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by Kit Rocha


  She looked up at him, her expression serious. Her eyes clear. "I'm glad you're happy. Doubt anything else, but not that, okay?"

  He wasn't happy. He was falling, losing himself in vice because fucking and fighting were the only things that gave him a taste of pleasure. But she looked so somber, so fucking sad that only a monster would take that small comfort from her. "All right."

  She huffed out a laugh and hid her face against his chest. "You're a terrible liar. Just wretched."

  It wasn't funny, but his lips twitched as he gave himself permission to touch her hair. He'd missed running his fingers through it, feeling the slippery blonde strands slide over his skin. It was longer than it had been during their brief time together, long enough that he could imagine wrapping it around his fist--

  No. "I'm actually a damn good liar," he said, mostly to distract himself. "Just not with you, I guess."

  "Not with me." She arched closer, rubbing her cheek against his shirt. "I miss you."

  "Yeah?" His heart kicked into his throat--an amazing fucking feat with all the blood rushing to his cock.

  But Rachel didn't respond, and she wasn't just leaning into him for support anymore. He allowed himself a single sigh before scooping her off her feet. She barely murmured as her head tucked itself neatly under his chin.

  She'd be feeling the tequila tomorrow, and the chances were good she wouldn't remember a damn thing she'd said to him tonight. That was the only reason he let himself speak at all as he carried her toward the stairs.

  "I miss you, too."

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  About the Author

  Kit Rocha is actually two people--Bree & Donna, best friends who are living the dream. They get paid to work in their pajamas, talk on the phone, and write down all the stories they used to make up in their heads.

  The Beyond series is their first adventure in dystopian erotic romance. They also write paranormal romance as Moira Rogers. You can learn more about their work at www.kitrocha.com & www.moirarogers.com.

  Other Select Titles by Moira Rogers

  The Bloodhounds Series

  Category-length paranormal/wild west romance.

  Wilder's Mate, Hunter's Prey, Archer's Lady, Diana's Hound

  Southern Arcana Series

  Novel-length paranormal romance.

  Crux, Crossroads, Deadlock, Cipher, Impulse

  Red Rock Pass Series

  Category-length werewolf romance.

  Cry Sanctuary, Sanctuary Lost, Sanctuary's Price, Sanctuary Unbound

  Acknowledgments

  Eternal thanks for the support and tough love to all the usual suspects--Vivian Arend, Alisha Rai, Ann Aguirre, Lauren Dane and filthy-minded ladies of TLTSNBN. If we ever open a bar, we'll name drinks after the people who made this book better: Jay, our trusty beta reader; Lillie, the Keeper of the O'Kane Series Bible; Sasha Knight, lovingly sadistic editor; Fedora Chen, eagle-eyed proofer and Sharon Muha, our last defense against typos and formatting bloopers.

  And first, last and always, thanks to the readers who have embraced the O'Kanes and make us excited for the end of the world. If the apocalypse comes, meet us at the Broken Circle.

  Table of Contents

  Copyright Information

  Chapter One

  Chapter Two

  Chapter Three

  Mad

  Chapter Four

  Chapter Five

  Jared

  Chapter Six

  Chapter Seven

  Chapter Eight

  Lex

  Chapter Nine

  Chapter Ten

  Chapter Eleven

  Rachel

  Chapter Twelve

  Chapter Thirteen

  Chapter Fourteen

  Ace

  Chapter Fifteen

  Chapter Sixteen

  Chapter Seventeen

  Chapter Eighteen

  Chapter Nineteen

  Dallas

  Chapter Twenty

  Chapter Twenty-One

  Chapter Twenty-Two

  Cruz

  Chapter Twenty-Three

  Before You Leave Sector Four

  Beyond Jealousy

  About the Author

  Other Select Titles by Moira Rogers

  Acknowledgments

 

 

 


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