[Sons of Judah MC 01] • Gone

She has always known how everything in her life will be, until now.

For as long as she can remember, Stacy Alexander has always kept her life together, never once doing anything to jeopardize it. But that was before she found her husband Ned in bed with another woman when she came home early from work.

The furthest in the future for him has always been tomorrow

One of the six chiefs of the Sons of Judah and who’s had more hot women than hot meals, Marco Fernandez doesn’t do long term—not with women, not with shakedowns, not with anything. More of an unstoppable force, he does what needs to be done with no thought for what tomorrow may bring. Nothing more, nothing less.

A chance meeting that never should have happened.

When Marco is told to retrieve money from one of the Sons’ longtime clients, Ned Alexander, he thinks nothing of it. It’s a simple shakedown job: get in, get the money, and then get out. But if so, then why is he suddenly alone with Stacy? Why are her clothes pooling on the floor? And why can’t he shake her from his head, no matter how hard he tries?

EXCERPT

His hand on her arm stopped her before she could reach the door. “You think I don’t want you?”

“Look, its fine really. You did the sensible thing. I was the one going mad. Too much to drink, you know.” She attempted a smile but failed. “I need to leave now.”

He made her turn around. “You think I don’t want you?”

She stared into his eyes. Suddenly, she couldn’t breathe. Why-oh-why did she come here? She could only plead temporary insanity in her defense. “It…looks like that.”

“I want you more than any other woman I ever desired,” he admitted in a voice that hoarse with emotion. As she gazed into his eyes, Stacy could see the honesty of his claim. He meant what he said. While most men would have used this line to secure a romp in the bed, she could see that he didn’t have that purpose in mind. “And the only reason why I turned you down is because when we make love, I want you to remember each and every moment. When I run my hands on your beautiful body, I want you to anticipate each move and relish it.” He brushed a lock of her hair away from her face. “And when I kiss you, I need you to enjoy it.”