Infatuation - A Club Destiny Novel (42 page)

Tag noticed the sudden
change on Chance’s face as Travis moved closer. There was
recognition, and although Tag couldn’t see Travis’ face, he noticed
the man’s sudden stillness. Travis knew
of
the man, although they apparently
hadn’t met. Travis had been present during one of their
conversations recently, and despite Tag’s reluctance to have him in
on all of the Club Destiny secrets, Logan and Luke didn’t have any
issues considering he was their new business partner.

“
Chance Reed, huh?”
Travis’ deep, southern drawl broke through the murmurs and had all
eyes turning toward him. “Interesting, considering all this time I
thought your name was Gage Matthews.”

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“
Does it look as good as
you thought it would?” Tag asked, sitting in a chair beside her as
she glanced over the published article she had put together for
Luke.

McKenna was happy with it.

She should be, considering she had spent the
last two weeks working on it. As it would turn out, Luke and Logan
McCoy weren’t as easy to write about as she originally thought.

“
I wish they could’ve told
me more,” McKenna answered, looking up at him briefly before
returning her gaze to her tablet computer.

Ever since her brief
articles on Club Destiny came out, Sensations, Inc. had been
overwhelmed with interest on the bad boy club owners and the
decision to close the doors. So much so, McKenna had been hard
pressed not to put something together.

Due to Luke’s abrupt closing of Club
Destiny, McKenna had found it necessary to sit back down with him.
She’d been fortunate that he agreed, as did Logan.

“
Are we done?” Tag asked,
causing McKenna to look up.

“
Done,” the man
said.

“
Looks like it’s your
turn, darlin’,” Tag stated, standing up and moving toward her.
“What do you think?”

McKenna couldn’t hide the
smile. Staring at the vivid ink, shiny from the layer of ointment
the man had put on Tag’s side, she still couldn’t believe her eyes.
He’d mentioned wanting to get another tattoo, but she hadn’t
expected this, and quite frankly, she’d tried to talk him out of it
at first. There, in a very intricate black font:
The red haired vixen belongs to me.

Apparently that’s the
nickname he’d given her over the course of the last few months, and
he insisted on having it added.

Now it was her turn, and
as she stared down at the picture the tattoo artist had drawn up,
McKenna was excited about her very first tattoo. It was the same
symbol Tag had tattooed near his collarbone. After some research,
she found it referred to as Serch Bythol, which is formed by using
two
triskeles
that join to create a circle representing an everlasting
circle of eternity.

As far as she was concerned, it represented
them perfectly, and although Tag hadn’t known his reason for
getting it at the time, he told her that it was obviously a sign of
what was to come.

Two people joined in mind,
body, and spirit, in everlasting love.

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

Club Destiny...

Where do they go from here?

By: McKenna
Thorne

Deemed as Dallas’ very own bad boys of the
sex industry, Luke and Logan McCoy have successfully established
what so many could only dream about. Not only are they the owners
of Club Destiny, the hottest nightspot in the city, they’ve also
managed to create one of the most sought after fetish clubs, not to
mention, keep it entirely on the down low.

At thirty nine years old, the identical
twins have successfully managed to establish themselves as two of
the most prominent members of society – even if they put the “sex”
in sexy. Although they look exactly the same, don’t let that fool
you. These two men couldn’t be more different if they tried.

Luke seems to have settled
down quite nicely with Sierra Sellers – his wife as he refers to
her, although they are not officially married – and Cole Ackerley –
the man Luke refers to as his husband. That’s right, ladies, this
man is well spoken for. And don’t go having dirty thoughts about
Logan, because I’ve had the pleasure of meeting his wife. She’s a
protective little thing.

Although, we’ve all
enjoyed hearing about these two men in recent months, I can assure
you, they haven’t had it easy. In fact, recent events led Luke to
shut the doors on Club Destiny’s fetish club. At this point,
according to both Luke and Logan, they aren’t sure where they are
going to go from here. They’ve admitted to having invested an
undisclosed amount of money in the new resort, Alluring Indulgence,
being built by Walker, Inc. Aside from that, they aren’t sharing
what their next steps will be.

Despite my interest, Luke
hasn’t given me any additional information at this time, but I can
assure you, as soon as he does, I’ll make sure you’re the first to
know.

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

Trent Ramsey skimmed the article on the
screen, a smile tipping his lips. He was interested to see that
Luke and Logan hadn’t announced publicly whether or not they would
keep the doors closed on Club Destiny.

He’d been a little disappointed that neither
of them thought to call him up when they were having issues, but he
wasn’t surprised either. They were still trying to keep him out of
the limelight as much as they could.

As much as he was already in the news, Trent
respected them for that, but he knew it wasn’t necessary. As far as
he was concerned, it was high time he paid his partners a little
visit. After all, closing the doors on Club Destiny temporarily
wasn’t a big issue for him, but in no way was he interested in
shutting the doors forever.

He was all for investing
in this new resort, Alluring Indulgence, but Trent had spoken with
both Luke and Logan in the last couple of days, and he knew they
were thinking the same thing he was... there was no way they’d let
that resort outshine Club Destiny.

It was just time to make a few changes.

I can remember the day I
pushed that publish button for the first time back on July
29
^th
,
2012. That wasn’t long ago. Conviction was the book I published and
just like every other Indie author out there, I was hoping someone
would get some enjoyment out of the book I had poured so much of
myself into. In the months to follow, I learned about book tours
and features and reviews and deleted scenes... the list goes on and
on.

