Possession

POSSESSION THE AGENTS BRYNNE ASHER Text Copyright © 2023 Brynne Asher All Rights Reserved No part of this book may be reproduced, scanned, or distributed in any printed or electronic form without permission from the author. Please do not participate in or encourage piracy of copyrighted materials in violation of author’s rights. Only purchase authorized editions. Any resemblance to actual persons, things, locations, or events is accidental. This book is a work of fiction. POSSESSION The Agents Published by Brynne Asher [email protected] Keep up with me on Facebook for news and upcoming books https://www.facebook.com/BrynneAsherAuthor Join my reader group on Facebook to keep up with my latest news Brynne Asher’s Beauties Keep up with all Brynne Asher books and news http://eepurl.com/gFVMUP Edited by Hadley Finn Cover Design by MSB Design - Ms Betty's Design Studio ALSO BY BRYNNE ASHER Killers Series Vines – A Killers Novel, Book 1 Paths – A Killers Novel, Book 2 Gifts – A Killers Novel, Book 3 Veils – A Killers Novel, Book 4 Scars – A Killers Novel, Book 5 Souls – A Killers Novel, Book 6 Until the Tequila – A Killers Crossover Novella The Killers, The Next Generation Levi, Asa’s son The Carpino Series Overflow – The Carpino Series, Book 1 Beautiful Life – The Carpino Series, Book 2 Athica Lane – The Carpino Series, Book 3 Until Avery – A Carpino Series Crossover Novella Force of Nature - A Carpino Christmas Novel The Dillon Sisters Deathly by Brynne Asher Damaged by Layla Frost The Montgomery Series Bad Situation – The Montgomery Series, Book 1 Broken Halo – The Montgomery Series, Book 2 Betrayed Love - The Montgomery Series, Book 3 Standalones Blackburn CONTENTS 1. Forever and Ever, Until Death 2. Red 3. Blood-Stained Bride 4. Mrs. Torres 5. Boz, Brian, Boss 6. Whacked 7. Disrespect 8. Beauty Queen 9. Six Feet Under and Chipper As Fuck 10. Bikini Police 11. Annihilated Boundaries 12. Funeral 13. My Heart 14. Bonding 15. A Regency Romance Gone Wrong 16. Good One 17. Initiation 18. Trinket 19. Brian 20. Inferno 21. Cross The Line 22. Nothing and Everything 23. Fake 24. Reverse Sexual Psychology 25. Grounded 26. Asshole 27. Tongue-Twister Family 28. Kill 29. Bare 30. Two Days 31. Milf 32. Pleasure 33. Blinding 34. Jittery 35. Reality 36. Go 37. Déjà-Fucking-Vu 38. Choose Good 39. Gone 40. Offer 41. Flames 42. Coincidental 43. I’m A Guest on Your Merry-Go-Round 44. Jammed 45. Lucky 46. Alone 47. Morning Person 48. Breaking Up The Band Epilogue Acknowledgments Also by Brynne Asher About the Author Read a Sample of Vines by Brynne Asher For Hubbalicious. 1 FOREVER AND EVER, UNTIL DEATH Landyn I never dreamed my life would be over at the age of twenty three. I stare back at my empty, dead eyes in my reflection. The white couture gown fits like a second skin. I don’t know how they managed it. I never laid eyes on the dress until thirty minutes ago, let alone tried it on or dealt with alterations. My makeup is heavy, but it looks like I’m barely wearing anything other than pink gloss on my lips. My hair is twisted into a complicated updo and whisps tickle my face. It’s youthful, perfectly imperfect, and appears effortless even though it took over an hour to create. I’m a work of art. A team charged into our suite hours ago to work their magic. I’ve never met any of them, and they didn’t ask what I wanted. In fact, they murmured amongst themselves in their native language about their project. They only spoke directly to me when giving me orders in English to sit up straight, turn, or, the most embarrassing of all, suck it in. They didn’t care what I wanted. I guess it isn’t their fault. They had their orders. His orders. I look like a dream in the middle of a nightmare. “Dennis, do something. Anything but this. You’re ruining our lives! It’s embarrassing. This is your last chance to fix it. Find another way to pay the debt. Work it off somehow. Do something—just not this. What will people think when she marries him?” My father paces back and forth behind me in his smart black tux—in and out of the reflection like a pendulum. His strides are so violent, he’s sure to wear a path in the Persian rug. I can’t bear to turn and look him in the eyes. I haven’t been able to since that dreaded day. When he stops, the room rumbles around his roar. “You think I have a choice? I fucking don’t! We’d be dead right now if I hadn’t given into his demand. Dead, Nellie. All of us!” Dead. And the thing is, I think he’s telling the truth. “Damn you. I told you to stay away from the Marinos. They’re too dangerous—Damian especially. He’s evil, and you’re handing our daughter over to him on a golden platter!” Every muscle in my body tenses when Mom screams, “Look at what you’ve done!” It was only five days ago that Dad sat Mom and me down and explained what happened. How Dad fucked up in the worst way with his scariest associate. I’ll never forget the moment. Dad sat there with his face in his hands, tension clouding his warm brown eyes as he admitted what he’d done. A debt—one he can’t begin to repay even if he took out every possible loan and called in every favor and marker owed to him on the West Coast. My father is not a small player, but he isn’t a big one either. Though, he was trying to be. As normal a life as my parents pretend to live, it’s anything but. To most people who know us, Dennis Alba is a successful businessman, but I know how my father makes his money. Very little of his income that supports our lavish lifestyle comes from legal or legitimate ventures. It feels like that dark day played