His torso is chiseled
to perfection and covered in tattoos placed perfectly against his skin. He's
definitely worth a second look. I want to nibble on that lip ring in the corner
of his mouth. As I study each line of muscle, I find myself wondering if
Haddox's body looks like this.
What the hell, Piper?
Hot bartender notices me ogling him and walks over with a
smirk, leaning forward on his forearms against the top of the bar in front of
me. "What can I get you, beautiful?" His eyes rake down my body as if
he's already undressing me with his eyes.
I smile. This one's in the bag. "Well, how about
Pineapple and Vodka, light on the pineapple," I say in my most flirtatious
voice as I sit on the stool next to me that just became free. "Start me a
tab," I ask, biting my lip.
"Anything for you, gorgeous," he says and
reaches down for a glass, preparing to mix my concoction. Moments later, he
sets it before me, smiling. "What you doing later?"
"I don't know. Why don't you tell me," I say
seductively as I press the rim of the glass to my mouth.
"She'll be with me," a sultry voice interrupts
in a close range behind me.
The bartender looks over my head and starts to back away
from the bar. "Sorry, man, I didn't know she was taken. No
disrespect."
Pussy. I don't need you anyway if you can't even ask my
relationship status to the one person that knows. Me!
I feel like banging my head against the bar. I'm going to
need to be intoxicated for this. I press my lips to the glass and drain the
contents. Goose bumps start to form as I can feel breathing on the side of my
neck. I don't need to look to know who it is. "I thought I had until
midnight," he barks outside my ear.
I can barely breathe with him this close to me. How am I
supposed to speak? I don't think I want to at risk of sounding like a crushing
schoolgirl.
Put on your game face, Piper.
I need more alcohol and fast. I choose to ignore the sexy
as shit control freak next to me. Where is Alyvia when I need her? She was only
supposed to have been going to the restroom, but knowing her she's already in
the middle of the dance floor, covered in sweat. The girl doesn't even need
alcohol. She usually sips beer, but comes for the music.
The Rumple Minze from earlier is calling out to me.
"Rumple Minze, two shots," I call out to the female bartender as she
passes.
The girl is badass. Not even a minute and the shots are
patiently waiting for me to consume them. "What can I get for you,
sweetie," she asks, but her line of vision is directly beside me. It
doesn't even seem to faze her that she is staring at the sexiest man alive.
Hard-core is what that means, because even girls in the coffee shop had their
eyes glued to him.
"Same as usual, Britt." She smiles at the sound
of her name.
Wait a minute? Hold up...they know each other? I come to
this bar frequently and I've never seen him until the fashion show.
She grabs a bottle from the tub of ice, twists off the
cap, and sits the bottle of Bud Light down in front of him. "My mistake,
babe. How you been? Same ole broody Haddox, I'm guessing?"
"Something like that," he replies, saying
nothing more.
"And as vague as usual too. Maybe we can catch once
the bar slows down. Enjoy your night," she winks and glances over at me.
I consume one shot, followed by the other. My nerves are
going haywire. The alcohol is finally coursing through my veins, leaving me in
a more relaxed state of mind, though not much.
I feel a hand wrap around my thigh, not far from my girly
area. Oh my...
He spins me around on the stool until I'm facing him.
He's so close to my face that I reflexively lean against the edge of the bar.
"Are you going to answer my question," he asks, placing his free hand
on my other thigh, now holding me in place.
He starts to rub my inner thighs with his thumbs and my
muscles are flexing down below. How can I concentrate on anything he's saying
if he's going to do that? He roughly pulls me to the edge so that he can align
his body between my legs. It's really a good thing that I'm not modest, because
my dress is hiked up. If his body wasn’t pressed to mine, I would be flashing
everyone.
In my hesitation he speaks again. "I don't like to
be toyed with, Piper, nor do I like to be kept waiting."
He's starting that controlling bullshit again, pulling me
out of my hormonal haze. I press my palms against his chest and push, but he
doesn't budge. The alcohol is bringing out my bitchiness. "Maybe I don't
like to give myself to a man that hesitates when given the opportunity. I
basically put my pussy on a platter and extended it to you, only for you to
have to consider it. That's not good enough for me. I may not be the girl to
take home to mom, but I'm better than that."
A growl sounds within his throat and he clamps down on my
thighs, jerking me closer to him. His cock is bulging through his jeans,
aligned between my legs. Fuck, does it feel marvelous. He grinds me against
him, his body flush with mine, and his lips just outside my ear. "Does
this answer your question?" His voice sounds angry. "Do you want to
know how hard you make me? Huh? Do you want to know how much you push the
limits of my control? Well, get ready baby, because tonight you're all mine."
I can't think of anything but how much I want this. I
don't think I've wanted anything this much in a really long time, possibly
ever. Something about him takes me out of my head, allowing me to escape into
someplace else. I can't explain it, because I don't understand it myself. I
feel like such a whore right now, but I don't care. I'm never like this; given
the fact that what happened last night did, but that's also more reason I want
to. I want to rid my body of the toxins it holds. I don't want anything left behind
of Cole tainting me.
"Okay," I state in a breathy voice.
"Where?"
"My place. Meet me outside and don't tell Alyvia
where you're going. I'm not dealing with her shit tonight."
He reaches down and adjusts himself, separating us. The
distance makes me feel naked. I instantly hop off the stool, attempting to fix
my dress. I look around, but no one is paying us any attention. They are too
worried about getting laid themselves; the beauty of a bar. "Give me ten
minutes?"
He nods and takes a step back before halting. "Oh
and Piper?" I look at him, waiting on what he has to say. "I'll give
you what you want, but just remember darkness and light can't coincide. You
have to pick a side. Don't say I didn't warn you..."
He turns and walks in the direction of the exit. I'm not
exactly sure what he meant by that, but I don't care. Sometimes, I feel like I
don't fit in trying to be this girl that I am from day to day. Maybe I'm living
a lie. When choosing either sinner or saint, I'm definitely not a saint, but I
strive to be a decent person. Perhaps the darkness is where I belong.
I may not know many things about Haddox Hayes, but I know
one thing: You can't force someone in a place they aren't already willing to
go. Something is pulling me to him, making me want to explore whatever he has
to offer. It's just a hunch, but I get a feeling, I'd choose darkness with him
every time.
I developed a passion for reading I never knew I had in November
of 2012 when I decided to give eBooks a try. Since then I can't go a day
without some form of a book or character running wild through my mind. For
almost a year I constantly had a book pulled up on my Kindle app for my iPad.
The beauty of self-publishing is that you can interact with the authors, which
is how I started writing. I never knew I had the creativity to write a novel
until I began conversing with another Indie author. If you ever think that
Indie authors don't like getting feedback from readers, you are very wrong. I began
editing for a fellow author and because she took a leap of faith in me and told
me to give writing a shot, I am now an Indie author myself. I cannot tell you
how amazing this journey has been. It is hard putting yourself out there for
the public eye with all of the reviews that come through, but it's also
amazing. I have met some of the most genuine people and people I would consider
friends even though I've never met them face to face. I have now published the
first two books in the Fate series, Accepted Fate and Twisting Fate and I am
starting book three Lasting Fate to be released November 2, 2014. I cannot wait
to see where this journey takes me and feel free to interact with me here or on
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