Primal Instincts: Volume 9

Contents Primal Instincts Volume 9 By Nicole Edwards Copyright Primal Instincts Vol 9 ebook 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 EPILOGUE 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 EPILOGUE 2 Acknowledgments About Nicole Edwards Connect with Nicole Nicole Edwards on Amazon Guide Contents PRIMAL INSTINCTS Volume 9 BY NICOLE EDWARDS THE WALKERS ALLURING INDULGENCE Kaleb Zane Travis Holidays with The Walker Brothers Ethan Braydon Sawyer Brendon THE WALKERS OF COYOTE RIDGE Curtis Jared Hard to Hold Hard to Handle Beau Rex A Coyote Ridge Christmas Mack Kaden & Keegan Alibi (a crossover novel) Trey BRANTLEY WALKER: OFF THE BOOKS All In Without A Trace Hide & Seek Deadly Coincidence Alibi Secrets Confessions Bounty AUSTIN ARROWS Rush Kaufman CLUB DESTINY Conviction Temptation Addicted Seduction Infatuation Captivated Devotion Perception Entrusted Adored Distraction Forevermore DEAD HEAT RANCH Boots Optional Betting on Grace Overnight Love Jared (a crossover novel) DEVIL’S BEND Chasing Dreams Vanishing Dreams MISPLACED HALOS Protected in Darkness Salvation in Darkness Bound in Darkness OFFICE INTRIGUE Office Intrigue Intrigued Out of The Office Their Rebellious Submissive Their Famous Dominant Their Ruthless Sadist Their Naughty Student Their Fairy Princess Owned PIER 70 Reckless Fearless Speechless Harmless Clueless PRIMAL INSTINCTS Vol 1 - 9 SNIPER 1 SECURITY Wait for Morning Never Say Never Tomorrow’s Too Late SOUTHERN BOY MAFIA/DEVIL’S PLAYGROUND Beautifully Brutal Without Regret Beautifully Loyal Without Restraint STANDALONE NOVELS Unhinged Trilogy A Million Tiny Pieces Inked on Paper Bad Reputation Bad Business Filthy Hot Billionaire NAUGHTY HOLIDAY EDITIONS 2015 2016 2021 This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events, and incidents are either the products of the author’s imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, business establishments, events, or locals is entirely coincidental. Copyright © 2023 by Nicole Edwards Limited This is a self-published title. Without limiting the rights under copyright reserved above, no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in, or introduced into a retrieval system or transmitted in any form, or by any means (electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise), without the prior written permission of both the copyright owner and the above publisher of this book. For information, contact Nicole Edwards Limited, PO Box 1086, Pflugerville, TX 78660 Nicole Edwards Limited, Nicole Edwards Limited logo, Because Naughty can be oh so Nice, and the series title are registered trademarks of SL Independent Publishing, LLC. PRIMAL INSTINCTS Volume 9 NICOLE EDWARDS COVER DETAILS: Image: © robinatz (178339146) | 123rf.com Design: © Nicole Edwards Limited INTERIOR DETAILS: Formatting: Nicole Edwards Limited AUDIO DETAILS: Image: © robinatz (178339146) | 123rf.com Narrators: TBD ISBN: (ebook) 978-1-64418-081-5 | (paperback) 978-1-64418-082-2 BISAC: FICTION / LGBTQ PRIMAL INSTINCTS Volume 9 NICOLE EDWARDS 1 Very early on Sunday… Creed “There you are. Welcome back. I thought maybe I killed you too soon.” Clark Huxley. No matter how disoriented I was, no matter how badly my body hurt, I would never forget the grating whine of his voice. Not for as long as I fucking lived. Which, based on my physical state and his unique brand of crazy, might not be that much longer. “So glad that’s not the case. We’ve got so much to talk about first. How are you feeling?” Hux asked with feigned interest. “A little bit of a headache, I imagine. That’ll wear off.” Not if you keep talking. “And don’t fret. The drug I gave you won’t have lasting side effects.” He cackled harshly. “Not that you really need to worry too much about that. The end is nigh, my friend. The. End. Is. Nigh. For you, anyway.” He was overly dramatic in the way he spoke, as though he was performing for an audience of two hundred, not one. But Hux had always been like that. He craved attention. “I’ll bet money you thought it would be easy,” Hux continued. “Trade yourself for her, then take me out before I could dump your giant ass in the trunk of that fucking car. Wasn’t an easy feat, let me tell you. You’re a big guy. I had to work for it. You should be proud. Proud and…” I tuned him out, letting him ramble incessantly while I tried to get my bearings. Physically, I was still in one piece, but that was the only positive. The side of my neck throbbed, assumably where he dosed me with whatever knock-out drug he used. My clothes were in a pile on the floor beside me. I was naked, and the hard wooden chair I was straddling wasn’t cold, meaning I’d been sitting in it for a while. My back felt like someone had taken a branding iron to it. My shoulders ached because he had my arms pulled down in front of me, my wrists contorted by zip ties that had been weaved between the wooden spindles on the chair’s back. The angle was only part of the problem because they were bound tight enough to cut off the circulation to my hands. The same plastic zip ties secured my ankles to the chair legs. He obviously didn’t want me to get free, and in this position, I doubted I could. But the worst part was whatever was wrapped tightly around my neck—some sort of thin wire bit into my skin whenever I swallowed. “I heard you were thinking about closing this place down. Such a pity.” He clicked his tongue several times, then sighed. “But I honestly expected no less. You never did have big dreams, did you, Alpha? Just take what’s handed to you and make do. Pathetic, if you asked me.” If I didn’t feel like I’d been run over by a truck and someone had put the overheated engine block directly on my back, I would’ve found that amusing. I’d clawed my way up from nothing, and those who knew me at all knew that. “I will hand