Snaring Emberly (Morally Black, #2)

by Gigi Styx

Bitterness rises to the back of my throat. Jim wouldn’t just laugh his ass off and side with the smug bastard. He’d lock me in his spare room, then beat me senseless and hold me captive for another year. I shove that thought aside and focus on the immediate threat.

So she's already in an abusive relationship...Really hope that Roman is an "I'll hurt anyone but her and if you hurt her I'll kill you" type of bad guy

At five-ten, Gerard Lafayette is exactly my height.

She's tall

That’s how things escalated with my ex. I made excuses for his behavior and brushed off the warning signs until it was too late. I can’t repeat this mistake. If I don’t fix this situation right now, she’ll only get worse.

Ok so she's not with the abusive cop anymore and also beginning to recoginze red flags I'm not mad at her so far

We enter the club’s main room just as the music changes to the hot girl summer song that’s going viral on social media. Annalisa’s friends burst into high-pitched squeals and rush to the dance floor, but I grab my roommate by the arm and hold her in place. She flashes me a grin. “What?” “I’m not one to fuck with. Do you understand?” Her smile falters. “What do you mean?” “Don’t make a mockery of me by announcing things that are none of your business.”

standing up for herself, love it!

A vice-grip clamps around my wrist. I whirl around and lock eyes with the face that haunts my nightmares. It’s Jim, my abusive ex.

Perfect time for Roman to sweep in!

I don’t want to spend the night in jail terrorized by Jim, but I sure as hell don’t want the attention of a mafia boss who should be in prison, either. With a nervous cough, I step away, but Roman’s arm whips out, and he grabs me by the waist. “Where do you think you’re going?” he says in a deep voice that sends shivers zipping up and down my spine. “Home?” I rasp. His eyes darken. “You’re going to stay here and finish what you started.”

Perfect. Absoultely so simple and yet so perfect. The author has already honed in on what she did well in book 1 and is upping the stakes I'm loving it.

My teeth worry at my bottom lip. He just wants a do-over to make up for the experience I ruined. He’s not asking me to join the Cosa Nostra. It’s just one kiss. One kiss and he’ll smuggle me out of the club, so I won’t get arrested. After that, I’ll never have to see Roman Montesano again. “Just one?” I ask. The corners of his lips lift into a smile. “If you want more, I won’t object.”

This is perfect I love this

He slams into me one last time before my ears fill with his guttural roar as his cock pulses once, twice, three times before hot fluid fills my core.

Didnt he put on a condom?

I lean back, mesmerized by the sight of Emberly unleashing her wrath upon the bound and gagged man. Her punches are ferocious, her nails cutting through his skin like talons. The sounds of her little fists connecting with his tender flesh is doing something interesting to my cock.

To this point she has shown no proclivity toward violence this is wildly out of character

She tilts her head back and groans. In that moment, the hard shell encasing my heart melts into nothing, and I know with certainty there’s no other woman for me but Emberly Kay.

God its so cliche but i love when they accidentially fall in love with the woman they were manipulating...im whats wrong with the world and i dont even care this is the most romantic shit ever

His burning hatred for the Montesano family makes my skin crawl, as does his unusual fascination with Cesare.

Ceasars book is about be wild