SYNOPSIS
Emma
decided to skip the gym and went home early. It was the last easy decision she
made because she found her roommate being raped by the boyfriend. She had two
choices. Call the cops and be killed by his family’s mafia connections or kill
him first and hope to survive. There was no choice to her. She killed the
bastard first and went to the one person who could protect her. Carter Reed.
He’s a weapon for the rivaling mafia family, but he’s also Emma’s secret. Not
only was he best friends with her brother, but she’s the reason he became that
weapon in the first place.
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EXCERPT
When we
got there, he let go, but I took his hand again and led him into the bathroom.
His face had been battered from the beatings. There was dried blood over him,
in his hair as well, and he stood there watching as I inspected every wound. He
winced as I probed his ribs, so instead of having him lift his shirt over, I
took a firm hold at the top and ripped it. It fell to the floor. My eyes took
it all in. His chest and ribs had taken the brunt of the kicks, at least the
ones I saw. The tips of my fingers softly grazed over him, and he hissed from
the pain.
My eyes
caught his. I saw the pain and took a deep breath. Strength surged inside of
me. He needed mine so I pointed to the counter and murmured, "Sit."
My voice came out hoarse, and I bit down on my lip. Pain sliced me when he made
a motion to vomit. When he didn't, I let out the breath I'd been holding and
warmed some washcloths.
Pressing
it to the cut on his nose, the washcloth immediately turned red from the blood.
He hissed some more when I continued to his swollen cheek, then his swollen
eye.
"You
should see a doctor."
He nodded,
closing his one eye. Slowly, he leaned forward and rested his forehead on my
shoulder. His lips moved against my skin as he answered, "I had to see you
first."
My hand
lifted to cradle the back of his head. I drew another deep breath in and rested
my head against his. My eyes closed. I felt his pain and I hated it. He
shouldn't have been hurting, but I knew he put himself in that situation for a
reason. So many questions flew in my head, but I refrained from asking. My
fingers began to massage the back of his head, delicately at first and they
grew stronger when he didn't grimace or flinch away. Instead, his hand moved to
the small of my back and he pressed me tighter against him. As I kept
massaging, he grew more and more tired. His weight leaned on top of me until
all of it was there. He had fallen asleep. I was holding him up and I stood
there. I continued holding him. I would've stood there for hours, standing for
him but a small movement caught my eye and I looked up.
Amanda had
a hand to her mouth. She watched from the doorway. As she did, a lone tear
slipped down. Then she mouthed, "He's asleep?"
My Review: 5 stars
This was a great book to read. From the start when Emma takes matters into her own hands to defend her roommate, to the very end. It was a non-stop action thrill ride, at least for me. The depth of feeling that Carter shows to Emma is there for her too, and once she realises that she's always felt that way about him; nothing will stop her from being with him - not even him. I loved the strength of Emma's character, doing what she had to to keep those around her safe. Carter, what can I say about him? He's lethal and cold when he needs to, but caring, smart and oh so sexy. I kept wondering what would happen next as I read this, and was continually surprised - in a good way. Definitely not a light subject to take on, Tijan did a fantastic writing job and kept true to her characters. I definitely loved the end, where everything came together in a most surprising manner.
PLAYLIST
Imagine
Dragons: Radioactive ·
AFI, song:
Prelude ·
AWOLNATION:
Sail ·
Alicia
Keys: Girl on Fire ·
Audiomachine:
the whole albums: Epica and Helios ·
Avicii:
Wake Me Up ·
Butterfly
Boucher: Bitter Song ·
Carrie
Underwood: Blown Away, Two Black Cadillacs ·
The Civil
Wars: Oh, Mama ·
Fall Out
Boy: the entire album of Save Rock and Roll ·
Florence
and the Machine: Breath of Life, What the Water Gave Me, Seven Devils, Leave My
Body ·
Gossip:
Listen Up, Yr Mangled Heart ·
OneRepublic: Counting Stars ·
Otis
Taylor: Nasty Letter ·
The Pretty
Reckless: Just Tonight, You, and Burn ·
The
Script: Hall of Fame ·
Skylar
Grey: Back From the Dead ·
The entire
soundtrack from The Hunger Games ·
Charlie
Mars: How I Roll ·
Turin
Brakes: Dark On Fire ·
Susan
Boyle: Hallelujah ·
Sun Kil
Moon: Heron Blue, Carry Me Ohio ·
Sara Jackson-Holman: Freight Train ·
Hem ·
Princess
One Point Five: With Light There Is Hope ·
Mumford
and Sons: Broken Crown ·
Macklemore and Ryan Lewis: Ten Thousand Hours ·
Almost
anything from Mr. SuicideSheep on Youtube and Chillstep mixes!
GIVEAWAY
AUTHOR BIO
Tijan
started writing later in life, after she had already graduated college with a
different direction in mind and a different degree under her belt. Hitting the
brakes on that path, she taught herself how to write a good book and began
posting at sites such as Fictionpress, along with Wattpad. After receiving such
encouraging messages from readers, she self-published Fallen Crest High and has
continued throughout the year. She continues to keep writing NA books!
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