by Zoey Parker
# # #
I pushed the wheelchair carefully through the double doors into the waiting room on the other side. Carmen was seated in it, with our swaddled son nestled in the crook of her elbow. I kept glancing down at him. That skin was so perfect. He’d fallen asleep and I marveled at how calm and still he was, how flawless. I didn’t know what to call the emotions I was feeling.
As soon as we walked in, we were swarmed. Jay, Slick, Duncan, and Spark were there, lingering on the back edge of the crowd, looking ridiculously out of place with their tattoos and leathers in the middle of this pristine white hospital. In front of them, Carmen’s friend Lori had swooped to her knees in front of my wife and was clutching her arm and cooing at the baby.
I leaned down and planted a soft kiss on top of Carmen’s head before walking over to my men. Jay shook my hand. “Congratulations, prez,” he said with a grin. “Now you’re really in for it.”
“Don’t remind me,” I said.
“You ready to be a poppa?” Duncan asked.
“I don’t think anyone’s ever ready, but being around you idiots has definitely given me experience in the dealing with children department.”
We all chuckled. Then I felt a soft touch on my shoulder. I turned around to see Dina. She was smiling, but her eyes were wet with emotion. “I just want to say thank you, Ben,” she said.
“I’ve told you a million times, Dina, you don’t need to thank me.”
“Without you, I would have no closure. I needed that.” She paused before correcting herself. “We needed that.” I looked down and saw her son, standing wobbly on two feet with her hand clasping his.
“He looks so big,” I said.
“He is going to be very strong and handsome. Just like his father.”
I laid my hand on her shoulder. “Without a doubt.”
She smiled again. “Congratulations on your son, Ben. I’ll let you get back to your wife.” Leaning down, she scooped up her son in her arms and kissed him on the cheek before strolling away.
I walked back over to Carmen and crouched at her side. “You look exhausted,” I said.
She groaned. “My whole body hurts. I want to sleep forever.”
“Ready to go?”
Her smile made my chest do that funny twinge, the one it had done the first time I’d seen Carmen, and every time since. It didn’t show any signs of stopping. “Take me home, Ben.”
“As you wish, princess. Let’s go home.”
I stood up and pushed through the crowd, out the doors, and away into a future that looked as bright and pure as my son’s skin. I was a bastard and an outlaw, always had been. But maybe a little grit was what made my wife and child seem so shining and perfect in my eyes. There was redemption for everyone, I supposed. Even for a man like me.
THE END
Thanks for reading! Did you like my book?
If so, you should join my mailing list!
I’ll keep you up-to-date with the latest news on Zoey Parker releases, giveaways, and ARC opportunities?
Click the banner or link below to join.
New subscribers receive a FREE steamy short!
http://dl.bookfunnel.com/22mfxgmiow
Books by Zoey Parker
Click any of the covers below to go straight to the book page!
GIFT FROM THE BAD BOY: Dark Knights MC
The bad boy took everything from me.
He came into my world and snatched it all away.
My innocence, my purity, my sense of right and wrong.
But he left me one special, special gift:
A baby in my womb.
I couldn’t resist the temptation.
Just one night.
I’d allow myself just one night of freedom.
I never thought one mistake would haunt me like this.
But how could I have said no?
The bad boy was like something out of a romance novel.
Tall, dark, and handsome was just scratching the surface.
He was something else, too.
He was powerful.
He made me want to give him everything.
And he wasn’t about to take no for an answer.
But after he’d finished with me, I thought that would be the end of things.
I didn’t know it yet, but I was dead freakin’ wrong.
I found that out the hard way, a little while later…
When I felt the first kick of the baby in my belly.
The bad boy had left me a present I never asked for.
And that’s just where our story begins.
KILLIAN: The O'Donnell Mafia
I was forbidden to see him. But he still put a baby in my belly.
My father said to stay away.
But that didn’t stop him from hunting me down.
When he did, there was fire – hunger – passion.
And when it was over, the bad boy had gotten me pregnant.
My father did his best to keep me away from the mob life.
But the underworld has a way of dragging you down to its depths.
I wasn’t smart enough to get out before it was too late.
I wouldn’t have done it even if I could have, though.
I had fallen for the bad boy.
He claimed me, savored me, made me his…
And then he died.
