Free Trust by J. C. Valentine Page B

laughed her first genuine laugh in days, possibly weeks, and it felt damn good. Going still, Felix stared down at her, smiling. “You are the most beautiful woman God ever made.”
    Tracing her fingers over his back, Poppy sighed contentedly. “Thank you for not giving up on me.”
    “Thank you for agreeing to be mine. Forever. And ever. And ever,” he said, kissing her deeply.
    Slipping her hands under his shirt, Poppy explored Felix’s heated skin as she kissed him back. “Make love to me,” she whispered against his mouth.
    Felix smoothed his palm down the outside of her thigh. Hitching her leg up, he tucked it close to his side. “Gladly.”
    Unfortunately, Bo had other ideas. Leaping up, the bed rocked under his weight. That was the only warning they had before he climbed onto Felix’s back and began his assault. Felix and Poppy laughed as he sheltered her with his body. “I hope you’re taking notes, Future Mrs. Sinclair,” Felix said, “because this is what it’s going to be like when we have kids.”
    And that was okay with her. Grabbing his face with both hands, Poppy sealed her mouth and her future to his.
    The End
     
     
    About the Author
     

     
    Writer. Mother. Wife. Hardcore Rocker. Romantic.
     
    For more information on JC and her books visit:
     
    http://jcvalentine.weebly.com/
     
    JC is the author of erotic fiction.
     

Look for Shelia and Tom’s story in 2014!
    Read on for an excerpt from J.C.’s brand new series, Wayward Fighters, an MMA romance!
     
    KNOCKOUT (Wayward Fighters, 1)
    Coming 2014!
    From the wrong side of the tracks...

Alyson Blake had learned early on that the only one she could depend on was herself. The only light in her life was a boy whom everyone agreed was destined for prison; but with his first kiss, he had set her soul on fire. Since the day the police dragged him away in handcuffs, she had managed to lead a quiet life, but when she attends an event fraught with mayhem, trouble resurfaces.

The one person she can’t forget...

Jamison Weston is the kind of guy dads load their shotguns for; endowed with a hot temper and a rap sheet as long as both tattooed arms. Known as “The Judge,” Jami’s hot temper, lethal fists, and cocky attitude have earned him respect and admiration both in and out of the ring. But just when he thinks he’s pummeled his past to death, Alyson Blake reenters his life.

Two paths collide…

After years of separation, Alyson is eager to re-explore the man who’s never left her thoughts, but for Jamison, she’s an unwelcome distraction. Despite his resistance, Alyson is determined to have him. Yet, when she discovers the disturbing secret to his success as a fighter, will she accept the truth, or will it tear them apart for good?
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    Knockout
     
    1
     
    They were at it again.
    Carefully, and as quietly as she could manage, Alyson peeled back the blankets and crept toward the door. Even through two closed doors, the sound of her parents’ fighting reached her as though they were standing in the same room.
    He had been drinking again…among other things. It was the only time her father ever raised his voice or fist to her mother, and lately, he’d been doing it every day. Pressing her palms flat against the wood, Alyson worked to control her labored breaths, straining to capture every word.
    “I’m sorry,” her mother’s shaky voice cried. “I didn’t mean anything by it.” A loud slap of flesh against flesh followed, and Alyson squeezed her eyes shut at the sound of her mother’s shrill scream. Every fiber of her being shouted for her to do something—call the police, run and get help, make him stop. Just please make him stop . But her instincts held her in place, listening, doing absolutely nothing to help. What kind of person did that make her?
    Crash . The shouting and the crying grew louder as her father moved the fight into the hallway just outside her bedroom door. Terrified of what would