Title: Forbidden
Series: A Dark Necessities Prequel Book Three
Author: Felicity Brandon
Genre: Psychological Thriller/Dark Romance
Release Date:ย August 8, 2019
๐๐ง๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐จ๐ง ๐ ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐, ๐ ๐ฐ๐๐ฌ ๐ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ซ.
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A predator who seized women just to get my kicks.
And then along came Lily. Lilyโthe light that chased my demons away.
Consumed with love for her, I finally put the sins of those torrid times behind me, until one dark day, everything changes.
Iโm lured back into the shadows, the monster awoken again and now it will take every ounce of Lilyโs submission to pull me back from the brink.
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๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฅ ๐ฌ๐๐ง๐๐ฌ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐จ ๐ ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ข๐ซ๐๐ฅ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฉ๐๐ข๐ซ, ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐๐ ๐ฅ๐จ๐จ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ก๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ณ๐จ๐ง, ๐ข๐ญโ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐ ๐ฐ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ง๐.
โNow, as to the matter of my tail lightโฆโ
Panic gripped her belly at Ethanโs sudden change of tact, her throat drying.
โWant to tell me about that?โ
Lily panted as his question lingered in the air between them. โI was terrified,โ she conceded, sucking her lip between her teeth in response to the bubble of energized arousal now simmering at her core. โIโm sorry. I didnโt know what else to do.โ
Ethan smiled wryly. โYou couldnโt just do as you were told, I suppose?โ he proffered. โFor once.โ
She blew out a breath. โYou said yourself that you overstepped the mark with the trunk, sir.โ
โMaybe.โ His gaze flitted to meet Lilyโs for a moment. โOr maybe I just need to bind your ankles together and make sure youโre secured the next time, eh?โ
There was a dark twinkle in his eyes as he glanced back to the road that sent a dark, delicious tingle of apprehension running down Lilyโs spine.
โEthan.โ
There was that desperate, breathy tone again, the one he could conjure with just a few dark words and a glower.
His lips curled. โI know you hated it.โ His voice was quiet now, but somehow, the sound still caused Lilyโs nipples to harden. โBut admit it; a part of you loved it, too, didnโt it? The peril, the powerlessnessโit drives you fucking crazy.โ
Lily gulped. โI didnโt love it,โ she insisted. โThatโs why I broke the light, sir. I was desperate.โ
Ethan laughed, that ominous timbre Lily recognized all too well. โYou always say youโre desperate,โ he reminded her. โThat youโre at your limit, that you canโt take anymore, when what you mean is you just need someone to push you over it. Make you take more, Make you love it.โ
Her heart thundered at his words. Was he right? Was that would she needed?
โSomeone?โ
โMe,โ he clarified. โYou need me, little one.โ
โBut I canโt live that like,โ she replied, though Lilyโs voice was so weak that even she was unconvinced by the response. โAlways on the edge. Always afraid. Alwaysโโ
โAroused?โ Ethan interjected, his eyebrow arching in that way that always sent her thoughts scattering.
โRight, sir,โ she murmured, her gaze lowering. โI canโt function like that.โ
โSays who?โ
Ethanโs voice was still quiet, but there was an edge to his tone now, and it wasnโt lost on his wife.
โSir?โ Lily lifted her chin to look at him again. โWhat do you mean?โ
โI mean, who says you canโt function like that?โ Ethan repeated. โWho made the rules about how you should liveโhow we should live?โ
Lily tucked her hair behind her ear, her gaze shifting to the road ahead.ย
He had her there, because she didnโt really have an answer. Who did make those rules? Where had Lilyโs expectations about what their marriage should mean derived from? Her own parents, perhaps, but then that couldnโt be right, could it? Lily had spent years pushing against their rules and vowing sheโd never become her mother, spending her evenings ironing and knitting to the sounds of her fatherโs crackling radio.
