Disorderly Conduct - Rebecca Zanetti Page 0,121
Even the slight tipping of his lips turned his rugged face from dangerously hard to nearly boyish with charm. Amusement, real and true, glimmered in his metallic eyes for a moment. “Darlin’, I’ve been tortured before. You don’t need to worry yourself about that.”
She had bigger things to worry about than the life of this massive hybrid. She allowed herself one moment to stare into his rare eyes. Oh, many immortals had metallic silver eyes, gold eyes, even copper or purple. But his were a combination of all metallic colors, mingling into a hard-edge glint, even with the humor lurking there. In another time, she might’ve thought him beautiful. She’d learned long ago that beauty could mask the darkest of evils.
Vampires were bad, demons were bad, and this male was a hybrid of both. When he decided to kill her, and he would at some point, she didn’t stand much of a chance at surviving. Yet she still couldn’t comprehend why he’d come for her. “Why are you here?”
“For you. To rescue you since I couldn’t last time.” He stretched out his arms and healed a broken finger in his left hand.
That didn’t make any sense. “Why?” Surely his ego wasn’t such that he’d spent an entire year chasing her down and risking his life just because he’d lost the battle for her last time. She wasn’t worth that.
He sighed. “I’d hoped to ease you into the truth, but here it is.” He held up his right hand, showing a demon marking with a jagged R in the center. The R was a crest for his surname: Reese. Demons mated with a branding, a bite, and sex and the marking transferred from the demon to the mate during fornication.
Her mouth dropped open and she hurried to shut it. “You’re mated?” Why did that one thought nauseate her? How odd.
“No. The brand appeared when I touched you a year ago.” His chin lowered, and he studied her, towering over her even as he sat. “When you shoved me away and refused to get into the helicopter with me.”
She snorted and then quickly recovered. “Impossible. I’m mated.” Well, she had been mated a couple of centuries ago, although her Kurjan mate had died shortly thereafter. Sometimes she forgot what he had looked like, and that was fine with her. “Your brand appeared for someone else.”
“No.” Benjamin looked down at the dark marking. “The mark hasn’t faded in a year, and it’s pulsing like a live wire now that you’re near.”
Oh, Lord. The research on Benjamin that stated he might be insane must be true. She sighed. Dangerous and unstable? There was no way she could succeed in this mission. “Benjamin—”
“Benny. Might as well get cozy with me now.” His smile held charm and a determination that warmed her in an impossible way.
For the second time in her life, she let her instincts take over. “Just leave. Take an opening and find freedom,” she whispered tersely, her stomach cramping. “Forget about me.”
“Not a chance.” His gaze ran over her face like a physical touch.
Movement sounded down the tunnel, and she stiffened.
Benjamin tensed and his jaw set. “Get ready, darlin’. We’re about to escape this place.”
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Also By Rebecca Zanetti
The Anna Albertini Files
Disorderly Conduct
Bailed Out (December 2020)
Adverse Possession (March 2021)
Peremptory Strike (Fall 2021)
The Deep Ops Series
Hidden
Taken Novella
Fallen
Shaken (in Pivot Anthology)
Broken
Driven
The Scorpius Syndrome Series
Prequel: Scorpius Rising
Mercury Striking
Shadow Falling
Justice Ascending
Storm Gathering
Winter Igniting
Knight Awakening
Scorpius Syndrome/The Brigade Novellas
Scorpius Rising
Blaze Erupting
Power Surging (Fall 2020)
Hunter Advancing (Fall 2020)
The Dark Protector Series
Fated (Book 1)
Claimed (Book 2)
Tempted (2.5)
Hunted (Book 3)
Consumed (Book 4)
Provoked (Book 5)
Twisted (5.5)
Shadowed (Book 6)
Tamed (6.5)
Marked (Book 7)
Vampire’s Faith (Book 8)
Demon’s Mercy (Book 9)
Alpha’s Promise (Book 10)
Hero’s Haven (Book 11)
Guardian’s Grace (Book 12)
Realm Enforcers (Dark Protector spinoff)
Wicked Ride
Wicked Edge
Wicked Burn
Wicked Kiss
Wicked Bite
Dark Protectors: Reese Family novellas
Teased
Tricked
Tangled
Dark Protectors: Rebels
Vengeance
Vixen
Vampire
The Sin Brothers series
Forgotten Sins
Sweet Revenge
Blind Faith
Total Surrender
The Blood Brother series
Deadly Silence
Lethal Lies
Twisted Truths
The Maverick Montana series
Against the Wall
Under the Covers
Rising Assets
Over the Top
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READING Lists of Series in Order
I know a lot of you like the exact reading order for a series, so here’s the exact reading order, although if you read most of them out of order, it’s okay.
