Nero (Alliance, #1)

by S.J. Tilly

never understood why I was supposed to be scared of storms. Didn’t understand why

Ik find storms sk soithin i love them

And the man standing in my open door.

Excuse me

This man is running from the cops. He’s running from the cops and he’s standing in my living room. Like nothing is amiss. Like he just decided to take a different route home.

What id he running from ehat has he done id be spoooo unnerved ans petrified

What. In. The. Hell. Is happening? His large body fills up too much space

Hes just so nonchalant like normal and seemingly innocuous who is this man

His gaze travels over my face, and this close, I can see a tinge of green in his eyes. They’re stunning.

Shes humanizing him as a way to rationalize him for beinh here yet stil being dangerkus sekf denial as a way to displace her anxirty?

I watch as he starts to eat the popcorn, whole handfuls at a time, never dropping a single piece on himself. I should do something. There must be something I should do.

Full on psychopathic behavior

hot as hell man walks in through my second story balcony. Strolls through my apartment with a confidence I can only dream of having. Flashes me a glimpse of his gun. Then settles in to eat my popcorn. And… is he humming?

Is shegling to be attracted to hom like mansons followers. Begs the question if those followers like payton have psychopathic tendencues as to be knowingly attracted to a psychopatg

It’s her. Exiting the bathroom, I cross into the one and only bedroom. More yellow. More clean sparseness.

He us so strajge it makes me uncomfortable

There’s something about this woman that compels her to keep everything in its place. Something I respect.

Ashe likes cintrik too

Worthless like he always says.

Whooo us she referring to

“Fat and stupid.” He wipes his hand on his jeans like he’s trying to wipe away the disgust of touching me.

I woukd slap him

Leaving them open could be seen as an invitation.”

For himmm

You’re a sick fuck.

Yes quite literallu

Taking a few hours to skin a man who was trying to sell human fucking beings in my

Okkkk tgua is where he draws the line

My face is hot when I turn away from the woman. She’s acting like I tried to force-feed her something she’s allergic to. Though now I’m sorely tempted to.

Coffee drinkers afe so particukar

I drop the binoculars in a garbage can outside the building before I cross the street.

Peeping tom

One time. One fuck. One taste. Then I’ll demand she lock this door every night. Hell, I’ll nail it shut if I have to.

Hes disguising

His shoulders rise as he takes a deep breath. “Closer.”

Are they both stalking eaxh other

want to take control of my body. To be touched. I want this man.

I get it

“Nero.”

Comrs from a hustirucal rekigious fugure yet he was turanical abd selfusg njes sense

“Man, that was an uncomfortable way to hold someone down. I think I pulled a muscle.”

He is sayi g je is uncokmfy yet he just killed solmeine like wiwie

You’re the only man who’s ever been inside of her.

Ewwww this sicko nis saying this as he is proir

How did Nero get my number? When did he get

Exactly Wyar im thunking

And he took what I offered because I wanted him

Yes and why is that

“I’m reminding you who you belong to.”

Ewww irs givijg the shos YOU vibes

“You’re my secret because being mine puts you in danger.”

Il say

“I’m not a good man, Payton. Don’t ever forget that. I’m trying to keep my distance for you. Because I don’t want to be the one to ruin you.”

No we know thie

“You will never worry about money.” I open my mouth, but he shuts it with his grip. “Not for me. And not for you.”

And all the while, Nero just stands there, pretending I don’t even exist.

again hebis so anoynh

Did I not make it clear that knowing me was dangerous?

Uts givvngfifty shades od grey

don’t really believe that Nero would kill me. Not himself. But if he decides I’m a loose end… Or if one of his enemies saw me tonight… It won’t matter to them that Nero doesn’t care about me. They’ll just kill me themselves when they find out I’m worthless.

find out about her?” “The Mayor.” Nikki has the nerve to lift a shoulder, like it’s no big deal. “The Mayor?” Every piece of information stuns me more than the last. How the fuck did

“I was never a morning person.”

Same

There just wasn’t anyone to miss me, so no one to stay in touch with.

Kinda like when you get free food. Always tastes better than when you have to pay for it.”

Damn right

All because I wanted to leave the house. Because I didn’t understand.

I’m putting a tracker under her fucking skin. And if Robert doesn’t die on his own, I’m going to rip him apart myself. Feeding the pieces to Toto.

This is truky giving fufty sgades of grey hut more vioent

Mikhail?”

Very importabt jewush derived bane of a holy person so funny as it is the cibtradt of the bad person he us a lot of religious undertknes

Disgust grows inside me. Any woman who willingly brings harm to another woman

Nero’s voice echoes down the hall, the background of gunfire making it all the more ominous.

The breaking of chaapters wo frequentky adds to the intehsity ofbthe evebts

Her hands are bound, and her stance is full of pain. But she’s alive.

Excuse ne

Is she regretting ever meeting me? Does she blame me? Hate me?

Ih ny gioodbes he has a conscious?!?

“I’d never lie to you,” Nero groans as he shoves my head back down, and I swallow him greedily while the sky explodes with color around us.

Honestly a gross wayvro end the bok .disappointing