Devil's Crown MC, 5
Elena Morales saved a life. She never imagined that single act of compassion would put a target on her back. An ER nurse with a past shaped by foster care and hard-earned survival, Elena believes in helping people, even when it costs her. But the man she saves is a cartel snitch who was meant to die, and now the cartel wants someone to pay.
Dante “Reaper” Vega has spent his life dealing in blood and consequences. A former cartel enforcer turned Devil’s Crown MC brother, he knows the rules of this world better than anyone. Elena should have stayed a name on a surveillance report. Instead, she becomes the one thing he can’t walk away from.
Excerpt:
So,” she said softly, “what do you want, Reaper?”
He laughed once, low and rough. “You’re asking dangerous questions,” he said.
“Answer anyway?” she pressed.
He set his can down carefully, like he needed both hands free.
“I want you,” he simply said.
Her breath caught.
“I’m right here,” she whispered.
He closed the distance between them in two steps. Reaper wasn’t touching her yet, although she wished he was. He stood close enough that she could feel his heat, smell leather and smoke and something unmistakably him.
“Okay,” he said.
She lifted her hand and pressed it to his chest. Felt his heart, steady and strong beneath her palm. His restraint snapped like a wire pulled too tight. He cupped her face with both hands, brushing his thumbs along her jaw, and kissed her.
It wasn’t rushed. It was deep and deliberate, like he was memorizing her. His mouth moved against hers with controlled intensity, asking and taking at the same time. She opened for him with a soft sound she didn’t recognize as her own.
The kiss turned hungry fast. She slid her hands up his arms, over hard muscle, fingers curling into the back of his cut. He groaned quietly into her mouth, the sound sending heat pooling low in her body.
When he pulled back, their foreheads rested together, breaths tangled.
“Tell me if you want me to stop,” he said.
She shook her head. “Don’t stop.”
- Series:
- /series-devils-crown-mc/
