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    Taming His Mercenary
    Taming His Mercenary
    Taming His Mercenary
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    Taming His Mercenary

    By Vanessa Sims

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    When a missing persons case turns into a race to save a woman from human traffickers, Christian Storm and Rick North must not only deal with the increasingly dangerous situation, but also the stormy emotions building between them.

    Coworkers and best friends, Rick and Christian have always worked together seamlessly, but that is beginning to change. Rick has been denying his true feelings for Christian for years, but has finally been pushed to his breaking point. He decides it’s time to either move forward with Christian or move on.

    Christian’s a one-night-stand kind of guy who lives for fun and has no interest in a serious relationship. When Rick lays his feelings on the line one night, Christian doesn’t know what to do. He’s never thought of Rick as anything more than a friend, and is terrified that no matter how he responds to Rick’s revelation their friendship will never be the same.

    When the criminals they are chasing bring the fight to their doorstep one of their own is captured. Christian and Rick must put aside their emotions and work together like never before in order to stay one step ahead of the danger that threatens their very lives.

    With so much on the line, will Rick and Christian be able to give love a chance, or are the odds against them stacked too high?

    Authors note: This title is intended for a mature audience. Contains male/male sexual activity.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherVanessa Sims
    Release dateOct 15, 2014
    ISBN9781311762856
    Taming His Mercenary
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    Vanessa Sims

    I live in Texas but originally I am from Trenton, NJ. When I graduated from high school, I joined the military. Yay me. I did three years with one tour to Iraq. I am happily married because seriously would put that they are unhappy. I have three kids. No pets, they scare me. I am currently a stay at home mom and I love read! A lot. If you want to contact me you can do so at vanessa.sims@aol.com and you can follow me on twitter at @vanessasims18Have a great day!

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      Taming His Mercenary - Vanessa Sims

      Taming His Mercenary

      Mercenary in Love

      By: Vanessa Sims

      Copyright © Vanessa Sims, 2014

      Smashwords Edition

      Taming His Mercenary: Mercenary in Love Book 2

      Cover Design by Melody Simmons of eBookindiecovers

      First Edition October 2014

      Warning: All rights reserved. The unauthorized reproduction or distribution of this copyrighted work is illegal. Criminal copyright infringement, including without monetary gain, is investigated by the FBI and is punishable by up to 5 years in federal prison and a fine of $250,000.

      This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and occurrences are product of the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, places or occurrences, is purely coincidental.

      Table of Contents

      Dedication

      Acknowledgements

      Chapter One

      Chapter Two

      Chapter Three

      Chapter Four

      Chapter Five

      Chapter Six

      Chapter Seven

      Chapter Eight

      Chapter Nine

      Chapter Ten

      Chapter Eleven

      Epilogue

      Vanessa’s Books

      About the Author

      Dedication

      To Angela

      Thank you for

      Believing in me.

      Acknowledgements:

      I would like to say a special thank you to Carly. The journey we are on together is an awesome one and I would not want it any other way! I still want a big cup of coffee though. You are an amazing person and I am so happy that our paths have crossed.

      I would like to also thank Melody Simmons for the awesome book covers. I am entirely grateful that I stumbled upon your website. You do great work.

      I would also like to thank my husband, for answering my questions and listening to me talk about my books, even though I knew you wanted me to talk about something else. You’re awesome.

      Lastly I would like to thank the fans. If one person can like my story then I set out to do what I planned.

      Chapter One

      Rick sat in a booth at The Dive, nursing his drink. Technically, they were celebrating because Cameron Allen had come to work with them, but he knew the real celebration was Cameron and Chase getting together. Rick didn’t begrudge his friend’s happiness, but he wished the object of his desire would notice him in that way; the way one man notices another.

      With a sigh, he took a drink of his whiskey on the rocks, turned to look at the dance floor, and sighed again. Christian was busy dancing with another man.

      When are you going to tell him? Rick turned to look at Killian, who sat across from him.

      Why would I do that? He didn’t bother to pretend that he didn’t know who Killian was talking about.

      If Rick was going to fall for a friend, why couldn’t it have been Killian? He was funny, smart and built like a God.

      So you can stop pining after him, Killian stated before taking a sip of his beer.

      Fuck you, Killian.

      Rick tried to hide that he was in love with Christian, but when they went out as a group he slipped up sometimes. It was hard watching the man you love with someone else. It took everything in him not to storm over to Christian and punch the guy he was dancing with in the face. The only thing that keep Rick from doing it was the knowledge that his best friend didn’t feel the way he did. Hell, Christian had never even glanced at him in a sexual way, Rick was nothing more than his buddy.

      You need to either tell him or let him go. Rick, you deserve better. You deserve what Chase and Cameron have. Killian said, nodding towards the dancing men.

      Killian was right; he did deserve that, and he wanted it with every fiber of his being.

      Watching Cameron and Chase, he saw that they were happy and in love. Movement caught his eye, and Rick looked over to see Christian drop his head back as his dance partner kissed along his neck. He needed to take Killian’s advice and either tell Christian that he wanted to spend the rest of his life with him or let go and move the hell on.

      Turning back to his drink, Rick looked at Killian and saw him raise his eyebrow as if to say ‘man the fuck up.'

      I’ll handle it. Rick responded to the unsubtle hint. Killian didn’t say anything just took another sip of his beer.

      How the hell was he going to handle it? Rick didn’t have the faintest idea.

      ***

      Christian felt hands moving over his body and soft lips that kissed and sucked at his neck. He was going to get laid tonight, it was a sure thing. He hadn’t had sex in a month, because of his injuries from their last case, and he was long overdue for heading out and having some fun.

      Scanning the bar, he spotted Chase and Cameron dancing nearby. They were completely wrapped up in the blanket of love that surrounded them. Since Cameron had come back, he saw a lot of changes in Chase. He smiled more, laughed more, and had a look of utter contentment that made Christian begin fantasizing about finding someone of his own. Then he would think back on the one and only relationship he ever had, which instantly put those thoughts to rest. He couldn’t go through that heartache again.

      Looking away from the pair, Christian turned towards the booths and saw Killian and Rick staring at him. Killian had a look of pity in his eyes; Christian didn’t know why he would pity him. He never did anything to deserve that look. Moving his eyes to Rick’s, Christian sucked in a breath, and not because David, his dance partner, decided to grab his cock. He recognized longing in Rick’s gaze, which was ridiculous, because Rick didn’t feel that way about him. It had to be watching Cameron and Chase that had put that look in Rick’s eyes. In a blink, the look was replaced by sadness. What did Rick have to feel sad about? Turning away from Rick’s gaze, he brought his attention back to his soon to be lover.

      Why don’t we go back to my place?

      Christian grinned and took a step back. "I’ll meet you outside, let me tell my friends I’m

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