FROM THE RUINS(A Satan's Knights Novel)
by Janine Infante Bosco
Publication Date: September 26, 2017
Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Erotic, MC, Romantic Suspense
Are you ready to get ruined with Pipe and Layla?
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Āø.ā¢Ā“ā¶FROM THE RUINSĀø.ā¢Ā“ā¶
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Cover Designer: JB's Cover Obsession Design
Model: Michael Joseph
Photographer: Reggie Deanching, R+M Photography
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Āø.ā¢Ā“ā¶SYNOPSISĀø.ā¢Ā“ā¶
ā¶Pipeā¶
In every manās life there comes a day of reckoning. Itās the day darkness is exposed and sinners are punished for their trespasses.
A day when loyalty is destroyed and a man is left in ruins.
When he walks away from his club and loses his religion.
Whoever said from the ruins they will rise again never walked a mile in my shoes or the pair of red ones I was left holding.
ā¶Laylaā¶
Heās bitter, cold and angry.
Heās seen his share of heartache.
Lived through tragedy and despair.
Heās my neighbor.
The man I know should stay away from.
The man who will destroy whatās left of me if I get too close.
Heās Lee Jameson, and Iām Layla Milano.
This is our story.
The story of two people left in ruins forced to rise again.
***NOTE: Contains explicit sexual situations, violence, offensive language, and mature topics. Not recommended for people under the age of 18***
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Excerpt From The Ruins Ā© Copyright 2017 All Rights Reserved by Janine Infante Bosco.
Excerpt: Pipe confesses some of his truth.
Sitting on the floor next to Oksanaās shoes, I reach for the bottle beside me and take a hefty swig. The liquid slides down my throat, burning my belly. I embrace the pain. I relish in it and wish for more. If I had any balls whatsoever, Iād take a knife to my own throat and feel the pain she felt when her life ended.
āHey, babe,ā I mutter. āYou with me today?ā I ask the shoes, praying that by some miracle of God theyāll answer me. They wonāt. They never do. But tonight, more than anything, more than whiskey and pain, I need her. I need to believe that she stills walks beside me every day. It doesnāt matter that sheās unseen or unheard, just as long as sheās near. Itās selfish of me to want her with me considering everything Iāve done since sheās left this earth. The booze, the nameless women, the list is fucking endless.
āI forgot,ā I confess as I close my eyes and take another gulp. āFor a little while I forgot and it wasnāt because I was shitfaced or because I was too busy getting off to think of anything else. For the first time since you died, I distracted myself with a woman and didnāt fuck her. The shit thing is, it felt worse than sinking my dick into some faceless stranger. I came home, saw the shoes and felt guilty for playing you dirty.ā
Placing the bottle on the floor next to me, I lift my hands to my face and rub vigorously.
āIām losing it, Oksana,ā I mutter. āIām losing my fucking mind trying to live when all I want to do is die. Whatās the point in living when everything I ever lovedāyou, the club, everythingāis gone.ā
Taking a deep breath, I draw my hands away from my face and lean my head against the wall.
āI forgot,ā I whisper. āI forgot I had nothing because at the hardware store I was the guy who had everything. In the grocery store I was the man who had too much, and in Laylaās kitchen I was the man who wanted more.ā
When Laylaās friend Joey showed up and set me straight, I walked away. One glance at him and I remembered who I was and what I was worth. There is a reason men like him have everything and men like me have nothing. Itās nothing new to me. In fact, itās something Iāve learned through the years, through the loss Iāve experienced myself and the loss Iāve witnessed through the eyes of my brothers. Itās the reason Wolf has three ex-wives and Jack buried his son. Itās the reason Riggs almost lost his woman and his child, and itās the very reason Bones died. Itās why Blackie brings Christine flowers on a Saturday and Iām sitting here talking to a pair of shoes.
Itās the choices you make when youāre young, the choices you think have no consequences. Iād be willing to bet my life that guy Joey doesnāt live with a mountain of regrets. A man like that rides on the right side of the law. He works hard for everything he has and thatās why he gets to keep it. He is rewarded for the choices he made when he was younger, when he fought against temptation and struggled instead of taking the easy way out in life. It is men like that who work a nine to five who never worry about bombs and bullets, and who live life to its fullest potential.
I used to call those men pussies.
But Iām the one sitting here with a half empty bottle of booze and a pair of shoes, looking for the courage to end my nightmare.
The excessive knocking on the door jolts me away from my pity party and forces me onto my feet. Without wondering who it might be, I pull open the door and stare at Laylaās pretty face. Lifting the plate in her hands, she smiles warmly and a fire spreads throughout my chest. Itās the pain Iāve been looking for, the sweet satisfaction of my punishment.
āHi,ā she murmurs. āYou left kind of abruptly beforeāā
āWhy are you here?ā I sneer, cutting her off.
āWell, I thought if you couldnāt stay for dinner then I could bring dinner to you,ā she explains, extending a dish toward me.
Sheās nice.
Too fucking nice.
I canāt handle nice.
I canāt handle good.
She made me forget today. She made me wish for more. Now I need her to remind me of the truth. I need her to lash out at me and give me the rawness of pain. I need her to prove to me Iām not worthy of her spit. I need the bitter, angry Layla who isnāt afraid to tell the guy next door heās a bastard.
