Wicked Truths (Hunt Legacy Duology, #2)

by Jodi Ellen Malpas

And loving him made every wicked facet of him acceptable.

Perfectly sinful, that’s what he is.

You’ve opened my eyes and pushed my boundaries. You accepted me. Stood by me. Comforted me. You’ve given me something besides my work to feel passionate about, Eleanor. And that makes you my most prized, priceless treasure. And you know how I feel about my treasure.’

I’m in. Because out isn’t an option.

‘Because if I look you in the eyes when I’m inside you,’ he yells. ‘I’m going to fall in fucking love with you!’

‘I told you not to fall in love with me.’ ‘Did you tell yourself not to fall in love with me?’ ‘Every fucking second of every fucking minute of every motherfucking day.’

‘Eleanor?’ he says, turning his face into my neck and breathing in. I hum, and he goes on. ‘Will you be my girlfriend?’ I feel his grin stretch against my neck, and, I swear, I smile the widest I ever have. ‘I will.’ ‘And Eleanor?’ I hum again, and this time he pulls himself free from my neck and gazes at me. ‘I love you.’ His voice is barely a murmur, hardly heard.

I’m transfixed by his depraved beauty. Someone so shady shouldn’t be this good-looking. It’s like a fucked-up kind of bait. A dangerous temptation.

My mission in life from the moment you hijacked my heart was to love you. Cherish you. To devote all of myself to you.

I peel my eyes open. He’s smirking at me, an adorable, almost innocent grin. My angel eyes. My sinful Saint Becker.

I wander over and take a seat next to my boss/lover/boyfriend/arse-spanker/con-artist, the bold son of a bitch.

‘He had your heart, Eleanor. Before you, no one has ever had mine.’

‘Just keep stumbling with me, princess, and I’ll keep stumbling with you.’

He trusts me with his secrets, but most significantly, he trusts me with his heart. It’s fragile. He’s given me a rare and precious gift. I’m keeping it, I’ll protect it, and I’ll love it like I’ve never loved anything before. Fiercely. Passionately. For ever.

I have this sinful bastard’s heart, and I’m keeping it.

‘You’re fucking chaos, but I love you so damn much.’

‘The most important women in my life have worn this ring. So now it’s yours.’

‘There’s not one thing in this world that pisses me off more than you.’

‘I’ve been a naughty girl and need my arse spanking.’

My quest took me all over the world, to some truly beautiful places, but the place Eleanor has taken me to will never be rivalled. She’s taken me to the most beautiful place of all. She’s taken me into her heart. All of my quirks, my obsessions, and all of my faults.