Amara
Im the daughter of a well-respected St. Louis detective.
Everyone saw me as just his kid, and when he died, I was pitied.
I left St. Louis to heal from the pain the city brought me, but two years ago, I came back and joined the SLPD as a detective, my fathers shadow looming over me.
On my first night back in town, I made a lust-filled mistake, one that would haunt me forever.
Now, Im investigating a string of kidnappings. I know in my gut theyre somehow connected to Oasis, the citys street racing hub run by three ruthless menincluding Leon Torrance, the bane of my existence.
Leon is beautiful, but hes covered in sins that even a priest would run from. He has warned me to stay away, but I cant get myself to listen.
When the mayors son-in-law is brutally murdered, my eyes are on Oasis.
My chief told me to forget about the kidnappings, to find the killer instead, but thats not how Im wired. Im not going to stop until I find those kids.
The last thing I expected was Leon Torrance offering me help.
An ex-con and a detective working together? Sounds like a fairytale.
Except we both know this wont have a happy ending.
Leon
Im a man with a dark pastthats no secret.
In fact, its tattooed on my face, a reminder of the deal I made to get my freedom.
That was ages ago, and I should be over it, but how can I be over it when thats all the nosy detective sees when she looks at me? Im not a man to herno, Im a criminal.
There isnt much history between usjust a night in the shadows filled with pleasure. It should mean nothing to meto her.
I thought I could forget her, and it would be a lot easier if shed stop poking around Oasis.
Theres already too much going on, and we didnt need Amara Harrisons shiny badge getting in the way.
For weeks, shes been snooping around Oasis, and when the mayors son-in-law is found brutally murdered, she wants to dig deeper.
WeIcant let her do that. If she finds out about the Bratva, about how we keep things running, Oasis will be lostand its my fucking home.
Ive just gotten my family back, and once the Bratva is taken care of, we can finally rest easy.
Detective Harrison is a thorn in my fucking sidea stunning, determined thorn that needs to be plucked.
When I show up at her door, warning her to stay away, though, I see something in her eyes I cant turn away from. Instead of intimidating her, I offer to help, in exchange for leaving Oasis alone.
Theres only one problem: I cant forget how fucking good she felt in my arms.
Im the daughter of a well-respected St. Louis detective.
Everyone saw me as just his kid, and when he died, I was pitied.
I left St. Louis to heal from the pain the city brought me, but two years ago, I came back and joined the SLPD as a detective, my fathers shadow looming over me.
On my first night back in town, I made a lust-filled mistake, one that would haunt me forever.
Now, Im investigating a string of kidnappings. I know in my gut theyre somehow connected to Oasis, the citys street racing hub run by three ruthless menincluding Leon Torrance, the bane of my existence.
Leon is beautiful, but hes covered in sins that even a priest would run from. He has warned me to stay away, but I cant get myself to listen.
When the mayors son-in-law is brutally murdered, my eyes are on Oasis.
My chief told me to forget about the kidnappings, to find the killer instead, but thats not how Im wired. Im not going to stop until I find those kids.
The last thing I expected was Leon Torrance offering me help.
An ex-con and a detective working together? Sounds like a fairytale.
Except we both know this wont have a happy ending.
Leon
Im a man with a dark pastthats no secret.
In fact, its tattooed on my face, a reminder of the deal I made to get my freedom.
That was ages ago, and I should be over it, but how can I be over it when thats all the nosy detective sees when she looks at me? Im not a man to herno, Im a criminal.
There isnt much history between usjust a night in the shadows filled with pleasure. It should mean nothing to meto her.
I thought I could forget her, and it would be a lot easier if shed stop poking around Oasis.
Theres already too much going on, and we didnt need Amara Harrisons shiny badge getting in the way.
For weeks, shes been snooping around Oasis, and when the mayors son-in-law is found brutally murdered, she wants to dig deeper.
WeIcant let her do that. If she finds out about the Bratva, about how we keep things running, Oasis will be lostand its my fucking home.
Ive just gotten my family back, and once the Bratva is taken care of, we can finally rest easy.
Detective Harrison is a thorn in my fucking sidea stunning, determined thorn that needs to be plucked.
When I show up at her door, warning her to stay away, though, I see something in her eyes I cant turn away from. Instead of intimidating her, I offer to help, in exchange for leaving Oasis alone.
Theres only one problem: I cant forget how fucking good she felt in my arms.
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