โSo, who then?โ he pressed. โIf not your parents, then who?โ
She swallowed. โI donโt know, sir, and thatโs the truth.โ
Ethanโs hand reached for her, brushing over her fingers lightly. โAnd thatโs the point,โ he said evenly. โThere are no rules, Lily. We can live however we like.โ
Lily gazed down at the large palm so easily encasing her digits. โSo long as we donโt break any laws?โย
He snorted at that, the sound making Lily smile.
โSo long as we donโt get caught,โ he corrected her, throwing Lily a wink as he pulled into a service station.
โRight,โ she mumbled. โMy mistake, sir.โ
Panic gripped her belly at Ethanโs sudden change of tact, her throat drying.
โWant to tell me about that?โ
Lily panted as his question lingered in the air between them. โI was terrified,โ she conceded, sucking her lip between her teeth in response to the bubble of energized arousal now simmering at her core. โIโm sorry. I didnโt know what else to do.โ
Ethan smiled wryly. โYou couldnโt just do as you were told, I suppose?โ he proffered. โFor once.โ
She blew out a breath. โYou said yourself that you overstepped the mark with the trunk, sir.โ
โMaybe.โ His gaze flitted to meet Lilyโs for a moment. โOr maybe I just need to bind your ankles together and make sure youโre secured the next time, eh?โ
There was a dark twinkle in his eyes as he glanced back to the road that sent a dark, delicious tingle of apprehension running down Lilyโs spine.
โEthan.โ
There was that desperate, breathy tone again, the one he could conjure with just a few dark words and a glower.
His lips curled. โI know you hated it.โ His voice was quiet now, but somehow, the sound still caused Lilyโs nipples to harden. โBut admit it; a part of you loved it, too, didnโt it? The peril, the powerlessnessโit drives you fucking crazy.โ
Lily gulped. โI didnโt love it,โ she insisted. โThatโs why I broke the light, sir. I was desperate.โ
Ethan laughed, that ominous timbre Lily recognized all too well. โYou always say youโre desperate,โ he reminded her. โThat youโre at your limit, that you canโt take anymore, when what you mean is you just need someone to push you over it. Make you take more, Make you love it.โ
Her heart thundered at his words. Was he right? Was that would she needed?
โSomeone?โ
โMe,โ he clarified. โYou need me, little one.โ
โBut I canโt live that like,โ she replied, though Lilyโs voice was so weak that even she was unconvinced by the response. โAlways on the edge. Always afraid. Alwaysโโ
โAroused?โ Ethan interjected, his eyebrow arching in that way that always sent her thoughts scattering.
โRight, sir,โ she murmured, her gaze lowering. โI canโt function like that.โ
โSays who?โ
Ethanโs voice was still quiet, but there was an edge to his tone now, and it wasnโt lost on his wife.
โSir?โ Lily lifted her chin to look at him again. โWhat do you mean?โ
โI mean, who says you canโt function like that?โ Ethan repeated. โWho made the rules about how you should liveโhow we should live?โ
Lily tucked her hair behind her ear, her gaze shifting to the road ahead.ย
He had her there, because she didnโt really have an answer. Who did make those rules? Where had Lilyโs expectations about what their marriage should mean derived from? Her own parents, perhaps, but then that couldnโt be right, could it? Lily had spent years pushing against their rules and vowing sheโd never become her mother, spending her evenings ironing and knitting to the sounds of her fatherโs crackling radio.
โSo, who then?โ he pressed. โIf not your parents, then who?โ
She swallowed. โI donโt know, sir, and thatโs the truth.โ
Ethanโs hand reached for her, brushing over her fingers lightly. โAnd thatโs the point,โ he said evenly. โThere are no rules, Lily. We can live however we like.โ
Lily gazed down at the large palm so easily encasing her digits. โSo long as we donโt break any laws?โย
He snorted at that, the sound making Lily smile.
โSo long as we donโt get caught,โ he corrected her, throwing Lily a wink as he pulled into a service station.
โRight,โ she mumbled. โMy mistake, sir.โ
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Felicity Brandon is a top 100 Amazon bestselling author. She loves the darker side of romance, and writes sexy, suspenseful stories, with strong themes of bondage and submission. You’ll find her either at her laptop, at the gym, or rocking out to herย favouriteย music.ย
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