Irrevocable (Fated series (can be read as a standalone) Book 3) Read online

  ‘In the letter you left behind, you said you weren’t enough, but you couldn’t be more wrong. You’re enough, in fact you’re everything. Please don’t give up on us, every secret we had is out in the open, none of it can hurt us now.’ Tears were collecting in the corner of his eyes as he emptied out his heart, every single thought and feeling poured out from his mouth. ‘I love you enough to fight for you, to fight for us. I feel you so damn deep inside me, it’s enough to show me that we are meant to be together. I know that although we both have a past, the present and our future are strong enough to see us through. I love you enough to want to try, Jasmin. I love you enough to know I want to be with you for the rest of my life. Whenever you want or need me, I know that I love you enough to be right by your side. I never want us to be apart again. This love between us is irrevocable. Tell me you feel that?’

  Tears were pouring down my face. ‘I do, John.’ I fell on my knees in front of him. He lifted his hands to my face and brushed my wet cheeks with his thumbs. His lips found mine, gently he licked the seam of them with the tip of his tongue and once he had gained entrance he caressed my waiting tongue with his. It wasn’t a passionate kiss or a kiss of ownership, but one of the deep feeling between the two of us. Eventually our lips separated.

  ‘Stand up please, Jasmin.’ He placed his large hands around either side of my waist, and lifted me up until I stood in front of him. I placed my hands on his broad shoulders and watched as Coco sat next to him wagging her tail. He patted her head and then pushed his left hand deep inside the front pocket of his jeans. I watched as he pulled out our wedding bands.

  ‘Jasmin, I want to give you these rings as a sign of our love for each other. The three bands represent our past, the present and our future together. Will you stay married to me?’

  ‘Yes.’ I nodded my head and he pushed the bands back onto my finger. I fell into his waiting arms. The rings were right where they belonged and finally so was I.

  One year later

  Well this was going to “put the cat amongst the pigeons” as my old gran used to say.

  I looked down through the wide-open window in our newly fitted bathroom. I loved the new appliances but kind of missed the old plumbing system. I could see that John was lay down on his back, stretched out on the hammock, cradling our new daughter to his bare chest. I watched his lips move as he sung to her. She was finally asleep. As the hammock swung back and forth it allowed me quick glimpses of Coco, who was snoring softly underneath them both in the shade. My heart was full to bursting with pride. I finally had everything my gran had always said she knew was meant for me.

  Lots of things in our lives had changed, most of them for the better. We had sadly lost Ivy six months ago, and I still missed her sense of humour.

  But Sofia was the very best thing.

  Luckily, with my dad’s medical background we had been able to quickly push through the mountains of paperwork and interviews necessary to adopt, and finally our wish had come true. Sofia had arrived last week. It had been a whirlwind as the new-born had taken over every room in our newly renovated and extended cottage. John was so proud of our new daughter, especially when we decided to give her his mother’s name.

  I don’t think I would ever get used to having money, but knew I could get used to the security it brought with it. My gran’s cottage had doubled in size, as within a month of us being back in England the neighbours had placed their cottage up for sale. John had joked with me that it was my screams of ecstasy coming from our bedroom every night and most days that had made them want to move away. Whatever it was, I felt it was fate and John had snapped it up for our growing family. He had been working on the now conjoined cottages for the last ten months, and I had enjoyed watching him. I loved him in a suit, but God only knew what the man did to me when he had been working with his hands all day. All I knew was that hot, sweaty and dirty, spoke even louder to my libido.

  Luckily, his security team and staff at his firm were so well trained, that with just a small amount of input from him he had practically managed to take the last year off. I knew we were lucky to be able to spend the first year of our married life together.

  I heard the doorbell ring and rushed downstairs to greet our family and friends. I welcomed them as one by one they piled through. My mum, dad, Alex, Frankie and their ten-month-old son, Ben. Nathan followed closely behind, with my sister Bella, who was carrying the neatest little baby bump I had ever seen. I gave it a quick rub as she passed me on her way through. I looked up to see my brother holding the hand of his “plus one” and raised my eyebrows in question as he arrived at the door step.

  ‘Big Sis, this is Lily… my housekeeper.’

  ‘You’re very welcome, Lily please come in, everyone’s going through to the garden. But please, Jack keep the noise down to a dull roar as John’s only just got Sofia to sleep.’

  I kept the door open wide as some of our friends from the village arrived to celebrate with us, but placed a hand to Jack’s shoulder effectively causing him to stop.

  ‘Housekeeper?... my, my, my, you sure know how to pick the most beautiful staff… and why were you holding her hand?’

  He groaned. ‘Long story, now stop the Spanish inquisition and let me go see my new niece.’

  ‘Mmmm?’ I muttered and released him. Interesting?

  ‘Hi, everyone, come on in and through to the garden.’ I waved Emma, her husband Ben, Tom, Connor and Charlie through to the back.

  The afternoon was everything I wanted it to be, a chance to share our happiness with those we truly cared about. Sofia was passed around, everyone it seemed wanted a cuddle.

  John was manning the barbeque showing off his new-found culinary skills. Our daughter was being held by my dad as he blew raspberries to make her coo. I walked up behind John and placed my hands around him, linking them together at the front. I placed my face in between his shoulder blades and inhaled the smell of citrus.

  ‘Happy?’ I questioned.

  I heard him place down the utensils he had been using. He released my hands from around him and turned around to face me. His deep aqua eyes lit up the whole of his, what nowadays seemed to be permanently smiling, face. I caught my breath every time I saw them.

