Shame on You

Not everyone knows about The Club, which is by design. The main floor entertains the elite. There are dim lights, stolen touches and the liquor flows to ensure the guests get exactly what they want. There are high profile clients, cuffs and collars, contracts and secrets in every corner.

 But it’s what lies beneath these floors, down the spiral staircase, that intrigues me the most.

 There’s a man who stays in the corner of the darkest rooms. In this world of sinful tastes, he is the ruler, the devil, the boss. Declan Cross. I knew him once when times were different and the years have changed everything. He makes me an offer, one that speaks to the very soul of my desire. One I can’t say no to and one that changes everything.

Declan Cross is powerful, brooding and his dark eyes speak of damage that my soul begs to unravel. I’ve always been drawn to men who are rough around the edges, the bad guys so to speak… but he’s a kind of brutal that scares me. So I promised myself I’d stay away. I swore up and down, I would never give in to the fantasies that haunt me at night. 

 One night changed everything. He knows I witnessed everything that happened. There are no deals or negotiations with men like him.

 He made it known in no uncertain terms what he desired most… I saw something I shouldn’t have. And now I’m his.

I'd have chosen her above all else...if only I could go back. Even if it meant I never got to kiss her, to love her, to be consumed by the woman she is and the love she gave me. She deserves more than this... She deserves more than this dangerous life I lead. She was never supposed to be involved. She was mine to lust after, to have in the darkest hours of the night, to love in secret even. The only truth I know now is that it's all my fault and it's all too late. This can't be how our story ends. She has no idea how much I love her and I could never live with myself if anything happens to her. I'll burn the world down if that's what it takes. I'm never letting her go.