āLook, lady, I fixed your fucking sink, played bitch to you and your kids all day and started the repairs on your car. Now I thought we were done for the day. What more can you possibly need from me? The roof cave in and you need some jerkoff to patch it up for you?ā
Her eyes flash and her nostrils flare as she glares at me.
There it is.
Give it to me, killer.
Show me the truth.
āHave you been drinking?ā she asks, clenching her teeth.
āWhatās it to you?ā I fire back. āI aināt on the clock again until tomorrow.ā
Silently, she stares at me and I figure sheās getting a glimpse of the devil until her features soften. She cocks her head to the side and the fire fades from her eyes.
āWhatās happening here?ā she whispers. āI thought we were okay. I mean, todayāā
āToday, nothing. Today I fucking bent over backward and took it in the ass because I felt bad for you.ā
āYou felt bad for me?ā she repeats.
Come on, give it to me.
āI pitied you. Look, lady, I get it. Youāre lonely. Your husband left you, probably for a woman half your age. That would explain why youāre so fucking bitter, but Iām not looking to lick your wounds and play Daddy to a bunch of brats,ā I sneer. āMaybe you can get that Joey character to pity fuck you and take on your tribe.ā
Suddenly, she drops the plate and rears her hand back. Her palm connects with my cheek and I grin devilishly at her.
Burn.
Make me burn.
āThat the best you got, killer?ā
āFuck you,ā she shrieks, pushing her hair out of her face as she clenches her jaw. āNot that it is any of your fucking business but Joey is my best friendās husband! As for my marriage, Iām the one who left. My children have one father and one mother and thatās all theyāll ever have. You ever talk about my kids like that again, so help me Jesus I will fucking gut you. And as far as looking for someone to fuck me, I have standards and a vibrator, and even if I didnāt Iām pretty sure youād be the last man Iād want to satisfy me. I wasnāt looking for anything. I came here because you were helpful to me and my children and I wanted to return the favor but you canā¦ā Her words trail off.
āDonāt stop there,ā I growl.
Following her gaze, my eyes zero in on Oksanaās shoes.
āOf course,ā she laughs sarcastically. āI shouldāve known youād have company. You must be slacking though since there is only one pair of shoes tonight,ā she shouts as she goes to reach for them. āYouāre a fucking pig,ā she seethes.
Snapping, my control flees and I reach for her wrist.
āDonāt you fucking dare,ā I scold, foaming at the mouth. āThose are my wifeās shoes,ā I holler as I lose my footing and stumble back. Falling on my ass, Layla pulls her hand free from me and takes a step backward. Her eyes widen and she looks appalled.
āYouāre married?ā she asks with her voice full of disgust. āOh my God, youāre fucking married? I didnāt think it was possible for you to be a bigger piece of shit butāā
āSheās fucking dead,ā I shout, unable to listen to her anymore. I thought having her tell me I was a worthless piece of garbage would make me feel better, but having her think Iāve been stepping out on my wife is too much. Call me all the names in the world, blame me for her death, but donāt tell me I wasnāt devoted to her.
Iām a lot of things but Iām no fucking cheat.
āLee,ā she whispers hoarsely.
āGet out,ā I order, combing my fingers through my hair. Angling my head back, I meet her pitiful gaze and I shake my head. āDonāt look at me like that.ā
āIām sorry,ā she murmurs.
Instead of taking a step backward, she takes two forward and kicks away the broken plate. She bends her knees and crouches down in front of me.
Itās wrong.
So fucking wrong.
I donāt want her pity.
Fuck her and her sorrow.
āGo away,ā I plead.
Leave me to my hell.
Leave me to my grief.
Leave me alone where Iām meant to be.
āI didnāt know,ā she explains.
āIt doesnāt matter,ā I say, turning away from her.
āLeeāā she whispers.
Then I feel her.
Her hand touches mine and an electric current passes from her fingertips to mine. Itās too much and I snap my hand back. My eyes find hers and the burn in my chest deepens as the tears roll down her cheeks.
āGet the fuck out,ā I growl.
She doesnāt move for a moment before she wipes her eyes and whispers her apologies once more. Without another word, she stands, but before she turns around she glances at the shoes.
The truth is in those shoes.
Theyāre the reminder.
For those red shoes donāt only symbolize the sharp knife of a short life.
They prove the worse consequence of all is waking up every day in a world youāre unworthy of living in.
Thatās the fucking truth I forgot.
The truth Layla made me forget.
A truth Iām unworthy of forgetting.

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.ā¢Ā“ā¶ABOUT AUTHOR JANINE INFANTE BOSCOĀø.ā¢Ā“ā¶
Janine Infante Bosco lives in New York City, she has always loved reading and writing. When she was thirteen, she began to write her own stories and her passion for writing took off as the years went on. At eighteen, she even wrote a full screenplay with dreams of one day becoming a member of the Screen Actors Guild.
Janine writes emotionally charged novels with an emphasis on family bonds, strong-willed female characters, and alpha male men who will do anything for the women they love. She loves to interact with fans and fellow avid romance readers like herself.
She is proud of her success as an author and the friendships sheās made in the book community but her greatest accomplishment to date would be her two sons Joseph and Paul.
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