Tempting, inked and highly addictive. Alex is all that and
more…
I’ve made a lot of mistakes – ones I’m not proud of, and
definitely ones that have left their marks both mentally and physically.
Things got lonely; I got lost in my own fucked up mind and
in the end it left me fucked out of my mind and unable to fight – or at least
win. That life’s over for me and I’ve moved on.
Six months into tattooing at Blue’s and already I’m the most
wanted and sought out tattooist. My biggest clientele consists of women.
They come into the shop, end up in my bed and we both come
out happy. It’s been my release since I’ve stopped fighting. It’s become part
of the “new” me.
But when Tripp reappears in my life, I can’t deny the fact
that I would do anything for that girl.
So when she asks me to move in with her and her ‘boyfriend’
– our other childhood friend – I never expected for things to get so fucked up
and twisted that I would find myself only more attracted to her by each passing
second or wanting to protect her from everything that isn’t me.
I have worked so hard over the years to suppress my feelings
for her but when I find out that her and Lucas have been having an open
relationship, I have the strong urge to rip his heart straight from his chest –
to destroy the very thing that keeps him breathing.
What I didn’t expect was for Lucas to ask what he did. For
him to ask me to do the one thing I have secretly longed for since I was old
enough to know what the need was. The second thing I never expected was the
look of need that I saw in Tripp’s eyes when he asked.
One night of free passion could change our lives forever.
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I hear my door push open, but I’m too tired to acknowledge
it. It can’t be any later than seven thirty in the morning, so I just stay
lying on my stomach.
I hear something
get set down on my computer desk before I feel the bed dip down next to me. It
must be Lucas saying goodbye before he has to get ready for work.
Groaning, I
reach out and grip his upper thigh, surprised at how hard and thick it feels in
my hand. I guess I never really paid his legs much attention before. “Ughhhh…
my head. Why did you give me all those shots last night? I feel like hell.” I
run my hand up higher, stopping just below his package. Why does he feel so
good right now?
“You look like
hell too,” Alex says playfully.
Shocked, I let
go of his thigh and grip onto the sheet to cover my bare breasts, while
maneuvering my way to my knees. I almost forgot that Alex finally moved his
stuff in last night. Man, I really must’ve had a few too many shots.
“Crap, Alex. I
thought you were Lucas.” I reach up with one hand to cover my face as my head
starts pounding. “I guess I drank a little too much last night.” I pull my hand
away and squint from the light shining in my room. “I almost grabbed your dick,
Alex. You weren’t even going to say anything?”
Grinning, Alex
stands up, and I can’t help but to notice how sexy he looks, wearing only a
tight pair of boxer briefs. Not only do I get him as a roommate, but now I’ll
also have to see him running around in his underwear. Talk about a distraction.
“Just a few too
many.” He runs his hand through his wet hair. “And I’m not going to stop
something that feels good. I’m sure your hand was enjoying it too much. Now sit
up straight.”
I watch as Alex
walks over to my desk and grabs a plate and a glass of something. My head hurts
too much to even pay attention to his words. “What’s this?” I ask as he sets
the plate on my lap. “You made me breakfast?”
He sets the
glass down on the nightstand beside me and I peek over to see that it’s orange
juice. “Yeah.” Without another word, he walks into the bathroom. I almost think
he’s going back to his room, until he emerges a few seconds later, holding
something in his hand. He places two pills into my hand and crosses his arms
over his chest. “Ibuprofen. Take those and eat your food.”
Not questioning
him, I do as told. The first bite of food causes me to smile at its
deliciousness. “Oh my goodness, Alex.” I point down at the toast before taking
another bite and quickly chewing it. “This is absolutely delicious. Wow.”
He smiles. “Tell
me something I don’t know.”
I toss a piece
of egg at his head. “Cocky much?” I laugh as he grabs my hand and takes a bite
of the eggs that I was just about to eat. “Very much so.” He chews the eggs and
rubs a hand over his stiff abs. “What you doing before work?”
“I was going to
stop by and visit Tara. You want to come with?”
He nods his head
and starts backing away to the bathroom. “Yeah. I’m sure she misses the shit
out of me.”
I laugh,
accidently spitting the mouthful of toast out. “Seriously?” I cover my mouth
and smile. “It’s only been like a week. Trust me, she does not miss you.”
He flashes me
his dimples. “We’ll see about that.” He gets ready to walk out of my room, but
stops and grabs onto the frame. “Oh and Lucas left for work already. He said
he’ll see you around one.”
Figures he
wouldn’t say bye. “Alright… thanks.” I take a sip of my orange juice. “I’ll
shower after I eat and then we can go. Sound good?”
“Everything out
of your mouth sounds good.” He attempts to catch the egg in his mouth as I
throw it at him. “You have a horrible aim. I’m going to go downstairs and work
out for about twenty minutes and then take a quick shower. I’ll shower
downstairs so I don’t slow you down.”
Eyeing his body
up and down, I swallow, remembering the dirty sounds coming from the downstairs
shower last night. I tried so hard to block them out, but it was pretty hard to
miss. I have to admit that hearing Alex fuck, both turned me on and bothered me
at the same time. A part of me wanted to imagine myself taking her place, while
the other part wanted to pretend that I wasn’t imagining it at all.
Then Lucas came
up here saying dirty things to me about Alex… once again, turning me on so bad
that I practically knocked him down and jumped on his dick. We had wild,
meaningless sex, and then I sent him down to his room. Sleeping in the same bed
as Lucas is something that I haven’t done yet. I’ve only slept next to Alex,
and for some reason… I want to keep it that way for now.
“Sounds good. We
can take your truck.” I smile while taking another bite of food.
“You just can’t
get enough of my awesome driving, can you? You like it fast and wild.” He
winks. “I like that.”
I point my fork
at him. “Just hurry up so we can get going.”
“Sure thing,
babe.” He dodges out of my room, leaving me grinning from ear to ear. He always
has a way of making me smile. I honestly don’t know what I would do without
him.
I never said that was a good thing either…
Victoria Ashley grew up in Rockford, IL and has had a passion for reading for as long as she can remember. After finding a reading app where it allowed readers to upload their own stories, she gave it a shot and writing became her passion.
She lives for a good romance book with tattooed bad boys that are just highly misunderstood and is not afraid to be caught crying during a good read. When she’s not reading or writing about bad boys, you can find her watching her favorites shows such as Sons Of Anarchy, Dexter and True Blood.
She is the author of Wake Up Call, This Regret, Slade, Hemy, Cade, Thrust, and Get Off on the Pain. Victoria is currently working on more releases for 2015.
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