Excerpt: Envy by Rachel Van Dyken
Envy by Rachel Van Dyken Series: Eagle Elite #9.5, 1001 Dark Nights #83
Published by Evil Eye Concepts, Incorporated on 24th July 2018
Genres: Contemporary Romance
Pages: 239
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From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Rachel Van Dyken comes a new story in her Eagle Elite seriesâĤ
Every family has rules, the mafia just has moreâĤ.
Do not speak to the bosses unless spoken to.
Do not make eye contact unless you want to die.
And above all else, do not fall in love.
Renee Cassaniâs future is set.
Her betrothal is set.
Her life, after nannying for the five families for the summer, is set
Somebody should have told Vic Colezan that.
Heâs a man who doesnât take no for an answer.
And he only wants one thing.
Her.
Somebody should have told Renee that her bodyguard needed as much discipline as the kids she was nannying.
Good thing Vic has a firm hand.
I tasted his fear.
It mingled with his lust.
His desire.
I wanted him.
So I took him.
Because waiting for him to snap was like watching someone slowly burn from within until they lash out at everything around them. He felt the attraction. We were heat, we were untamed, we were greedy.
He reached for the front of my shirt and ripped it with his right hand. I gasped as he exposed my bra and then ripped that too, like I could go out and find another one just like it.
It would be easier if he was clumsyâĤ
If he didnât know exactly what he was doing when his tongue slid past my lips and teased every inch of my mouth.
He knew.
He knew my body better than I did.
I arched into him wantonly.
He responded by lifting me with one arm and bracing me against the tree, running his wicked mouth down my neck and licking one nipple, only to go to the other like heâd been waiting to do it all day.
Each moan was swallowed by more deep kissing.
More, more, more.
âYouâre bad for me,â he whispered against my neck. âI want you anyways.â
âYouâre bad for me,â I admitted. âIâll take you any way I can get.â
He growled against my mouth, and the vibration of it sent shivers down my spine. Abruptly he pulled away.
I wanted to protest, to tell him not to run.
I didnât have to.
He threw me over his shoulder like I weighed nothing and carried me into the house, slamming the door behind him, locking it to keep bad guys outâor maybe to keep the baddest of them allâĤ
In.
He tossed me onto the nearest couch and attacked. His mouth came down hard, next his body, until all I knew was him.
Vicâs scent.
His taste.
The weight of him pressed against me.
I opened my mouth to him as he deepened the kiss. His rough hands cupped my breasts, weighing them, squeezing, as he sucked my tongue with his lips, bit down with his teeth.
Heart racing, I couldnât even form a logical thought beyond how good he tasted and how hot his skin was.
âThis happens once.â He pulled away abruptly. âPromise me.â
I gulped.
âRenee.â It was his tone, the sound of my name falling from his lips like he was tortured by my nameâby me. I knew that kind of torture, I knew what it was like to kiss my enemy and want him in my bed.
To hate myself for wanting the murderer.
About Rachel Van Dyken
Rachel Van Dyken is the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today Bestselling author of regency and contemporary romances. When she’s not writing you can find her drinking coffee at Starbucks and plotting her next book while watching The Bachelor.
She keeps her home in Idaho with her Husband, adorable son, and two snoring boxers! She loves to hear from readers!
