Reckless Temptations (The Tempted Series Book 4) (50 page)

My own.

Hers.

And all the faceless men that will one day try to take her from me.

I finished my drink, paid my tab and walked over to the nomads hanging around the pool table, a new group of brothers that patched into our charter of the Satan’s Knights. My eyes zeroed in on Stryker’s as his peered back at me questioningly, trying to figure me out. The poor bastard has no idea what he signed up for. None of them did. I said my goodbyes and made my way out of the bar, letting the cool breeze blow over me as I walked towards the parking lot.

I could feel the high starting to work me over as I strode to my bike and thought the drugs were finally kicking in but it wasn’t the manufactured shit that called to me.

It was her.

Her voice.

Her cries.

I closed my eyes as they consumed me, pulling me away from my surroundings and into a world where only she existed.

“Get off of me! Please! Someone help!”

So real.

I opened my eyes.

“Fucking bitch. Get the fuck back here!”

So fucking real.

My eyes drifted across the lot to where the sounds were coming from and the sobering image of my Lacey struggling to crawl out of a car, screaming into the dark parking lot for someone to help her.

Fuck no.

Hell motherfucking no.

I felt my fists clench at my sides, my breath quickens and my heart rockets against my chest cavity as my boots pounded the tar of the parking lot. I reached the driver’s side of the car, yanked opened the door and reached for the cocksucker leaning over the console, pulling Lacey’s hair. His fucking pants were around his ankles and his dick was hard when I pulled him off her and slammed him against the side of the car.

“What the fuck?” he sneered.

“Motherfucker, you know what
no
means? Huh?” I shouted as my fist collided with his jaw. The adrenaline soaring in my veins as I pummeled his face with my fist.

“No, stop!” He cried. “Please, I’m sorry! Help!”

“You didn’t stop when she said no, did you?” I grabbed him by his ears and threw him onto the ground, wedging my boot between his legs, crushing his balls.

“Blackie!” Lacey shouted.

“Now, I won’t stop. I’ll ignore your cries just like you ignored hers. C’mon motherfucker, cry for me. Cry like the bitch you are,” I demanded, grabbing his hair and slamming his skull against the pavement.

“CRY!” I shouted, lifting him by the ears and slamming his head against the ground again.

“WEEP MOTHERFUCKER!”

Blood poured from his mouth, his nose and the back of his head as his eyes stared back at me wide with terror. I tugged his face close to mine, his blood dripping onto my hands as I leaned close and looked into his eyes that were half closed.

“Open your fucking eyes. Look at me!” I ordered.

“Blackie, the cops are coming! Please stop!” Lacey cried from somewhere behind me.

“Blackie man, you need to get the fuck out of here. Let’s go,” Stryker called.

Voices surrounded me, yelling at me, warning me, but I ignored them all.

“LOOK AT ME!” I shouted, yanking on his ears until he struggled to meet my gaze.

“You see this face? Remember it. I’m the one who fucking did this to you,” I hissed, before slamming the back of his head against the ground.

The voices faded.

The sirens faded.

All I heard was the sound of bones crushing, shattering and the cries of a man dying.

No.

Motherfucker knew what the word meant now.

Someone grabbed me from behind, pulling me off him and yanked my hands behind my back. I tore my eyes away from the body on the floor and took in my surroundings as I felt the cold metal tighten around my wrists.

“Dominic Petra, you are under arrest,” Officer Brantley’s voice sounded in my ear. “You have the right to remain silent. You have the right to an attorney….”

He continued to read me my rights as my eyes locked with Lacey’s.

Dark and dull, wrecked and ruined. My beautiful innocent Lacey tainted by my selfish sadistic ways, stared back at me. I watched the tears fall down her cheeks, each droplet another mark. Those tears were as much mine as everything else about her was.

Mine.

Always mine.

Leather.

Lace.

Me.

Her.

So fucking tempting.

So fucking lethal.