But not before putting a baby in my belly.
Now, I have nowhere to go.
Nowhere except for Niall’s brother, Killian.
He’s Niall times a thousand – darker, hungrier, angrier.
He sees right through me.
He knows what I’m feeling…
He knows I want him.
I can’t help it:
He’s a dark hole that I’m circling around, and around, and around…
And I’m about to fall right in.
GUNNER: The Immortal Devils MC
IN AND OUT, IN AND OUT… AS FAST AS POSSIBLE.
That was every good thief’s mantra – and I was the best.
But I was no match for Gunner Kaye.
I tried to steal from him.
In return, he’s about to take everything from me.
I should’ve known better than to lie to him.
With eyes like his – piercing, perfect, impossible to resist – I was powerless.
I couldn’t say no to that body.
To those hands.
So powerful.
So capable.
But I tried anyways.
He had everything – power, money, ambition.
I had only my body and my wits.
And when I failed, he took them from me.
But oh, God, the way he did it was the best kind of torture.
His tongue was his whip.
His words were his chains.
His mind was his maze.
And I’d be happy to stay stuck in here forever.
This heist should’ve been a suicide mission.
Luckily, I’m surviving – so far…
But only time will tell if Gunner is my ticket to happiness…
Or a fast track to hell.
BOUGHT BY THE BAD BOY: A Dark Mafia Romance
ANYTHING IN THIS WORLD CAN BE BOUGHT – EVEN AN ANGEL LIKE HER.
My life is about control.
I control myself: my body, my emotions, my little slice of the criminal underworld.
But when I saw my little kitten on that stage, I lost all control.
I knew one thing only: I had to have her, no matter the cost.
I’m only here because I owe a man my life.
He saved me from death’s door years ago.
In return, I do what needs to be done for him.
This gig ain’t for the lighthearted.
Good thing I’m the farthest thing from that.
I’m darkness, inside and out.
This is just a job for me.
At least, that’s what I used to think.
Until she took the stage.
I don’t know what brought her here.
Frankly, I don’t give a damn.
Her past doesn’t matter anymore.
Neither does mine.
All that matters is that I have her.
All to my g*ddamn self.
STARSTRUCK: A Dark Bad Boy Romance (The Destroyers MC)
She thinks she’s an angel. But I’m gonna make her my horny little devil.
I’m from the gutter. She was born with a silver spoon in her mouth.
But when I decide I want something, no obstacle can stop me.
As Abby Woodard’s new bodyguard, her body is literally my responsibility.
And I plan on being very… hands on.
It’s like she’s playing a game:
How far can I push him?
She should know better.
I’m not a man who likes being provoked.
But that isn’t stopping her.
The back sass, the disobedience…
It’s all becoming too much.
Time to do what I’ve wanted to do since the moment I ended up in this stupid job:
Bend the little princess over my knee and spank her until she learns her lesson.
What happens after that is… complicated.
Explosive.
Unexpected.
And it crosses every damn line in existence.
Maybe I shouldn’t have f**ked her.
But now that I have, there’s not a man on earth who will keep me away from what’s mine.
HIS POSSESSION: A Dark Bad Boy Baby Romance (Vicious Thrills MC)
BOTH SHE AND HER UNBORN BABY ARE NOW IN MY POSSESSION.
This wasn’t the place for a girl like her.
Pregnant and desperate – I’d seen it before.
I should’ve turned her away – but I couldn’t say no to a body like that.
My kindness comes with a price, though. And if she wants my protection, she’d better be ready to pay.
I don’t care that she’s pregnant, that she’s desperate, that she’s poor.
If I had a nickel for every time I’d heard that story, I’d be off screwing blond bimbos in the Bahamas, not running a strip club in the seedy part of town.
But instead, I’m here.
I needed new dancers, and in walks Lucy, with a sob story to make a man cry…
And a body to make a man hard.
I should’ve done what I always do in this kind of situation:
Shut the door in her face.
But this one was different.
Something special happened when she touched that pole.
The lights on her skin, the sway of her hips…
I wanted to take her right then and there.
But I’m a man of self-control.
And besides…the anticipation is the best part.
As the seconds passed, my desire swelled.
I knew I couldn’t let this one go.
She wasn’t like the others.
She was mine and mine alone.
And I was going to own her…
Whether or not she liked it.