  ‘What a question to ask… Of course, I’m happy.’

  ‘Nothing else you could possibly wish for?’ I watched as his head leant to one side and his eyes narrowed in question.

  ‘Well now you come to mention it, wife.’ He bent his knees to bring his face level with mine and then he whispered in my ear, and ran his tongue up the shell of it causing me to gasp suddenly. ‘You upstairs, our bedroom, submissive position in five minutes would be great. But as we have guests, that, my Sugar, must wait until later.’ He laughed at the expression on my face.

  ‘So, nothing more I can give you?’ I questioned again.

  ‘I’ve never believed that happiness comes from having everything you want. Happiness comes from appreciating what you have and being damn grateful for it.’ He placed a kiss to my forehead.

  ‘So this wouldn’t interest you then?’ I pushed a small piece of white plastic into his hand. He looked down at it bemused, studied the word and then eventually the penny dropped.

  ‘Is this what I think it is, Caxap?’

  ‘Yes.’

  ‘JESUS .H. CHRIST!’ John picked me up in his arms and spun me around. I realised that most of our family and friends had stopped whatever they were doing to watch us both. Coco ran around us in circles, barking her joy for all to hear.

  ‘You, my wife, never cease to fucking amaze me. Can I tell them?’

  ‘I think you’d better, they’re waiting to know what on earth has come over you.’

  He put me down and placed his hand to my neck, his finger and thumb caressing the usual places. I in turn put my arm around his waist and pulled him into me, as we turned to face our audience.

  ‘Family and friends. My wife has just given me the second-best gift any man could wa
nt, second only to our new baby daughter, Sofia. I’m not sure how it happened but… well it appears Jasmin is pregnant.’

  Cheers and shouts went up around us as John pressed his lips to mine.

  ‘I’ll draw you a fucking diagram, John. As you don’t seem to know how babies are made,’ shouted Nathan over the cheers. The comment was met with laughter.

  As the shouts of congratulations rang out around us, my dad came over to place our new addition in my arms. I looked down at the content face of our daughter in between us. I held her close to me and John enveloped us both with his long arms, together we formed our little family circle.

  I felt his warm breath as it hit my ear. ‘Thank you, Jasmin. You didn’t just give me more; you gave me way more than more; you’ve given me goddamn everything.’

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  FATED

  When naive, British physiotherapist, Frankie Jones, is offered the job of a lifetime, she decides that letting go and moving on is exactly what the doctor ordered. But when she comes face to face with a sexy and irresistible blast from her past, she realises that she just can't walk away.

  Even if it means stirring up old memories and pain...

  Assertive and controlling CEO, Alex Blackmore, is shackled to obligations... obligations he didn't necessarily want. But now that Frankie is back in his life, he knows exactly what he does want... and will have. As their relationship intensifies, Alex's worlds collide and their past resurfaces, threatening to destroy what they're both working hard toward... letting go and moving on.

  Can Frankie and Alex fight their demons and embrace the future they're fated for?

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  INEVITABLE

  Dirty talking, tattooed Nathan Blackmore has it all, at least that's what he wants everyone to believe. Six months ago, the only woman he has ever loved walked out of his life. This super bike rider vowed never to look back and never to give his love again. Nathan's self-destruct button was pressed.

  But that was then and this is now.

  When Nathan and Bella Carpenter come face to face all the old feelings resurface. Bella, an investigative journalist, has a secret. A secret that has come back to haunt her, she needs to disappear, and disappear quickly. With her life, possibly in danger the only person she can trust, no longer trusts her.

  He wants the truth.

  She is determined to keep her secret.

  But what they both feel makes their passion inevitable.

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  Undeniable

  Secret lives.

  He knows all about those.

  She’s just now learning the ropes.

  Jack Carpenter’s family think he’s a high flyer on the London stock market, but that’s far from the truth. Illegal, bare-knuckle fighting earns him a comfortable lifestyle… almost too comfortable.

  When a notorious gangster can’t pay what he owes, he gives Jack an offer he can’t refuse: ninety days with any woman of his choice, until the debt is paid off.

  One night and one tragic accident later, Lily Green’s perfect life ends. Suddenly, her father’s double life implodes into her own. Not only was her father a criminal, but his debts are now hers.

  Unfortunately, the only thing she has to offer, is herself. Lily becomes the consolation prize for a man whose very existence is everything she detests. Incidentally, that same man is also the first man she ever let touch her.

  Ninety days of undeniable passion… will either of them be able to resist?

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  Table of Contents

  Prologue

  Chapter One

  Chapter Two

  Chapter Three

  Chapter Four

  Chapter Five

  Chapter Six

  Chapter Seven

  Chapter Eight

  Chapter Nine

  Chapter Ten

  Chapter Eleven

  Chapter Twelve

  Chapter Thirteen

  Chapter Fourteen

  Chapter Fifteen

  Chapter Sixteen

  Chapter Seventeen

  Chapter Eighteen

  Chapter Nineteen

  Chapter Twenty

  Chapter Twenty-One

  Chapter Twenty-Two

  Chapter Twenty-Three

  Chapter Twenty-Four

  Chapter Twenty-Five

  Chapter Twenty-Six

  Chapter Twenty-Eight

  Chapter Thirty

  Chapter Thirty-One

  Chapter Thirty-Two

  Chapter Thirty-Three

  Epilogue