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Matt Montgomery cursed as he stared out the window at the pouring rain. He’d lived in Louisiana for three years and there were still things he didn’t understand about this state. Like swamps all over the damn place, hungry gators, and a community who spoke a version of French that sounded nothing like the language he’d learned in high school. Now he had to contend with a summer rain that lasted for days and felt like a hot, sticky blanket.

Why did he still live here? Right, because he liked the people and the Southern hospitality. He loved his job. Nothing but bad memories waited for him in Wyoming.

And you keep hoping she’ll come back…

With a curse, he turned away and paced the house he’d been renting since impulsively deciding to stay in Lafayette. He had no business thinking of Madison Archer. Or rather…

Madison Archer-Pershing. It had been three years since Trees and Laila’s wedding, when he’d spent that mind-blowing weekend in a suite, sharing champagne, cheese fries, his deepest secrets, and the absolute best sex of his life with her. Now, she was very much married to some bigwig senator’s grandson. She’d moved out of the bayou and moved up to the world of wealth and influence—two things he could never give her. He was no good for her, anyway.

Those realizations were the big turd on top of a giant shit sundae.

His phone buzzed and he pulled it from his pocket, praying it was work. He could use some adrenaline and action to take his mind off Madison and spice up his night.

Instead, it was a text message from Casey, his latest friend-with-benefits. As usual, she didn’t beat around the bush.

Rain turns me on. Let’s f*ck.

Normally, he would. In fact, since news of Madison’s engagement to Senator Winston Pershing’s grandson, Todd, had splashed across newscasts and social media, Matt hadn’t turned many offers down. A hookup at a bar here and a sexy sleepover with a neighbor there? Why not? A blind date? A flight attendant? A random quickie at the grocery store? Check, check, and check. Hell, he’d even nailed a former client, a gym pal’s little sister, and an ex’s best friend. He’d totally been game for all that. When he’d met Casey at a community food festival and they’d gotten to talking about mutual acquaintances, she’d pointed out he had already f*cked two of her friends. They’d apparently left with smiles, and she wanted some of that for herself. At the time, the arrangement had seemed perfect. Two weeks later, he wasn’t interested anymore.

The terrifying truth was no one measured up to Madison.

Dude, she isn’t coming back. Move the f*ck on.

Good advice, especially since he was pretty sure that, any day now, he’d be hearing about Madison being knocked up by that stuffy blue blood. God, Matt felt like a stupid a$$, because the thought of her in bed with the entitled pr!ck made him homicidal. He really should get laid.

He just didn’t want to, not by Casey. Not by anyone else he could think of.

Only Madison.

How the f*ck had she ruined him in a mere forty-eight hours and made it last three godd*mn years?

Unfortunately, Matt knew the answer. He couldn’t risk tempting fate again.

Sighing, he grabbed a beer, downed half of it, then headed back to the window. She was out there, somewhere. Probably at some pompous, ten-thousand-dollar-a-plate fundraiser, rubbing elbows with people who would look down on him for making a living by his gun.

F*ck them. And f*ck her. Whether he wanted to or not, he was going to f*ck Casey tonight.

Retrieving his phone, he started to type out a response when he suddenly heard a tap at his window that startled the h#ll out of him. He reared back, then saw a face on the other side of the glass. Ball cap, sunglasses, baggy T-shirt plastered to a slight frame. No distinguishing features or tattoos. At first glance, it looked like a teenage boy. But the face had a softness… Smooth, fair skin, gracefully arched brows, and a delicately sloped jaw.

Why the f*ck would this kid be out in the pouring rain after ten o’clock at night? H#ll, why would he avoid the covered porch, rather than knock on the front door?

No kid would…unless there was trouble.

Matt unlocked the window and raised it a fraction, aware of his gun a mere split second from his grasp.

“Yeah?”

“Matt?”

That trembling voice. Not a boy at all. Definitely a woman.

One he knew.

No, that was impossible. It couldn’t be… But a second glance had him reconsidering his assessment.

Holy sh!t.

His heart crashed into his chest. “Madison?”

She gave him a shaky nod, then looked behind her as if she expected the bogeyman to jump her. “Yes. I’m sorry to barge in—”

“You’re not.” He threw the window wide open, cursing the screen between them. If she was here, hiding in his bushes and disguising herself to approach his house late at night in the rain, something was terribly wrong. “What’s going on?”

“I-I need help, and I didn’t know anyone else I could trust.” She swallowed, and he saw the abject terror on her face. “My husband is trying to kill me.”

WICKED AS SECRETS

Wicked Lovers: Soldier for Hire, Book 7

Matt & Madison – Part One

Coming May 9^th!

He’ll do anything to protect her from danger…but it will cost her everything.

Security specialist Matt Montgomery has never forgotten—or forgiven—Madison Archer for walking away and ripping out his heart. Three years later, she crashes back into his life, terrified that her wealthy husband is trying to kill her. Matt vows to protect Madison…but there’s a price. He’ll have revenge by making her submit to his every sexual demand.

Part of a powerful, ruthless political dynasty, Madison's soon-to-be ex has deep, dark secrets. When uncovering them nearly proves fatal, she turns to the one man she knows can protect her—the lover she’s never been able to forget. Matt’s ultimatum is both shocking and intoxicating. But if she wants to keep herself and her ailing father alive, he’s her only option.

As the danger escalates, so do Madison and Matt’s feelings. But navigating their rocky past while trying to stay one step ahead of her deadly husband proves perilous. Will their forbidden love survive the danger and give them a second chance at happiness?

❤️‍🔥 BDSM

❤️‍🔥 Bodyguard

❤️‍🔥 Danger

❤️‍🔥 Forbidden Love

❤️‍🔥 Forced Proximity

❤️‍🔥 Former Military Security Team

❤️‍🔥 Lovers Reunited

❤️‍🔥 Second Chance Romance

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