HIS PLAYTHING: A Dark Bad Boy Baby Romance (Voodoo Devils MC)
I USED HER AS MY TOY UNTIL SHE WAS TOO BROKEN TO FIX.
My little plaything does one thing only: whatever the f*ck I tell her to do.
I want her naked? Done. I want her moaning? Done.
I want her filled with my baby?
I just say the word, and she’ll be bent, wet, and ready.
Rules never meant much to me.
I take what I want, and dare other men to stop me.
And when it’s a woman I desire…
Well, they know better than to try resisting a man like me.
I’m too much to stop.
Too powerful to defy.
Too rugged and tattooed to ignore.
When an old friend calls with a plea for help, I decide to lend my aid.
Men to kill, money to steal, and a hot mafia princess to f*ck senseless?
It was an easy sell.
But this “simple fix” turns out to be a goddamn mess.
Before I know it, I’m up to my balls in drugs, betrayal, and a sea of dead bodies.
There’s only one thing keeping me going:
I’m not leaving until I’ve got the princess on her knees.
She’s too untouched, too virginal for me to let her go.
There’s a beast in me that needs to lay its claim on her…
And in her.
I’m gonna kill all the men around her.
Then I’m gonna sling her over my shoulder and teach her how to properly obey a man.
It won’t be easy.
It won’t be pretty.
But one way or another, I’m gonna turn her into my newest toy.
HIS PROPERTY: Iron Bandits MC (A Bad Boy Baby Romance)
I f*cked her like she’s my property – because she is.
She showed up on my doorstep, desperate and alone.
My dead brother’s girl – with their baby in her arms.
I’ll take them in…under one condition.
As long as they’re here, I’m gonna f*ck her from dusk ‘til dawn.
I’m not a babysitter, not a saint.
Hell, I’m not even a nice guy.
I’m a motherf*cking biker.
I fight hard and f*ck harder.
I ride fast and drink faster.
I don’t ask forgiveness or permission – I just take what I want and crush anyone who tries to stop me.
But Ellie is an obstacle of a whole ‘nother type.
I didn’t ask to be the guardian of my dead brother’s family…
And yet, here they are.
But it’s more than just a babysitting gig.
She needs something from me.
A fake marriage.
Well, shit.
I’ll do what I have to do – for my brother’s sake.
But if Ellie’s gonna be my wife, she better be prepared to perform all her wifely duties.
This wedding may be fake, but her moans sure as hell won’t be.
Bend over, sweetheart.
You belong to me now.
UNCHAINED: Metal Monsters MC
I made her my hostage, my f*ck toy… and now, my wife.
She crossed a line and almost got me killed.
There’s a price to pay for that.
And she’ll be paying it for a long, long time.
I’ll make her see – from the handprint on her a** to the ring on her finger – that all of her belongs to me now.
Billie thought she was tough.
A bartender in a rough part of town – she’d seen it all, right?
Wrong.
She’s never seen nothin’ like me before.
I’m all muscle and ink.
I take what I want and f*ck it ‘til I’m finished.
And my eyes just landed on her.
The stupid broad almost got me and my crew arrested or, worse, killed.
Who shows up to a bank robbery like it’s a spectator event?
She needs to be taught a lesson.
And I need to tie up this loose end.
Against the wishes of my crew, I take her with me.
They thought I should have killed her.
But I have a better punishment in mind.
I’m going to make Billie taste me.
Submit to me.
Cry for release at the top of her lungs.
As we run through the desert, just steps ahead of the cops on our tail, I make her plead for mercy.
She’ll take me as her master.
Her husband.
And, soon, the father of her child.
UNTAMED: A Bad Boy Mafia Romance
I took her without asking and made her my toy.
I thought I’d seen every trick a woman could turn. But I didn’t see Sadie coming.
Her screw-up brother owes me a lot of money…
And it doesn’t tak
e long to decide what will satisfy the debt:
Her. Bent, bare, and begging for me – over, and over, and over again.
In my line of business, golden opportunities don’t just stroll into your office.
At least, not usually.
But Sadie was different.
She comes in to help bail her useless brother out of a messy situation.
He owes me a mountain of cash, but she claims she’ll do whatever it takes to clear his name.
So, let’s find out how far this little gem is willing to go.
