Calista jolted awake when she smelled it. The smell of burning wood surrounded her and she immediately jumped up. The cabin was on fire. Of all the things she thought she would do; this one hadn't occurred to her. She had underestimated just how cruel she really was.
She silently cursed, Kendrick, the man she loved for no believing her as she ran towards the door. She had told him, but he had brushed her off. Now she was trapped in a burning cabin because of his disbelief.
She cursed out loud when she realized it had barricaded closed. She gave up on the door as she turned. She then saw the window, but when she tried to open it, she found it also nailed shut.
A small whimper of fear escaped her as she ran to the biggest of the windows. She dropped her shoulder and charged it. It was going to hurt, but the flames were already licking at her feet and she knew she didn't have long.
The second the glass shattered, she felt pain before she was thrown back into the burning cabin. The landing was rough and knocked the wind out of her. She was just starting to recover when she heard the laughing. Outside the window, she saw her as she looked at Calista and laughed.
"I always win and when he finds out about your accident, he will come to me for comfort. I will comfort him of course and when he asks me to be his new mate, I will say yes and will sit among the Alpha Council as a queen like I have always deserved. "Calista heard over the roar around her. Crazy bitch, Calista immediately thought as she looked around the cabin for another way out.
There was a storm cellar under the cabin, she remembered as she raced for the opening that would lead her out. She never made it though. The cabin gave a loud groan and she screamed as one of the columns came down and landed on her right side. It burned and the smell filled her nose as she cried, realizing there was no way a wolf-less shifter could lift such a heavy beam. Was this how it ended?
Nixon is the 3rd book in the Broken Series. (Ryan is the 1st, Brynn is the 2nd)
Nixon leaves rehab early because he can't deal with being there anymore. His sister Kelis finds someone in need of a roommate so he moves in with the girl and gives her his middle name, Lucas. He quickly becomes addicted to the girl and once he gets one taste he's done for. He warns her about his past, about his name, but she ignores all the red flags, not realizing exactly how intertwined she is with the people from his past. He becomes enamored with her, feels like she was made for him while still battling the demons of his past and soon it all becomes too much for him to handle. He makes a heartbreaking decision, thinking it's what's best for both of them and everything changes.
Trigger/Content Warning: this book contains mature content, talks of suicide, mental and physical abuse, selfharm, drug use, and addiction
Cover designed by Anastasia Wright