Blood Price (The Blankenships #5)

As Zoey and Alex descend deeper into their relationship and the dangerous game of cat-and-mouse, it becomes harder and harder to tell just who they can trust.
With police attention now on everything that the two of them are doing, Zoey and Alex find that their lives have become anything but private. Looking to escape it all—even if temporarily—the two of them leave New York for an impromptu trip to London.

Zoey is about to discover that the shark tank of Wall Street has already reached London, and there is no respite from the drama that surrounds Alexander Blankenship—drama that she can’t pull herself away from even if she wanted to.

But what Zoey still hasn't fully accepted is the very real fact that among the billionaire players of this zero-sum game, there is a price for everything.

A price that sometimes extends far beyond cold, hard cash.

EXCERPT

He watched her, never wavering, though she could feel him carefully considering his next words.

“Then let me say this now. I’ve spent a long time trying to find a woman who was as voracious, as delighted by sensuality as I am.

"I understand why you feel like it’s too soon to just move in, but I also know that I feel more for you than I’ve ever felt for another person. Maybe it’ll just be lust, in the long run, there’s no way to know right now, but—” He grinned, considered, and then he nodded. “Zoey Gardener, I love you. Right now, in this moment, in this heartbeat, I love you. I want you, and I want to do anything I can to show you how very much I feel.”

The tempest of emotions was too overwhelming to pick one thread out from the swirl. She reached out and traced her hand over his cheek. He leaned into her caress like a cat, murmuring a small sound that went straight to her heart, and then redirected itself much lower. “Take me to bed,” she whispered.