Sold By The Siren

Sold by the Siren A Dark Romance (Wicked Dynasty Book 2) Lexi Heart & Greg A. Russell Copyright Copyright © Greg A. Russell 2023 This book is fictional. All characters and events portrayed are drawn entirely from the authors' imaginations. Any resemblance to real people or events is purely coincidental. Cover images are for illustrative purposes only. In no way do the cover models condone or endorse any activities described in this book. All sexual acts in this story are consensual, and all characters engaged in sexual acts are eighteen years of age or older and share no genetic relationship. *** For updates and information on new releases and exclusive excerpts from their work, visit Lexi Heart and Greg A. Russell at: [email protected] Send us an email, let us know what you thought of the story and if you have any questions about the characters, their backstories, or any other questions about this book or the Wicked Dynasty series. AND Request the audio version of Bought by the Beast (Wicked Dynasty book 1), narrated by Nikki Monroe and Gregory Russell. We will reply with a promo code for you to listen to for free! Sold by the Siren MARIKA My family has been my world all my life. From swimming with my sister, my uncle's antics, and storytelling to writing songs for artists in my dad's music studio. Now that I'm an adult, it's time for me to move out, be on my own, and do the one thing my father has held me back from doing, sing. What I don't know when I sign a contract with a big-time music producer is who she really is and the kind of people she does business with. When one of those people, a big blonde man, storms into my life and makes my body sing, I have to learn how to contend with everything in this dangerous new world I've entered, including him. JOSEF Looking at my blonde hair and blue eyes, you wouldn't be able to see my scars. They're deep. So deep that I feel absolutely nothing when I'm inflicting physical scars on anyone who dares to cross me or the organization I'm next in line to take over, the Russian Mafia in Philadelphia, the Bratva. I don't feel anything anymore except the rush from making criminal deals or inflicting pain. That is, until I hear a song and see the one who sings it. She might have made a mistake entering my world and meeting with me, but now I'll do anything, including killing or dying myself if it means keeping her safe and hearing her sing to me one last time. ** A full-length 59,000 word standalone, sizzling hot romance set in a dark landscape with no cheating, no cliffhanger, and a guaranteed HEA! This book involves explicit scenes, dark themes and may contain triggers, but amid the violence and danger, two souls learn the true meaning of love and sacrifice. ** 1 MARIKA The water is perfect this morning. I feel content and safe here, floating on my back, looking up at the clear blue sky. A hint of pine and other natural scents from the forest slightly tickle my nose as I breathe in the fresh air. Fish are jumping further out in the lake. Birds are flying around while squirrels are scurrying back and forth on the branches hanging out over the edge of the shore. The wildlife wouldn't be playing and watching me if there were any dangers nearby. I start to sing the latest song I've written, about a family living in a fishing village, while the birds whistle along as my backup singers. I pause at the chorus and turn, reaching my arms out and kicking my legs to swim a bit further out into the lake. Luckily this lake is so hidden and out of the way, it's unlikely that anyone will see me or hear me singing. It's fitting. My dad will only allow me to write and sell my songs to other artists he produces in his studio at our house. He's seen too many negative things happen to performers, including my mother. Now that we've moved on as much as we could while still being in the music business, we have a good life and a beautiful home with everything we need and more. Sometimes though, I feel like I need to explore more of the world on my own. No one else comes to this area because of what supposedly happened at an abandoned house nearby. Ironically, it feels comfortable singing and swimming here because of the ghost story that arose from the incident. The story goes that a serial killer kept women tied up in his woodshed and killed them with his carving knives. One woman was able to get away and use one of the killer's own knives against him. She stabbed him, and as he was dying, she carved up his face and body. Now the giant, scary scarred man is said to haunt these woods looking for her. We were speaking of the story at home one evening when my uncle told us another version of what happened at the house. The big man was a gangster, not a serial killer. He fell in love with a beautiful woman whose family owed a debt to other mobsters. The woman agreed to stay in the house with him while he kept her family hidden. He would not touch her, though, not until she fell in love with him. The mobsters eventually caught up to them. They wanted to kill the gangster and take the young woman away to find out where her family was. She told them how happy she was that they were there to free her from such a monster and that she would get them the money her family owed. When they went to kill the gangster, she surprised them with a hidden weapon. The beautiful woman and beastly man