Jersey Bad Boys

Lies can be merciful. It just depends on the why. Anna I knew the second I saw him, my life would change forever. When my brother offers me as payment to Nico Fury, the king of the Vipers, how can I refuse? Tattooed, built, and tall, he was the only man I saw when I walked into the room. It was like he occupied all the available space, sitting on his throne of blood, sweat, and lies. Nerves assailed me, but I owed my brother too much to let anything happen to him. One night. That was all. But it would leave me wrecked. Actions always had consequences. Six months later, my brother was killed by a rival organization, and now they were after me. There was only one place I could go to keep my unborn baby safe. I just hoped the king would be merciful. *** Nico Perfect things didn't exist, at least not in my experience. But she was pretty close. I had her in my bed for one night, and I couldn't shake the memory. No, I wasn't meant to keep soft things like Anna Keller. My life belonged to my crew, and we were a vicious group. Hell, we weren't called Vipers for nothing. But she was different. She made me want, and I loved and hated her for it. Anna was light in a world of constant darkness. She was all warmth and beauty like no other. And I craved her like a drug. Six months had passed since I took her in return for clearing her brother's debt to me, but that man attracted trouble like honey did flies. It wasn't long before I learned Sam Keller had gotten himself killed. Less than an hour later, Anna came back to me, on her knees, asking for sanctuary. I knew the moment I saw the swell of her stomach she was carrying my baby. Anna thought coming here would protect her, but she was walking right into the Viper's nest. Before I was finished, my little runaway would be begging me for mercy.

They say two wrongs don't make a right. But what if they did? Maria It was always only a matter of time before my past would catch up with me. I knew it the second I lied on my job application, I was taking a huge risk. But anything was better than the crime family I was born into. I knew I needed help, and I set my cap on the king only to be turned down. It was inevitable that someone from my old life was going to find me at the Vipers' Den. I was ready for it, but I didn't expect him to step in. Luc Batiste, the Vipers' Council, was my savior. He wasn't loud and showy like the others. But it was always the quiet ones you had to watch out for. Now, I owed him my life. But he wanted the truth, and that was more than I could give. *** Luc There was something about her that never seemed to fit. Maria didn't belong behind a bar slinging beers and booze. She was too good for that. Too good for me. So, I kept my distance. But I was there when that customer got a little too familiar, and there was no way I was going to let it go. In my world, there are rules, and once a Viper claimed a woman, she was his. I just claimed Maria in the loudest way possible. She thought she could hide from me. That her secrets are safe. But they weren't. Maria was mine now. That meant I owned every inch of her, including her past. There was no getting away from it. No getting away from me. Sooner or later, Maria was going to have to accept it because I wasn't letting her go.