The Tempted Series:

Illicit Temptations (Book One) *can be read as standalone*

Michael Valente

My father was the underboss of an organized crime family. He was murdered when I was a teenager leaving me broken. My mother died in a tragic accident, her death annihilated me. My life was in shambles until Victor Pastore, one of New York’s most notorious gangsters and my late father’s best friend, recruited me to work for him.

Everyone expected me to walk in my father’s shadow, to be the prodigal son, the next big thing to hit the mob. I was torn between filling those expectations and walking the straight line my mother wished I had. Nothing made sense and I felt as if I was just passing through life.

The only beacon of light in my otherwise dark world was the one girl that was off limits to me. The one girl who could bring me to my knees consuming my mind, body and soul.

She’s the sweetest temptation I’ve ever known and the most illicit.

Nikki Pastore

My father’s a gangster. My boyfriend’s is the king of New York’s night clubs. I am often labeled as Vic’s daughter or Rico’s girl, never just Nikki. I struggle for people to acknowledge me for the woman I am and not for the men in my life. I’m fighting a losing battle.

There is only one person who sees me for me, my Mikey.

He’s wild.

He’s reckless.

He’s hot as hell.

He’s completely unattainable but oh so tempting.

Forbidden Temptations (Book Two) *can be read as standalone*

Anthony Bianci

Since I was a kid all I ever wanted to be was a gangster. I wanted to be feared, to be respected, and for everyone to know my name.

And then she came into my life.

I never planned on falling in love with the mob boss’ daughter. She was forbidden but somehow she became mine. She made me crave things I didn’t even know existed and made me forget about the things I thought I wanted. My quest for power faded away and was replaced by my undying love for her.

Until reality bit me in the ass and I was sent to prison for three years, doing time for a crime I didn’t commit.

Now I’m out and she is creating a life for herself, just like I always wanted for her. Only I’m not a part of that life. I won’t ruin her any more than I already have with my poisonous lifestyle.

No matter how tempted I am.

Adrianna Pastore

I wanted him from the very first time I laid eyes on him.

He was everything to me, my first love and probably my last.

Then my father ruined our perfect little life, and he walked away from me.

I tried to fight for him, for our love, but he pushed me away.

When the love you crave is beautiful, yet forbidden, you can’t help being tempted.

So I’ll fight for him. For us.

Even if I’m the only one fighting.

Uncontrollable Temptations (Book Three) *can be read as standalone*

Jack “Bulldog” Parrish

Crazy: Mentally deranged, especially as manifested in a wild or aggressive way.

I was thirteen when I discovered the definition of the word I’d forever be labeled.

Some used it as a figure of speech but for me it was a scar I’d carry through life.

Or so I believed until I was diagnosed a manic depressive.

I’m the president of the Satan’s Knights Motorcycle Club, a man of power and control.

A man with enemies near and far.

But the truth, my truth, is my biggest enemy— my mind and I live most of my life with no control whatsoever.

I’m just a man who battles his demons, a man destined to live a life full of darkness.

Until her.

She’s the light beckoning me, calling me home, away from the torment.

In a world as dark as the one I live in, sometimes I can’t help but crave Sunshine.

Reina DeCarlo

I was lost, broken and a prisoner of my scars.

A shell of the woman I used to be, who didn’t know the difference between living and merely existing.

Until a stranger found me, fixed and freed me. He breathed life into my soul, reminding me I was a survivor and still had life to live.

My savior is a biker.

A man tortured by his own scars. A man broken like me, maybe even a little lost too.

I want to be his remedy.

I want to heal him.

I want to return the favor and be his savior.

This is our story, a story neither of us knew how to write until we found each other.

– You can find it on Spotify – Follow Janine and all the playlists of the Tempted Series.

