Synopsis:
Four years ago,
Bee Carter left her tiny hometown, escaping her tormenters. She concealed her
tarnished reputation under a good-girl persona, hiding her history from
Nicolas, her strong and silent billionaire; Hawke, her tattooed bad-boy biker;
and Cyndi, her man-crazy best friend.Today, she's returning home … and she's not alone. Some of her deepest, darkest secrets will be revealed. Trust will be tested. Clothing and inhibitions will be discarded. Bee and her hometown will never be the same.
When her past and her present collide, will any of Bee's relationships survive?
Sinful Rewards 4 –
Cynthia Sax – PG-rated Excerpt
At four sixteen, exactly
fourteen minutes after our call ended, the doorbell rings. I look through the
peephole, see a giant brown eye, and laugh. My control-freak billionaire is
trying to peer into the condo. I swing the door open. “Peepholes work only one
way,” I tease.
“I thought you might
require retinal identification.” Nicolas smiles, his white teeth flashing in
his tanned face, and I inhale sharply. He’s so d*mn handsome, even when
exhausted, his black hair swept back from his gorgeous face, a hint of darkness
under his eyes, a shadow of stubble on his chin.
My body hums with
excitement. I’ve gained an appreciation for stubble, loving the feel of it
against my soft skin. “Welcome to my, or rather the Wynterses’, humble abode.”
I give the main room a game-show wave, showing Nicolas all of its fabulous
features, features he installed.
He looks around him, his
gaze stopping at Cyndi’s bedroom. “Their humble abode is a mess.” Nicolas
shakes his head. “That must be the Wynters girl’s room.” He strides toward
it.
“Don’t go in there.” I
hurry after him, intent on protecting Cyndi’s privacy. “That’s her private
space.”
“I’m closing the
door.”
“Don’t close the door,” I
shout. Nicolas stops abruptly and I smack into his back. He turns and gazes at
me as though I’ve lost my mind, which I suppose I have. “I like having it
open,” I explain, my voice lowered to a normal volume.
Nicolas raises his
eyebrows. “Her room is a disaster zone. You want to look at that?”
“Yes,” I admit, avoiding
his gaze. Seeing Cyndi’s things reassures me she’ll return to the condo, to me.
She’d never leave all of her stuff behind.
“Come on,” I urge, not
sharing any of this with Nicolas. “We’re serving ice cream at the kitchen
counter.”
Nicolas looks at the
bedroom, bewilderment flitting across his beautiful face. I wait, my heart
pounding, my fears admittedly irrational yet real to me.
He shrugs his broad
shoulders and follows me into the main living room-kitchen space. He’s a
smaller man than Hawke, yet his tread is heavier, noisier.
Relieved that the bedroom
crisis is over, I saunter to the fridge and extract the carton of Heavenly Hash
ice cream from the freezer compartment. The glass cups and spoons are already
laid out on the counter.
Nicolas perches on a
stool, touches the bowl of jelly beans, and frowns. “These look
familiar.”
My face heats. My
roommate tossed a bowl of jelly beans out of the window recently, earning all
building residents a memo from Nicolas’s management team. “It sometimes rains
jelly beans.” I scoop ice cream into the cups. “Chicago weather is
strange.”
Nicolas sprinkles a
handful of jelly beans onto his ice cream. “Your messy roommate is the strange
one.”
“Cyndi is my best
friend.” I jump to her defense. “And she bought the ice cream you’re eating.” I
place the tub back in the freezer. “Be nice.”
“I’m not a nice
man.” Nicolas swallows a spoonful of ice cream. “But she does have good taste
in ice cream. Does this have marshmallow in it?” He dissects the creamy treat.
“It does, and almonds. G*d, this is good.” He sucks on his spoon, appearing
adorably boyish.
I sit beside him and we
eat ice cream. My billionaire’s blue silk tie is loosened, the top button of
his crisp white shirt undone. His navy blue suit hugs his lean body. His
leather dress shoes balance on the bar stool’s footrest.
He’s here alone. He
arrived alone. “Shouldn’t you have a bodyguard with you?”
Nicolas’s lips curve
around his spoon. “Am I in danger? Should I be scared?” His dark eyes
sparkle.
“Be serious.” I slap
his shoulder.
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The
damn man is right. I want to lick him all over, explore every inch of his rock-hard
body. He tugs on my knees, sliding me closer to him. I straddle his hips, wrap
my arms around his chest, and push my body against his, torturing both of us.
We fit together perfectly, my curves meshing with his muscle.
“Hold
on, love.” Hawke revs the throttle, the seat vibrates under me, through me, and
my arousal spirals skyward. I moan into his shoulder blades, mouthing the
cotton of his black T-shirt, and his body shakes, my badass biker finding joy
in my sexual frustration, his mirth obscured by the roaring engine.
Two
can play at this game. I cup the ridge in Hawke’s jeans with both of my hands,
he curses, and we jet forward, the motion propelling me backward. I cling
tighter to his denim-covered cock. Hawke rides even faster, his spine rigid
against my breasts.
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About the author:
Cynthia Sax lives in a world where demons aren’t all bad, angels
aren’t all good, and magic happens every single day. Although her heroes may
not always say, “I love you”, they will do anything for the women they love.
They live passionately. They fight fiercely. They love the same women forever.
Cynthia has loved the same wonderful man forever. Her supportive hubby offers himself up to the joys and pains of research, while they travel the world together, meeting fascinating people and finding inspiration in exotic places such as Istanbul, Bali, and Chicago.
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