that he could break through her barriers. It would take some planning, but he was up for the challenge. Now that he had her within his grasp, he wouldn’t let her go—ever.
He would fight death for her if the need arose—and for some strange reason, he’d the feeling that it might just come to that.
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Chapter One
Riley’s situation was very tenuous. She stood on a juncture from which her life had the potential to go down two different paths. One path could lead to great happiness and peace, and the other could throw her on the brink of agony. Soon, she would have to choose. Unfortunately, she didn’t have a clue as to which road was the right one. When she met Chance, she didn’t have an idea that this man could turn her life upside down. She didn’t know that he would make a place in her heart.
Riley wasn’t ready for a serious relationship, but that’s what this was quickly becoming.
After there was a break-in at her place and her brother tried to kill her yet again, Chance refused to run away. He stood by her side, fought the intruder, and saved her life in the process. Now, she owed him big. Riley didn’t like being in debt. It made her cranky. Perhaps that was the reason why she was currently having a huge fight with him.
“You absolutely can’t stay in that place anymore,” he said.
She lifted her chin and crossed her arms at the chest. When she met his gaze head on, desire stirred in her heart. She squashed down on it without the least bit of mercy. Just because he was handsome as sin didn’t mean she had to give in to his ridiculous demands. “We’re dating. That doesn’t mean that you have the right to tell me what to do and what not to do. I make my own decisions,” she replied.
He thumped his hand on the kitchen counter. They were currently standing in her apartment. Even though he only wore faded, blue jeans and a white t-shirt, he looked good enough to eat. His hair was cropped short, and his green eyes were sharp and bright. “You can make whatever decisions you want as long as they are not made here. You’re coming with me.”
“The locks have been changed, and there is even a new security camera in the lobby.”
“Your demented brother isn’t going to care about all that when he comes to murder you. All he wants is to gut you alive, and I would prefer it if you didn’t give him the opportunity to do so,” he spat out the words in a voice that indicated that his temper was now on full boil.
Riley also didn’t think that new locks and a camera were sufficient to stop Wesley, her brother, who was actually hunting her as ordinary men do with animals in the forest. He would come again—that much was certain. This was the reason why she still hadn’t decided if she was sticking to this town or moving on. Since she turned eighteen and was free from the foster homes, Riley made it a point to shift to another town every year or so. The more she moved, the harder it became for Wesley to track her. Yet, he always managed to find her. She still had to figure out how he was finding her again and again. Maybe it was time to change her name. That was the only thing that still connected her to the past. Everything else was erased and gone. She was reluctant to take that final step to become a new person. Maybe most people would have liked to shed that baggage, but not Riley. She wanted it so that she could always remember how far she’d come.
Her life was good, and she didn’t need a man to complete it.
As good looking as he was, as needy as he made her feel, and as kind and sweet as he was, Chance was a complication, and it was time to get rid of him.
“I’ve been taking care of myself for a long, long time. Don’t tell me how to get this job done because I am on top of it.”
“A job? You think saving your
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