Tattoo Lust: A Tattoo Romance Collection by Skyla Madi & A.J. Norris & Nicky Shanks & Suzi De Beer & Jennifer Labelle

Author:Skyla Madi & A.J. Norris & Nicky Shanks & Suzi De Beer & Jennifer Labelle [Madi, Skyla]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Publisher: Limitless Publishing, LLC
Published: 2020-05-20T16:00:00+00:00

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“Jake, this isn’t you. You’re better than this. Come home with me.”

Lacey tugs at my arm, and for a split second, I do want to run away with her. I’ve always wanted to run away with her; there’s no question about that. She’s been everything to me from day one. That hasn’t changed.

I’ve changed.

I’m a monster now.

“Lacey, go home. I don’t want you here.”

She gets knocked back a few steps and looks stunned. The group of friends I’ve been running around with aren’t exactly decent people. Lately, we’ve taken to lurking in the woods smoking pot for the time being until we can stir up new trouble around town.

“What’s this we’ve got here?” Larken Brown, the self-appointed leader of our group and total fucking scumbag, stops to stroke Lacey’s hair. “Who does this one belong to?”

Lacey grits her teeth. “I belong to no one.”

“Me,” I speak up. “She’s mine.”

Larken’s eyebrows rise. “Better get this one in line, Jakey Boy.”

Once he moves on, I grab her wrist as tight as I can. “Lacey, go the fuck home. You stay here and I can’t protect you for long. This isn’t the place for you.”

“Or you, Jake. Please, I love you. Come home with me.”

I can’t look into her sad gray eyes. “I love you too. Go. Home.”

Larken makes his way back around and hears what I say to her. He claps his hands together and starts laughing loudly, making a big scene. “Look at all these pretty ladies out here tonight! Who wants to drink my special punch?”

The fear in her eyes when he stops in front of her kills me.

This is gonna fucking cost me big time.

I reach over and grab Lacey by her waist and throw her over my shoulder as hard as I can. She whimpers from the blow, but I don’t care. I have to make it look believable so nothing bad will happen to her. Larken watches me stomp away with her and throw her into the backseat of my car.

“Lacey, kiss me.” I lean over her and try not to cry. “You have to kiss me.”

“What is happening here?” she cries into her hands. “You’re just a kid, Jake. What are you doing here with these guys?”

“Larken gets fucked up when he’s drunk. He won’t touch you if I am. He doesn’t like someone’s sloppy seconds.”

Her eyes darken. “That’s disgusting.”

“His words, not mine. If he thinks you’re with me, he won’t hurt you. I told you not to come after me, Lacey. I don’t want anyone to follow me. I just want to be alone.”

“Why? What’s so bad that you want to be alone?”

“I’m just so fucking angry all the time I can’t trust myself to be around you without hurting you. I’ve done things you would be scared of me for.”

She leans up and kisses my lips, and my skull nearly explodes. I’ve thought about kissing her before, but this is…different than I thought it would be.

“Take me home, Jake,” she says. “Take me home, and when you’re ready, I’ll be there for you.

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