Status Updates From Payback (Vigilante Justice #1)

I’m going to start counting how many times “green beret” is mentioned 😂
I’m truly hating this book but I also can’t stop reading it. It’s like a bad reality tv series where you can tell it’s all scripted but the drama sucks you in

You’ll be safe. Just stick with me, Shye, and we’ll pull through. I promise you that. We will destroy this club. No one will hurt you ever again.” And as much as I knew they were just words, I had to believe him. Because he’d never given me any reason not to. And I had faith in him. “I love you, Alder.” “I love you too, honey. So f-ing much.

They whipped you.” “Thirty lashes or thirty men. That was the choice I was given to pay for the damage I’d wreaked on the club. When you owe a debt, you have to pay it back, and my only currency was flesh or sex.” She turned, showing me the brand on her hip. Two shallow, sharp S’s side by side—Soul Suckers. “I chose flesh again the second time, not because I wanted to, but because I had no other way to do it.

“I’ll do whatever it takes to keep her safe.” My time in the barn was over, which meant I needed to throw myself into a deeper level of hell. As much as I hated what I knew needed to be done, I turned and headed for the house. It was time to rip my own heart out.

“Don’t lie to me. That looks an awful lot like the Soul Suckers logo or… Did they f-ing brand you?” That symbol burned into my flesh was a sign of ownership. A reminder of the debt I owed. Worse than the scars, it marked me as property. Soul Suckers’ property. M

I’m sorry I attacked you. I was just so worried.” “I’m not even close to sorry. If you want to greet me that way every day, I’ll die a happy man.” He pulled back, placing a gentle kiss on my lips. “C’mon. Let’s go to bed.” Reality slammed back into me, and I froze. I couldn’t sleep with him, couldn’t let him see me naked. See the scars and the proof of who owned me.