Broken Angel (House Phoenix Series, #1)
Author: S.W. Vaughn
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Synopsis: Gabriel is lost...
Drawn into the New York City underground in search of his missing sister, Gabriel Morgan is running out of money, options--and hope. Until a brawl in the basement of a seedy Brooklyn bar drags him deeper into the shadows than he's ever been.
Gabriel is found...
By the leader of a secret society of underground fighters, who operates a network of vicious, no-holds-barred matches where millions change hands. They have no rules. No limits. And they have Gabriel's sister.
Gabriel is broken...
Taken prisoner and forced to join the society, Gabriel undergoes a brutal training program in preparation for the ring. To earn his sister's freedom, and his own, he'll submit to the demands of his captors and take the new name they give him.
Gabriel is Angel.
And when Angel fights, he'll do anything to win. Because the price for losing is his sister's life.
Sneak Peek
“Don’t
touch me.” The demand emerged a moan. Gabriel backed away and searched the room
in desperation, seeking escape.
“Do
not flatter yourself, boy,” Jenner said in a brittle tone capable of crushing
diamonds. “I have no such intentions.”
“What
are you going to do to me?”
“I
have not yet decided.”
Jenner
moved into the light, and what had seemed like a dress in shadow proved to be
an Asian costume—Chinese or Japanese, he wasn’t sure which. Simple clasps held
together a long jacket of pale gray silk. Black piping trimmed the sleeves, the
straight collar, and the garment edges. Flowing pants matched the jacket. Yet
Jenner’s aquiline nose and swarthy complexion marked him as East Indian, not
Asian.
His
hair was gray, the color of brushed steel—an old man, but the hair was the only
indication of age. He was sinewy rather than gaunt. Not wizened or wrinkled,
but grizzled and hard. And his eyes were pale circles of smoked
glass. Glittering gray, like the rest of him. How could an Indian have gray
eyes?
The
cold glint in those eyes bound Gabriel more effectively than any rope. He
couldn’t move.
“Your
determination is admirable,” Jenner said. “Few would expend such effort to
locate a mere sibling. Do you truly love your sister that much?”
“None
of your business.” Anger broke the spell of Jenner’s gaze. In this snake’s
mouth, a reference to Lillith sounded blasphemous.
“A
shame.” Jenner placed the object he held on the floor. It was a black satchel,
a doctor’s bag. “What did you intend to do when you found her, little guardian
angel? Help her find a job, perhaps an apartment? It is far too late for that.”
“I...she
needs me.”
“Did
you ever consider that she might not want your help?”
Disgust
twisted his stomach. “Lillith isn’t like you people. She wouldn’t have become
a...prostitute on her own. She has a good heart.”
Jenner
sneered. “While your sister’s clients do appreciate her many attributes, I am
not certain her heart is high on their lists.”
“Fuck
you!”
“I
thought you were not interested in such activities, angel. You requested not to
be touched.” Jenner’s hand slid inside his robe and reappeared gripping what
looked like a collapsible radio antenna. He extended it with a flick of his
wrist, and waved it at him in an almost dismissive gesture.
Pain
flared across Gabriel’s face. He flinched back with a strangled oath.
“Your
language is appalling.” Jenner collapsed the antenna. “Apologize.”
“Go
to hell.”
Jenner
arched an eyebrow and leveled an unwavering look at him. He bent and reached
for his bag.
Gabriel
flew at him.
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