That’s when I decided to arm myself and get a little gang going. After some time, it makes you numb and unsteady. So, like any man should, I decided to take things into my own hands. I held them up on a pedestal, and all they did was let me down. Sadly, they were the people I wanted to be the most. You know, like he was straight out of a cartoon or something. I always knew things were about to go sour when I’d walk into the kitchen to find him strewn across the floor with a Wiley smile on his face.
He came and went as he pleased, and so did those bottles of booze. Always chain smoking and telling me to get off my ass to get her another bottle of Jim Beam, she wasn’t winning any awards for good parenting. When you start digging, things become a little more obvious. I know how easy it is to judge the wicked. I just need to give the crew a little space before going back into the thick of the business. Police are watching the streets, so I need to sit tight. My friends, my family, and my gang have cut me off. And that price for me, meant me leaving my home in Arizona. I learned at a very young age that having a pistol, a bag of drugs, and a body like mine gets you pretty damn far in the world.īut everybody pays a price. I was never someone who deserved anything special. Now, women shut the door on my face.įigures. I ran my gang well, and no man went against my orders. Back when things were easier, I had the world under my fingers. I give her my signature smile, and she just goes on ignoring me. Looking embarrassed, she sways a towel across her forehead. A smooth shine glistens her stunning face. But that’s only because she knows she wants to spend the night with me.Īfter her run, she slows near her walkway. I breathe in the cold air and thank God I’m alive. When her cleavage starts to bounce, I’m done for. It hugs around her tits a little too perfect, like she sat in front of a mirror before she left the house. The kind of pants that make an ass bubble.Īnd yeah, she’s got the workout top to match. You know, the ones that hug tight around the waist. Sure, she’s a little older than my usual type, but when I see her, my cock grows and grows. She goes on her little run during the early hours of the day, right when the sun peaks its head over the hills in the distance. No one to bother me, and, most importantly, there are no cops. Last week, my divorce was finalized and now I’m stuck next to this asshole. Who is he and why did he have to move to this small town in the Southwest? And he forever has that hungry look on his face. When I turn around, I feel him staring at my ass. I stopped running in the morning.īut he always waves at me with that brooding look in his eyes. He likes to sit on his porch, drinking coffee and smoking cigarettes. And of course, he’s always just a few steps away… There he is, a tatted up, muscular beast, who almost never wears a shirt. Of course, I say all this crap in my head before I see my new neighbor. This time, I’m staying powerful and independent. I have to dry my tears and move forward because I’m sure as hell not going down the same route I went down before. My ex-husband told me, “You’re a fruit that’s far too ripe to eat.” What man is going to want to marry a woman my age? Well, now I’ll just have to deal with living alone. First, it was my boyfriend, then it was my husband, and now… I don’t know why, but I keep thinking these guys will change. I keep asking myself, “Why do you keep falling for these assholes?” Now, standing here in this attorney’s office, I want to get on with my life. Jewelry, spa treatments, and new heels were all things I welcomed openly, but I never asked for the princess treatment. You don’t just give up on love out of nowhere. But when it does, it feels like an explosion. Once they claim you, you become their mate for life. She started writing in 2016 and has never looked back. When she learned about smut, it was like a light bulb clicked on in her head. Penelope Woods is a top 100 Amazon author who writes dark sci-fi, horror, fantasy and uniquely gothic romance novels. For more steamy and dark fun, be sure to visit and like my facebook.