"Lacy Wells, you will never speak of this bear ever again." Jace glares at me, eyes flashing from dark to darker.
"And what if I do?" I take a step closer to him. It's just a tiny one, but it's still a step.
"Well, that's for me to know and you to find out," he whispers in my ear, lips near the end of my collarbone. Smirking, he moves away, leaving me a little disgusted and breathless.
Well then Mr. Bad Ass, game on.
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When Lacy is forced moves in with Jace, she doesn't expect anything less from the cocky, no good, rich ass butthead. But as soon as she discovers something can could compromise Jace's infamous reputation, both are put through series of blackmail, lies, humiliation, and a lot of mixed chemistry. Call it a hell ride, or a web of misunderstandings, or maybe, just the Bad Boy's teddy bear.
Kiss or kill? When three vicious men with troubled pasts become entangled in a vengeful web of lies and lust, sparks quickly turn into an all-consuming fire.
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To escape his abusive father's heavy hand, Jace Carter gets wasted and hooks up with strangers on weekends. While notorious for never sleeping with the same person twice, one incredible night with sexy mafia boss Renato "Ren" Merlo makes him reconsider this policy.
Ren's interest in Jace is more complicated than mere lust, though. He is out for revenge against the Carters in a long-running feud between the two families and has the perfect plan; a plan to entangle Jace in a shady business deal designed to bring everything crashing down.
While it may have started as mere revenge, Ren soon realizes there may be something between him and Jace beyond desire. When sparks fly between Ren's lethal henchman Kieran and Jace as well, the original plot starts to seem less important - but actions always have their consequences.
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"You need to be used. You yearn for it. And I can use you in the most beautiful of ways imaginable."
"So you want me in as one of your pawns," he replied, and squared up his shoulders.
"You will be so much more than that."
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CONTENT WARNING: This story contains mature themes. Sex is always consensual but sometimes rough, and various kinks may be involved. Language and violence are both explicit. There are mentions of both physical and psychological abuse. Mental health issues, including suicidal thoughts, are present.
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