1. Someone New by Hozier
   
2. Ex’s & Oh’s by Elle King
   
3. Like I’m Gonna Lose You by Meghan Trainor, John Legend
   
4. Marvin Gaye (feat. Meghan Trainor, Charlie Puth
   
5. Only Love by Shaggy, Pitbull, Gene Noble
   
6. Ladies Come First by Hinder
   
7. Drunk Enough by Angels Fall
   
8. Sorry by Justin Bieber
   
9. I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing by Aerosmith
   
10. If I Die Young by The Band Perry
    
11. If You Want A Bad Boy by Brantley Gilbert
    
12. My House by Flo Rida
    
13. Dirt Off Your Shoulder by Jay Z. Linkin Park
    
14. Big Pimpin’/Papercut by Jay Z, Linkin Park
    
15. Last Night feat. Keyshia by Diddy
    
16. Gold Digger by Kanye West / Jamie Foxx
    
17. Pony by Ginuwine
    
18. Thinking Out Loud by Ed Sheeran
    
19. Let It Go by James Bay
    
20. Nobody Knows by The Tony Rich Project
    
21. Blessed by Elton John
    
22. One Call Away by Charlie Puth
    
23. See You Again (feat. Charlie Puth) by Wiz Khalifa
    
24. Knock You Down by Keri Hilson, Kanye West
    

The Riverdale Series: *should be read in series order*

Pieces – Book One

Broken Pieces – Book Two

Fitting the Pieces – Book Three

Jake’s Journal (Book 3.5) novella – companion to the series.

Janine Infante Bosco lives in New York City, she has always loved reading and writing. When she was thirteen, she began to write her own stories and her passion for writing took off as the years went on. At eighteen, she even wrote a full screenplay with dreams of one day becoming a member of the Screen Actors Guild.

Janine writes emotionally charged novels with an emphasis on family bonds, strong willed female characters, and alpha male men who will do anything for the women they love. She loves to interact with fans and fellow avid romance readers like herself.

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Reckless Temptations

By

Janine Infante Bosco

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Published by Janine Infante Bosco

Edited/formatted by: Jennifer Bosco

Copy Editor: Trish Bacher Editor in Heels

Cover Design by: Hang Le

To my team that has been working with me throughout this series, thank you so much. We pushed the envelope with time but we made it!!

To the members of Janine’s Land of Temptation, you guys rock so hard! Thanks for supporting me and the series…and helping me pick out my shoes!

To the bloggers who help the indie author community we would be nothing without you and your dedication to assisting authors in getting their work noticed. Thank you all.

• Dear Reader,
  
• Dedication
  
• Prologue
  
• Chapter One
  
• Chapter Two
  
• Chapter Three
  
• Chapter Four
  
• Chapter Five
  
• Chapter Six
  
• Chapter Seven
  
• Chapter Eight
  
• Chapter Nine
  
• Chapter Ten
  
• Chapter Eleven
  
• Chapter Twelve
  
• Chapter Thirteen
  
• Chapter Fourteen
  
• Chapter Fifteen
  
• Chapter Sixteen
  
• Chapter Seventeen
  
• Chapter Eighteen
  
• Chapter Nineteen
  
• Chapter Twenty
  
• Chapter Twenty-One
  
• Chapter Twenty-Two
  
• Chapter Twenty-Three
  
• Chapter Twenty-Four
  
• Chapter Twenty-Five
  
• Chapter Twenty-Six
  
• Chapter Twenty-Seven
  
• Chapter Twenty-Eight
  
• Chapter Twenty-Nine
  
• Chapter Thirty
  
• Chapter Thirty-One
  
• Chapter Thirty-Two
  
• Chapter Thirty-Three
  
• Chapter Thirty-Four
  
• Chapter Thirty-Five
  
• Chapter Thirty-Six
  
• Chapter Thirty-Seven
  
• Chapter Thirty-Eight
  
• Chapter Thirty-Nine
  
• Chapter Forty
  
• Epilogue
  
• --- Coming Soon ----
  
• Lethal Temptations Prologue
  
• Other Book in The Tempted Series
  
• Playlist Reckless Temptations
  
• Other Books by Janine
  
• About the Author
  
• © Copyright
  
• Acknowledgements