Title:
Femme Fatale
Author: Kirsty-Anne Still
Release Date: Nov 7, 2014
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They
call me the Femme Fatale.
But only because
they don’t know me.
My job - seduce men
to the climatic point of falling in love with me and then deliver their death
sentence.
I work for my
father’s business. I’m his secret weapon. I’m the
one that gets away with murder.
For years,
I’ve given in to my father’s demands, lived the life of a
mob princess, fell into this merciless realm where he presents me with a man
and one goal – to
kill.
When it’s
to keep the Abbiati name from ruins, I’ll run with the wolves and
protect it fiercely.
However, when he
brings a new name to the table, I know my newest mission could well be the one
that breaks me - Don’t feel, don’t deviate, kill Zane
Maverick.
It should be
simple, but how am I supposed to choose between the man who raised me to be
this heartlessly strong female and the man I could only ever love to
death?
I shake my head and
chortle a little at him. “People only lie when they’re
afraid. Fact.”
“Did
Daddy Dearest teach you that one, Princess?” he asks me, leaning over
toward me.
“No,”
my words are swiftly followed by a smirk, “You
did.”
I
watch as all amusement disperses from his face. My comment breaks his normal
pretentious attitude; it takes his entire happy demeanor and squishes it into
nothing more than harsh reality we live in.
“Don’t
look at me like that,” I counter, challenging his newfound
expression. “You lied when you said you loved me once and wanted
forever with me, Zane. You did that because you were afraid of my family. You
lied and gave me promises when you knew all along you were going to run
sometime in the future.”
“Granted,”
he agrees, “but why can’t you just lie to them about round
two with me?”
I look at him with
doleful eyes. “Zane, we aren’t the same people we were over
a year ago. You might think you are, but I am not that
girl.”
“I
don’t think you are, Amelia, I know you are,” he fights me
on the matter. “The other night, in my car, it was proof. We are
unchangeable, Sweetheart. You know you felt
it.”
“Just
because sexually we’re the same, does not mean in every other
department we are. I changed the moment my heart broke, and you need to
understand that. I’m not that sweet girl. I was changing into
something else back then, but now there is no going back.” I gulp
back the lump forming in my throat and sit up straight. “You are
better staying away from
me.”
“You’ll
have to try harder than that,” he admonishes, not listening to a word
I’ve just said. “If I have my way, you will be the girl
you’ve always wanted to be.” He leans closer, putting his
hand on the back of my chair to form a closeness between us.
“You’ve just got to give us a
chance.”
“This is
going to end badly,” I oppose and reach for my drink. I can feel the
alcohol is loosening my tongue enough, and I know I should stop, but the burn
of the liquor down my chest is inviting enough that I can’t stop
myself. “So, I’ll ask again, are you my knight in shining
armor or my kryptonite? Before we go further, I need to
know.”
He smirks so casually
at me. “I’m your knight in shining armor laced in
kryptonite.” He looks so sure of himself, but all I can think is one
dangerous thought – This cannot bode well. “Sweetheart, let
loose,” he tells me, even throwing in my derogatory nickname for
impact. He only uses that one to get a reaction from me. “I keep
saying it. You just need to loosen up a
little.”
I
release the remainder of my drink and sit back only to look at him.
“Then show me a good time,” I challenge him
simply.
“Deal,”
he grants me and puts a hand out. I take it and just follow –
I’m already a lamb waiting for slaughter, I may as well enjoy the
journey.
I used to be just
another Fanfiction writer! That was until one person showed real interest in my
work. And then another, and then another, until I had this whole group of
people reviewing like crazy and wanting original work from me. I’d
spent years writing for free online, I didn’t believe I had it in me
to publish something!
But I’m
glad I did!! I never imagined pushing my work and striving to reach my
ultimate. I never imagined I’d be the girl who started The Viper
Rooms! But who am I to deny the inspiration when it
hits?
I love writing,
it’s a lifeline. I love creating a world that others fall into. I
love having the control to make a whole new world. It’s like a
dependency, an addictive one. It’s one of the things I’m
extremely proud of.
As much as I
complain, I love the mini dialogues that go on in my head, the plotlines that
attack me when I least expect them to. The ones that jump to life at the most
inappropriate times and drive me totally
crazy!!
For now I split my
life between writing, dreaming, working, and volunteering with
children.
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