The Tracker (The Dregs, #1)
by Leslie Georgeson
Publication date: February 16th, 2018
Genres: Adult, Romance, Suspense
I’m a trained killer. An expert tracker.
I’ve done despicable things. My soul is damaged. My body impaired. That’s what happens when you are a soldier for The Company. I was discharged a year ago. Now I am a dreg. Worthless. With a bounty on my head. I’ve become a creature of the night, hiding in an underground maze during the day. Because I’m not ready to die yet.
She comes to me one night, needing my help to find her sister. The moment I see her, I want her. Her goodness calls to me, makes me yearn for the impossible. She brings life back to the deadness inside me. I’m no good for her. I will do nothing but corrupt her. But I’m a callous bastard. I can’t resist her.
I try not to care for her, but somehow she slips under my skin. She makes me weak. And there is only one thing in this world I am afraid of. Weakness.
I’ll never be good enough for her, so I have to finish this job and send her on her way.
Before she destroys me.
Excerpt:
I don’t think a man had ever looked at me
with such an intense perusal before. It was unnerving. It made my pulse race.
Made me extremely aware of my femininity. When he looked at me, what did he
see? He obviously had better night vision than I did. It was so dark in the
corridor that I wouldn’t be able to see a thing without the flashlight.
A chill crept down my spine. Was he even
human? Should I ask him?
Don’t
be stupid, Jess. That might insult him.
He let out a soft grunt. “It will be
harder to track her without a photo. But I haven’t told you what I require for
my services.” He paused in front of me. “Since you didn’t bring money, you’ll
have to give me something equivalent to my normal fee.” His gaze raked down my
body and back up. He was trying to frighten me. And it was working. “You might
not like what I want from you.”
I bravely lifted my gaze until I was
looking into those silver eyes. My voice shook as I whispered, “I’ll give you
whatever you want. I promise. If you want me to die to find Eliza, then I’ll
give you my life.”
He let out a soft snort and walked around
me again, this time stopping behind me. “Nothing as dramatic as that. Killing
you will give me no pleasure.”
I breathed out a sigh of relief. That was
good. At least I wasn’t going to die.
What would
give him pleasure? I wasn’t sure if I really wanted to know. But I was doing
this for Eliza. I would endure whatever I had to for her.
“Then what do you want?” I squeaked.
He walked around to stand in front of me
again, his movements slow and deliberate. He slowly scrutinized every inch of
my body, his perusal making my heart pound as he stripped me bare with his
eyes.
Oh
God.
“I want you.” That low, gravelly voice sent a shiver of fear down my spine.
“For as long as I want. You will do whatever I say, whenever I say, whatever I
want, whenever I want it. Do we have a deal?” His brow shot up expectantly, his
hard gaze filling with challenge.
I swallowed hard. What did he mean,
exactly? Was I to be his slave until he found Eliza? Or did he have something
more sinister in mind?
The cold gleam in his eye told me he was
serious. But I also sensed he was trying to scare me off. He didn’t really want
to help me. He just wanted me to leave. I had no doubt that if I agreed to the
deal, that I would have to do whatever he wanted, whenever he wanted. For as
long as he wanted. This wasn’t a man who went back on his word.
I tamped my fear back, pushing it as far
down as I could. This was for Eliza. I wasn’t giving up on my sister. I would
find her.
“What–?” I drew in a deep breath, puffed
it out. Tried again. “What if you can’t find Eliza?”
His silver gaze locked on mine. “Oh, I
will find your sister. Dead or alive. I expect partial payment up front. And
periodic payments until I find her.”
Periodic. What did that mean? Once a day?
Once a week? What kind of “payments” did he expect from me?
Didn’t matter. I was doing this for Eliza.
Author Bio:Leslie Georgeson is the author of the popular military romantic suspense series, THE DREGS, the first of which was nominated for the 2018 TopShelf Indie Book Awards. She is also the author of the standalone mystery/drama NO SON OF MINE, the UNLIKELY HEROES romantic suspense series, and the paranormal/sci-fi romance series UNDERNEATH.
Leslie lives with her husband and daughter on a quiet country acreage in Idaho. She is currently working on The Enforcer, the final book in The Dregs series, and anticipates an October 1, 2019 release.
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