Ruthless Commander - Alternate Cover

<p class=ql-align-center><strong><em>I wasn't meant to have her...to touch her. Not with these bloodied hands.</em></strong></p><p class=ql-align-center><strong><em>She was forbidden to me and the only woman I wanted. </em></strong></p><p class=ql-align-center> </p><p class=ql-align-center>They call me the Commander. </p><p class=ql-align-center>But that wasn't always who I was. </p><p class=ql-align-center>I was once more than the killer they turned me into. </p><p class=ql-align-center>I once loved a woman. One who was off limits...</p><p class=ql-align-center>So I turned my back on her. I broke her heart...and left it shattered. </p><p class=ql-align-center>Until our island came under attack. </p><p class=ql-align-center>They came to kill the Cosa Nostra heirs. But they'll find me instead. </p><p class=ql-align-center>Xael Davies is wild and ruthless. A hellcat armed with a foul mouth and an attitude.</p><p class=ql-align-center>But that's all a lie. </p><p class=ql-align-center>I know her...<em>the real her. </em>The woman she keeps hidden. </p><p class=ql-align-center>The one who let me in until I ruined it all. </p><p class=ql-align-center>Now she needs me to find her...to protect her. </p><p class=ql-align-center>And when the dust is settled and I'm bathed in their blood. </p><p class=ql-align-center>I'll fight to do the one thing I should've done before. </p><p class=ql-align-center><em>Fight to keep her. </em></p><p class=ql-align-center>But am I too late? Have I gone too far? Can this cold heart of mine find life once more. </p><p class=ql-align-center>Can she ever trust me after what I've done. </p><p class=ql-align-center>Or have I finally become the monster unable to love again...</p><p><br></p>