Risk Me
by Shiloh Walker, Bella Love-Wins

She was mine before I ever laid eyes on her.
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It took an instant to know we were meant to be.
She wanted an escape and my arms were wide open.
She endured a life of pain. I could give her solace.
She saw baggage. I saw hope and connection.

But most of all, to her, I was forbidden.
I wanted her more because of it.

And just when I thought I had her, we were ripped apart.
One innocent act to escape forced our families onto a collision course.
I was fooled into believing she could risk everything for me.

Her hands were tied.
She was more of a prisoner than I'd ever thought possible.
She was just out of reach.
And watching, waiting and wishing wouldn't bring her back to me.

But people like us never got lifetimes of happiness.
Moments, maybe.
We didn't get fairy tale endings.
Our love story seemed destined to end in tragedy.

Author's Note: Risk Me is a full length (60,000 words) steamy standalone romance with no cheating, no cliffhanger, and a happy ever after ending. Includes Unbind Me, the Prequel. Content and Trigger Warning: Contains sensitive, potentially polarizing topics, and dark story elements that may be disturbing to some readers. Intended for 18+ readers.

Shiloh Walker's Bio

Photo by Ayrica Bishop Shiloh Walker has been writing since she was a kid. She fell in love with vampires with the book Bunnicula and has worked her way up to the more...ah...serious works of fiction. Once upon a time she worked as a nurse, but now she writes full time and lives with her family in the Midwest. She writes romantic suspense and contemporary romance, and urban fantasy under her penname, J.C. Daniels. You can find her at Twitter or Facebook. Read more about her work at her website. Sign up for her newsletter and have a chance to win a monthly giveaway.