Synopsis
I don’t recognize the damaged woman in the mirror staring back at me—platinum blond hair, blood-red lips and nails, curves laced up in the finest lingerie. I have transformed into a bombshell to exonerate my brother, former United States Navy SEAL Joaquín Cruz. He’s been languishing in a jail cell for the past six months, convicted of a murder he didn’t commit, his honorable career as a SEAL ruined, his spirit crushed.
I’ve gone undercover as a stripper to entertain the men of SEAL Team Seven—I’ve given up my acting career, my dreams, my home, everything to free Joaquín and learn the truth.
But I didn’t count on having to conceal my identity from my ex-boyfriend, Navy SEAL Grant Carrion. Instead, the man I lost my virginity to is caught up in an endless web of sins and temptations, unable to cope with his demons.
As I strip down to my thong and dance for Grant, I know that every humiliating moment will be worth my sacrifice—if only I can give my brother back his life. And just maybe, find a way back to Grant’s heart.
She touched my face, tracing the beard that hid the scar on
my neck. “I just need one of them to talk.”
I pushed her hand away. My stomach churned, I couldn’t stand
the sight of her. Couldn’t she see the hurt in my eyes? I’d once looked at her
with warmth, love, devotion. Now only her betrayal lingered in the air. “SEALs
don’t talk.”
She let out a laugh. “You did. You used to tell me
everything.”
Smartass. My fist clenched. “Yeah, I did. Only because you
were my girl. What are you going to do—fuck them all?”
A wicked smile graced her lips. “Why the hell not? I’m
single, remember? You made it clear you never wanted anything to do with me
again.”
My chest tightened. She was taunting me. The thought of her,
my girl, being screwed senseless by my friends made my palms sweat. She was
mine—only mine. She’d lost her virginity to me, and I’d always found comfort
knowing that no other man had ever touched her. Images flashed through my head,
picturing another man kissing her, fucking her, making her come, her screaming
out his name.
I swallowed hard and steadied my breath. “Stop, Mia. We both
know damn well you were the one who fucked things up. Even if you were that
much of a bitch and wanted to fuck me over more than you already have, none of
them would touch another Team guy’s woman. Especially since you’re also
Joaquín’s sister. I only got away with sleeping with you because we started
dating before Joaquín and I became SEALs. And no matter what you think, in
their eyes, you will always be mine.”
She cringed, and I noted the look of shame on her face. Had
she cheated on me back then? I would never believe that. Like a wild animal, I
was confident that I could’ve sensed another man’s scent on my woman. Even so,
Mia was hiding something from me. There was more to her leaving me than being
too young for a serious relationship. Unfortunately, I didn’t have a fucking
clue what her secret was. She never even gave me the chance to fix it.
About the Author
Alana Albertson is the former President of both Romance Writers of Americas’s Young Adult and Chick Lit chapters and the founder of Academe Advantage, a college admissions & test preparation company. Alana Albertson holds a Masters of Education from Harvard University and a Bachelor of Arts in English from Stanford University. A recovering professional ballroom dancer, Alana currently writes contemporary romance and young adult fiction. She lives in San Diego, California, with her husband, two young sons, and four dogs. When she’s not spending her time needlepointing, dancing, or saving dogs from high kill shelters through Pugs N Roses, the rescue she founded, she can be found watching episodes of House Hunters, Homeland, or Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders: Making the Team.
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