More Carter Reed? Yes, please!
Carter bought his way out of
the mafia to protect Emma, but when an old ghost returns to the Mauricio
Family, a chain of events starts that can harm everyone. While Carter must
decide to return to the Mauricio Family or not, a face that is oddly familiar
to Emma comes into her life. She’s given the chance to discover more about her
family while tensions between the rivaling Mauricio and Bertal Family comes to
a head in an explosive way. The truce is officially off, and when the two
worlds collide, Carter’s decision is made.
He didn’t start this war, but he will end it.
He will do anything to protect Emma.
He didn’t start this war, but he will end it.
He will do anything to protect Emma.
We’d been learning how to
shoot for a couple of months now. It had been Theresa’s idea, and these
sessions had started to replace our wine nights. It had also been her idea to
have Noah be our instructor. Carter was the better shot, but Theresa still
liked to keep her distance from him. He still made her uneasy.
Amanda had asked her about
it one night at their apartment when I’d gone to the bathroom. I stopped in the
hallway when I’d overheard Theresa explain, “It’s not that I don’t like him.
It’s just…he’s a killer, Amanda. He’s dangerous. I know he loves her, and I
know if anyone is going to protect her, it will be him, but…” She’d sighed. “I
don’t know. He’s known as the Cold Killer. It’s hard to get past that, even
though I know Emma loves him so much.”
Amanda had asked, “Are you
worried for her?”
“No.” She’d hesitated. “I
mean…maybe. I’m not worried for her from him, but because of him. He’s with the
mafia.”
“She said he’s out.”
“Yeah, well, is anyone
really out?”
Amanda had replied, “She
wasn’t in trouble before because of him. Emma and I did that all on our own.”
“I know. I really do, and I
feel bad, but I’m just on edge with the guy. He’s deadly. Can’t you see it in
his eyes?” Theresa got up for the kitchen. “I need a refill. You?”
I had melted backward, back
into the bathroom. When she’d crossed the hallway, the bathroom door was shut.
Glancing over at her now, I
remembered how her smiles had seemed more forced that night, her laughter a
little louder, and the secretive looks she’d sent Amanda’s way. They were
roommates. They were going to talk about me. That was obvious, but I’d been
hurt, though I knew I shouldn’t have been.
Theresa worried about me. I
tried to keep telling myself it was as simple as that.
I tried.
Pulling me back into his arms, he nudged my legs farther apart, moving closer, and pressed his lips to the underside of my jaw. He whispered, “Never.” Another kiss to the corner of my lips. “Ever.” A third kiss, his lips resting atop mine and he murmured, “I promise. Nothing will ever happen to you.”
Series Reading Order
Carter Reed (Book One)
Carter Reed 2 (Book Two)
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