Jaguar’s
Judgment
Ashwood
Falls #6
Published
by Fated Desires Publishing, LLC
ISBN:
978-1-62322-221-5
Sable
Darwin has run from her destiny for too long. Stepping away from her
role as Beta of the Onyx Pack, she chooses to take her chances and
face judgment for her crimes. Her only hope for survival is to trust
the male who ripped her heart out and turned his back on her so many
years before.
Jared
Nickels’ only loyalty is to the Alphas of Ashwood Falls. When he
sees Sable again after fifteen years, he can’t stop himself from
touching her. Through his Justice gift to see others’ pasts, he
learns she’s not as guilty as he’d assumed. She’s actually one
of the biggest victims in the war that her parents started.
When
the war shifts in favor of the enemy, Sable and Jared must band
together to put an end to the threat. Or die trying.
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The
light dusting of snow crunched under his shoes as he made his way to
the building that had been used for storage until a few weeks ago
when Sable had turned herself in. She had fought with the Pack and
helped Ana direct her power. Jared understood why. Sable had
protected Ana since Felix stole her from her mother’s womb. They
were sisters in every way but blood.
The
selfless act, knowing she would be taken into custody, added another
crack to the wall around his heart.
Jerking
the door open, he entered the one-room building and froze mid-step as
the floral scent of his mate slammed into him. Closing his eyes
briefly, he slowed his breathing and pushed away the storm of desire
brewing inside of him.
When
he opened his eyes, he scanned the small space. The room didn’t
look like a cell. It was a damned apartment. An area rug covered the
floor at the center of the room. A mini refrigerator sat in the
corner with a microwave on a shelf over it. The only personal item,
however, was the female’s duffle bag in the far corner. His gaze
found Sable sitting in the middle of a futon with a tablet in hand.
“They let you have Internet?”
She
didn’t look at him. “It’s bugged. They watch everything I do.”
Her
voice carried a hint of tiredness, along with annoyance. He bet the
latter was due to his presence. Good. “Find anything interesting?”
She
didn’t answer. His cat growled and clawed at him. The man stood his
ground in the doorway. The cold breeze helped to keep his mind clear.
“Close
the door or leave. Better yet, do both.” She picked up a cell phone
and typed something before setting it back down on the cushion next
to her.
He
tracked her movements, curious who she was texting and why. Without
conscious thought, he drifted closer to her. Each step made it hard
to maintain control over his need to touch her, yet he couldn’t
stay away. Yes, he was an idiot.
The
door slammed shut, jarring him out of his thoughts. He snapped his
gaze up and met her teal eyes, glaring back at him.
“What
do you want?”
You,
naked and panting. He shook his head. The lack of sexual release
had made him insane. However, Sable was his mate. Enemy or
not, he’d want her like no other and wouldn’t rest until he had
her. Yep, he was fucked.
“Have
you talked to Nigel?” It was the only thing Jared could think of to
say. Because “I want to fuck you senseless” just didn’t seem
appropriate.
Sable’s
lip thinned. “Yes, I speak to him all the time. Like you, he has
access to this shack.”
He
ignored the growl of irritation in her tone and crossed his arms.
“Rhea says he’s very advanced and could start taking some college
courses online.”
“I
know. I met with the den mother this morning.” Sable returned her
attention to the tablet. “Why are you really here, Jared? You’ve
never been big on small talk.”
“Why
didn’t you tell me about him? Why did I have to find out from
Kieran?” Anger filtered into his words. Nigel was his son, and he
deserved to know who his father was. “Better yet, why did you tell
him I was dead?”
Sable
jumped to her feet and came nose-to-nose with him. “You hurt me,
Jared. I didn’t want to see you again or have you in our lives.
Besides, you were dead to me.”
He
peered into her eyes, searching for any sign of untruth, but what he
found made his chest constrict around his hammering heart. There was
true pain in the depths of that teal-colored gaze. Hardening his
stare and masking his own emotions from her, he bit out, “Your
betrayal wounded the bond, not me.”
She
didn’t flinch at his harsh tone. She’d always been good at hiding
behind that sheet of ice around her heart. “What was I supposed to
say? Oh, by the way, my father is the boogieman of the shifter world?
The king of all bastards. I’m sure that would have gone over well.”
About
the author
Lia
is a paranormal romance author of the bestselling shifter series,
Ashwood Falls. She also writes erotic contemporary romance.
Lia
Davis is a mother to two young adults and three equally special
kitties, a wife to her soul mate, and a lover of romance. She and her
family live in Northeast Florida battling hurricanes and very humid
summers. But it’s her home and she loves it!
An
accounting major, Lia has always been a dreamer with a very active
imagination. The wheels in her head never stop. She ventured into the
world of writing and publishing in 2008 and loves it more than she
imagined. Writing is stress reliever that allows her to go off in her
corner of the house and enter into another world that she created,
leaving real life where it belongs.
Her
favorite things are spending time with family, traveling, reading,
writing, chocolate, coffee, nature and hanging out with her kitties.
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