When I published Kaleb, I wasn’t even sure
what the first step was, so, I sent out some emails to a handful of
the amazing book review sites that I had seen and let me say, the
response was overwhelming. I didn’t have the first clue about what
I was supposed to do to “pimp” my book.

They did.

The amazing women that I met helped me
through the steps and they were so very patient with me. I will
forever be in their debt. I just want to say thank you for all that
you have done to help me. I don’t know what I would’ve done without
you!

I want to say thank you to
the
Rock Stars of Romance
for adding me to your page – I still have bruises
from falling out of my chair when I saw that one. Literally – I was
floored.

Reality Bites! Let’s Get
Lost!
I think you were the first to
respond to my emails and I felt so totally clueless, but you’ve
been there for me with every question – no matter how silly.
And
Shh Mom’s Reading
... I’m truly speechless. You’re inspiration is
priceless.

There are so many
others:
Sinfully Sexy Book Reviews,
Sugar and Spice Book Reviews, Erotica Book Club,
Three Chicks and Their Books, Stick Girl Book Reviews, Megan’s Book
Blog
and many more who have helped me
along the way.

For the amazing fans, many
of you I am honored to now call friends and I look forward to your
emails because they are a true bright point in my day:
Carla, Jeni and Nicole (supa ninja)
– you ladies make me laugh and I hope you never
stop.

I love you all! Thank you from the bottom of
my heart.

Check out more from Nicole Edwards:

www.nicedwardsauthor.com

The Club Destiny Series:

Conviction

Temptation

Addicted

Seduction

Infatuation

And coming in 2013
–

Captivated

The Alluring Indulgence Series:

Kaleb

And coming in 2013 –

Zane

Travis

Continue reading for an excerpt from

KALEB

The first book in the Alluring Indulgence
Series:

Zoey Stranford
might’ve had a crush on the sexy boy next door
since middle school, but she’s a woman now, and that crush has
turned into a full blown case of lust. So why is it that at twenty
nine, her libido decides to ramp into high gear and the only thing
she can focus on is the intensely sexy, scorching hot boy next door
who is definitely not a boy anymore?
 
The only problem is that Zoey and
Kaleb have been best friends for as long as she can remember. Not
to mention, Kaleb and his brothers are working on buying Stranford
land to build a new resort, and she’s more than a little hesitant
about his intentions.
Kaleb Walk
er has had his eye on Zoey for close to twenty years, but
never before has he considered taking their friendship to the next
level, no matter how many fantasies he’s had about her over the
years. That doesn’t explain why Kaleb is hell bent on having her –
in as many ways as possible.
 
Kaleb finds himself in a precarious
situation. His brothers have nominated him to pursue Zoey’s father
about purchasing the land needed to get their new resort off the
ground. Finding out that Carl Stranford is on the brink of
foreclosure and Zoey might just lose her house and the land, Kaleb
now has to convince her to put aside her pride and let him help
her.
It doesn’t take long before the
flames start burning bright and hot, and the two of them burn up
the nights and the days as they explore each other’s forbidden
fantasies. But can their friendship survive a business transaction
or the new friends with benefits clause? Or will they realize that
they’ve been overlooking something much deeper that’s been right in
front of them all along?
Warning:
This book contains sexual encounters and graphic language
that some readers may find objectionable, including, but not
limited to m/f/m encounters, anal sex, exhibitionism, and
voyeurism. Consider yourself warned! Contains graphic material that
is not suitable for anyone under the age of 18.

♂♀

“
Are you fucking kidding?”
Kaleb could barely make out his youngest brothers words as Zane
doubled over in laughter.

“
Hell, no. I’m dead
serious. Sawyer was standing on the side of the road, holding up a
sign that said ‘will work for sex’. I shit you not.” Kaleb finished
pouring his coffee before taking his mug back to his desk, dodging
Zane in the process.

Hello?
This was Sawyer Walker they were talking about, so Kaleb
shouldn’t have been all that surprised really. But, he’d been hard
pressed to keep his jaw out of his lap as he drove past his brother
standing shirtless, wearing jeans and shit kickers while standing
on the side of the road holding up the damn sign. To top it off,
there was a truck full of women pulled over talking to
him.

“
You know Dad’s gonna be
pissed when he sees it.” Zane doubled over in another fit of
laughter.

Kaleb wasn’t all that worried about their
father and what he thought about Sawyer’s wild and crazy antics. It
was their mother they actually had to worry about. Curtis Walker
would laugh right along with Zane, but Lorrie Walker would be fit
to be tied.

But that was Sawyer for you. At thirty
three, he wasn’t supposed to be the wildest of the seven of them,
but he even gave Zane a run for his money.

The screen door slammed and Zane sat
upright, immediately choking on his laughter. As Travis made his
way into the small kitchen, Kaleb barely suppressed a groan.

 “
What’s going on?”
The oldest of the seven Walker brothers wasn’t smiling, and Kaleb
had a feeling he wouldn’t find Sawyer’s antics all that funny
anyway, so Kaleb kept his mouth shut.

 “
Sawyer’s down on Main and 1
^st
half-dressed holding up a
sign.”

“
Fuck,” Kaleb muttered and
pinned his brother with a death glare. “Seriously,
Zane?”

He was met with a shrug.

Telling Travis anything that didn’t pertain
to Walker Demolition was like telling their mother as far as Kaleb
was concerned. The oldest of the Walker boys at thirty five, Travis
had turned into an old man in recent years – at least as far as his
mood was concerned.

“
Fuck,” Travis groaned as
he turned to the coffee pot sitting on the counter. “When will he
ever grow up?”