THE ANNA ALBERTINI FILES
Disorderly Conduct
Bailed Out
Adverse Possession
Peremptory Strike
Summary Judgment
Rebuttal Evidence
DEEP OPS SERIES
Hidden (Book 1)
Taken Novella (On the Hunt anthology) (Book 1.5)
Driven (Book 2)
Shaken Novella (In PIVOT anthology) (Book 3.5)
Broken (Book 3)
Driven (Book 4)
Dark Protectors / Realm Enforcers / 1001 Dark Nights novellas
Fated (Dark Protectors Book 1)
Claimed (Dark Protectors Book 2)
Tempted novella (Dark Protectors 2.5)
Hunted (Dark Protectors Book 3)
Consumed (Dark Protectors Book 4)
Provoked (Dark Protectors Book 5)
Twisted novella (Dark Protectors 5.5)
Shadowed (Dark Protectors Book 6)
Tamed novella (Dark Protectors 6.5)
Marked (Dark Protectors Book 7)
Wicked Ride (Realm Enforcers 1)
Wicked Edge (Realm Enforcers 2)
Wicked Burn (Realm Enforcers 3)
Talen novella (Dark Protectors 7.5)
Wicked Kiss (Realm Enforcers 4)
Wicked Bite (Realm Enforcers 5)
Vampire’s Faith (Dark Protectors 8). ***A great entry point for series, if you want to start here***
Demon’s Mercy (Dark Protectors 9)
Vengeance (Dark Protectors/Rebels 1001 Dark Night Novella)
Alpha’s Promise (Dark Protectors 10)
Hero’s Haven (Dark Protectors 11)
Guardian’s Grace (Dark Protectors 12)
Vixen (Dark Protectors/Rebels 1001 Dark Night Novella)
Rebel’s Karma (Dark Protectors 13)
Vampire (Dark Protectors/Rebels 1001 Dark Night Novella)
*** The Dark Protectors/Reese Brothers 1001 Dark Nights novellas (Teased, Tricked, Tangled) can be read any time after Marked. There’s no crossover.
SIN BROTHERS/BLOOD BROTHERS spinoff
Forgotten Sins (Sin Brothers 1)
Sweet Revenge (Sin Brothers 2)
Blind Faith (Sin Brothers 3)
Total Surrender (Sin Brothers 4)
Deadly Silence (Blood Brothers 1)
Lethal Lies (Blood Brothers 2)
Twisted Truths (Blood Brothers 3)
SCORPIUS SYNDROME SERIES
**This is technically the right timeline, but I’d always meant for the series to start with Mercury Striking.
1. Scorpius Rising (Prequel novella - was actually written after Mercury Striking and shows how it all started)
2. Blaze Erupting (Scorpius/Brigade novella, 1001 Dark Nights)
3. Power Surging (Scorpius/Brigade novella)
4. Hunter Advancing (Scorpius/Brigade novella)
Scorpius Syndrome NOVELS
(Can be read without the novellas)
1. Mercury Striking (Scorpius Syndrome 1)
2. Shadow Falling (Scorpius Syndrome 2)
3. Justice Ascending (Scorpius Syndrome 3)
4. Storm Gathering (Scorpius Syndrome 4)
5. Winter Igniting (Scorpius Syndrome 5)
6. Knight Awakening (Scorpius Synd. 6)
MAVERICK MONTANA SERIES
Against the Wall
Under the Covers
Rising Assets
Over the Top
About the Author
New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Rebecca Zanetti has published more than fifty romantic-suspense and dark paranormal novels, which have been translated into several languages, with millions of copies sold world-wide. Her books have received Publisher’s Weekly starred reviews, won RT Reviewer Choice awards, have been featured in Entertainment Weekly, Woman’s World and Women’s Day Magazines, have been included in Amazon best books of the year, and have been favorably reviewed in both the Washington Post and the New York Times Book Reviews. Rebecca has ridden in a locked Chevy trunk, has asked the unfortunate UPS guy to release her from a set of handcuffs, and has discovered the best silver mine shafts in which to bury a body…all in the name of research. Honest. Find Rebecca at: www.RebeccaZanetti.com