Ruthless Saints (The Saints, #3)

by Michelle Heard

Tonight was the first time a little light shone into my life… all because of Hailey.

When his arm settles around my shoulders, I almost let out a bliss-filled sigh.

We sit frozen as the same electric current I felt on Tuesday begins to buzz between us. My heartbeat picks up, and my breaths grow deeper.

My emotions explode like fireworks in my chest, setting my insides on fire.

There’s no sign of my recluse. Carson dominates me, and all I can do is submit. This is the part of Carson I haven’t seen yet. The side I knew was always there. It’s where the intensity comes from, and it’s one hell of a turn-on to finally experience it.

“If you didn’t feel that,” she takes another breath, “then I’m screwed.”

I’ll burn in hell for this – for taking this beautiful creature and making her mine. Once she finds out who I really am, it will be too late for her.

Just seeing him makes me smile. It’s like…” I glance back to Carson, and our eyes meet, “the moment he walked into my life, there was only him.”

“We don’t keep women against their will,” he says, his tone intolerant. Placing his hands on either side of my head, he forces me to look at him. “Do you hear me?”

“Your smile brightened my life. Everything we shared was real. None of that was a lie.”

“Your light shone so brightly it lessened the darkness in my life. Your smile. Your bubbling laughter. It means everything to me. The flowers you brought me were the greatest gifts I’ve ever received.”

Shaking my head, another tear falls. My voice is hoarse as I whisper, “I’ll never love anyone but you.”

“Can you smile at me one last time?” My body shudders, and I blink the tears away so I can see her clearly.

Carson’s lips part and a peacefulness washes over his features, then he whispers, “And for a moment, it’s not so dark anymore.”

Alexei: Contract accepted. Fee: A lifetime supply of vodka.

“To the sun who fell in love with the moon and gave him some of her light. Without her, there’s only darkness.”