Crucified by the Dark

CONTENTS Also by BROOKLYN CROSS Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Chapter 16 Chapter 17 Chapter 18 Chapter 19 Chapter 20 Chapter 21 Chapter 22 Chapter 23 Chapter 24 Chapter 25 Chapter 26 Chapter 27 Chapter 28 Chapter 29 Epilogue Thank You Stalk Me Links Copyright © January 2023 Crucified by the Dark Book Six The Righteous Series Written by: Brooklyn Cross FIRST EDITION. ASIN: B0BHMSDRJM ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Edited by: Kaye Kemp Book Polishing and R. Mudawar Cover Art: Books and Moods Book Cover Disclaimer: Individuals depicted in the images on the cover and anywhere are models and solely used for illustrative purposes. This book may not be reproduced or used in whole or in part by any means existing without the author’s written permission. Author Brooklyn Cross. This book is a work of fiction, and any resemblance to persons, living or dead, or places, events, or locales is purely coincidental. The characters, incidents, and dialogues in this book are productions of the author’s imagination and are not to be construed as real. The ideas represented in this book are not factual representations of anyone’s thoughts affiliated with Author Brooklyn Cross, or of any of the trademarked acknowledgments mentioned in this story. This story is simply a work of fiction. Trademark Acknowledgements The author Brooklyn Cross acknowledges the trademarked status and trademark owners of familiar wordmarks, products, actors’ names, television shows, books, characters, video games, and films mentioned in this fiction work. Created with Vellum ALSO BY BROOKLYN CROSS The Righteous Series (Vigilante/Ex Military Romance - Dark 3-4 Spice 3-4) Dark Side of the Cloth Ravaged by the Dark Sleeping with the Dark Hiding in the Dark Redemption in the Dark Crucified by the Dark Dark Reunion (Coming 2023) The Consumed Trilogy (Suspense/Thriller/Anti-Hero Romance - Dark 4-5 Spice 3-4) Burn for Me Burn with Me Burn me Down (Coming 2023) The Buchanan Brother’s Duet (Serial Killer/Captive Horror Romance - Dark 4-5 Spice 3-5) Unhinged Cain by Brooklyn Twisted Abel by T.L Hodel The Battered Souls World (Standalone Books Shared World Romance/Dramatic/Women’s Fiction/All The Feels- Dark 2-3 Spice 2-3) The Girl That Would Be Lost The Boy That Learned To Swim (Coming Soon) The Girl That Would Not Break (Coming Soon) The Brothers of Shadow and Death Series (Dystopian/Cult/Occult/Poly MMF Romance - Dark 3-4 Spice 3-4) Anywhere Book 1 of 3 Backfire Book 1 of 3 by T.L. Hodel Seven Sin Series (Multi Author/PNR/Angel and Demons/Redemption - Dark 2-5 Spice 3-5) Greed by Brooklyn Cross Lust by Drethi Anis Envy by Dylan Page Gluttony by Marissa Honeycutt Wrath by Billie Blue Sloth by Talli Wyndham Pride by T.L. Hodel Five Years Ago Morry held up her finger as Judd walked into her office without knocking. Typical. “I told you that I don’t care what you think. Kyle is still my son, and until a judge says otherwise, you can’t keep him from me, Andrew. I will see my son for the weekend,” she said into the phone, happy that she chose not to video call. There was no way she could keep things moderately civil if she had to look at her ex’s arrogant face. “You came back and decided to become a fucking biker. Our nine-year-old son doesn’t need that kind of influence in his life. He’s already influenced enough by you. Do you know what he told me the other day? Kyle said he wanted a leather jacket for his birthday and that when he grew up, he wanted to join the army just like his mother.” “Nothing wrong with either of those things. My entire family has served this country, and leather is stylish. Not that you would know anything about that. You’re lucky if your socks match in the morning.” “Oh, so funny, always the comedian, then you wonder why we divorced. The point is, you’re a bad influence. I never wanted you to leave for the army and now look where we are.” Her anger burned white hot, and even though she wanted to keep the peace and knew she shouldn’t, she couldn’t hold back. “No, I’m pretty sure your cock in my used-to-be best friend got us to this place, Andrew. No one forced you to fuck her while I risked my life for our country. Or do you absolve yourself of any part of the shit that went down between us?” “Holy fuck, are we on this again? I said I was sorry,” his temper flared as it always did whenever she pointed out why they got divorced in the first place. At least this way, they both lost their cool. Andrew had proven that he wasn’t above lying or exaggerating the truth to get what he wanted. She almost felt bad for Lindsay…almost. She’d learned through a couple mutual friends that Andrew had been spreading around that she was not only gone for the long stretches of time, but that she was sleeping with the men on base. It was bullshit. She didn’t sleep with TK until after Andrew had been outed with his sleeping around. “I’m pretty sure the fact you brought up the topic of my deployment automatically includes what you did to get us to this point,” she growled into the phone as her hand gripped the cell tighter. “There are always two sides, you just seem to like the version where this is all my fault.” “Whatever, Mores. You want to argue in circles, go ahead, but I’m not going to,” Andrew said. She would’ve reached through the phone and pummeled the shit out of him if she could. Why did they ever get married? How had they gotten to the point that a simple conversation couldn’t stay civil? “It’s not a circle, it’s called the truth. You really should try it sometime, you might find it refreshing.” “Wow Mores, you’ve really become a