Savage Arrows, 2
No one steals from the Arrow Brothers and lives to tell the tale. Krista takes on a dangerous job despite knowing the risks. Confident in her skills, Krista isn’t worried she’ll get caught. When she’s betrayed, she faces the devil himself. Everyone fears the Arrow Brothers, and Devlin is the worst of them all, but Krista has a secret trump card. Years ago, a girl and boy met in a basement and hatched an impossible escape plan. Using their shared past as a bargaining chip is a low blow, but Krista has no other choice. She’s a survivor, and she’ll use anything in her arsenal to come out of this dangerous situation alive.
Devlin Arrow discarded his humanity to rise to the top. Krista is an unnecessary complication. Eliminating her from the equation would be the best solution … and yet Devlin can’t find it in his heart to end her. In her, Devlin sees the frightened yet fearless girl who saved him all those years ago. Krista could be useful, so she’ll serve as a pawn in his game. Still, Devlin can’t deny the hold she has on his soul. Krista’s dangerous. She’s his weakness, and when his enemies find out, that will be the end of him. But maybe she’d be worth it.
Excerpt:
Devlin narrowed his eyes. “So, you’re just a common thief now? You’re playing a very dangerous game,” he said. “Do you know what happens to people who take a shot at me and my brothers?”
Krista swallowed hard. “I didn’t have a choice,” she said.
Devlin pushed away from his desk and stood, slowly approaching her. The room seemed to shrink around them, the air thick with tension.
“You always have a choice,” he said, his voice low and intense. “But you chose to betray me. Again.”
He was close now, so close he could feel the heat radiating from her. The familiar scent of her brought back memories he had buried deep, memories of a girl who had once been his one-time friend, his confidant. In that basement, they had shared something deep.
“Why, Krista?” he asked, swiftly eliminating the distance between them. “Why come back now?”
She met his gaze and the steel there thrilled him to bits. Most folks would be trembling or begging by now, but Krista held her ground.
“Because I had nowhere else to go. I needed the money to survive,” Krista said with a brutal honesty he admired.
The ice in his heart melted a little. This woman was dangerous.
“You could have asked for help,” he said, his hand reaching up to brush a stray lock of hair from her face. “You didn’t have to steal from me.”
Devlin didn’t know what possessed him to say those words, but in some way, he felt his family owed her. His father had killed her father in cold blood after her escape. Then again, would he have truly helped her? Some irrational part of his brain still hadn’t forgiven her for that betrayal all those years ago.
“You wouldn’t have helped me,” she answered. “I can still see the hate in your eyes.”
He cupped her cheek, using his thumb to gently caress her skin, and he felt a surge of dark delight as Krista shivered at his touch. The fear and uncertainty in her eyes mixed with something else, something he recognized all too well—desire—and he couldn’t help but relish the power he held over her.
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