Break Me (Caged Hearts #2)

Jasper Duboix only knows how to talk with his hands

The visceral heat, the pain and pleasure of fighting in the ring has all paled in comparison to the feisty Kait, and Jasper is in deep. He knows he’s no good for the likes of her, and with the biggest tournament of his career coming up, he might have to make a painful decision…

Kaitlyn Stewart needs more than a searing touch

The last thing Kait expected after getting mugged was to fall in love with her savior – a raw-knuckled, taut-muscled man with a penchant for blazing caresses at night. Problem is, she’s pretty sure she feels much more than he does for her, and she’s not sure if her heart can take it…

But will she be able to take the heat?

The heart wants what it wants, but sometimes the mind is good at getting in the way. Jasper’s career is on the line, and Kait’s heart is as well – will they be able to break past the barriers and find the common ground they so desperately need? If not, they might just be down and out…


EXCERPT

“Oh my God.” Kait cupped a hand over her mouth. A visit to hospital meant that things were serious. This was exactly what she’d feared for Jasper, that he’d eventually take his training too far.

“Come in,” she stepped aside so that he could enter her apartment. He nodded in gratitude as he limped passed her, barely able to walk on one of his legs.

“What happened to you?” She asked him as she watched him struggle over to the sofa and collapse upon it.

“I’ve been wondering the same thing,” he said with a wry smile. “One minute I’m the baddest, meanest guy out there, the next I’m on my back at the gym staring up at a load of paramedics.”

“Jasper-”

“I needed to see you,” he interrupted, his eyes boring into hers. “My life is chaos and brutality, but with you I find some sort of calm.”

Kait rubbed at her neck, not knowing how to take the compliment.

“With you I can just be myself,” he continued, his voice hoarse. “You don’t expect me to be a fighter; you don’t push me to always win.”

“No,” Kait agreed as her heart swelled in her chest. “I always just wanted you for you.”