Trapped

By Scarlet Fox

After finding her boyfriend of two years lip locked with another woman, Katie thinks her day can’t get much worse. Then she realizes half of her family was present for her humiliation, as well as her brother’s best friend, Lei. Add in a rash decision to bolt, and she suddenly has to deal with being trapped during a snow storm at a deserted cabin.

To make matters worse, Katie is locked in with Lei. She can’t imagine anything more uncomfortable than being stranded with her brother’s buddy while trying to swallow down her mortification at her failed relationship. That is until things start heating up between herself and Lei.

Could the guy she grew up with be the man she’s been longing for? Or is this off-limits stud a disaster waiting to happen? Either way, she’s discovering that being trapped might not be all that bad.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Evernight Publishing
• Release date: Aug 1, 2015
• ISBN: 9781772334371

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Copyright© 2015 Scarlet Fox

ISBN: 978-1-77233-437-1

Cover Artist: Jay Aheer

Editor: Katelyn Uplinger

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This is a work of fiction. All names, characters, and places are fictitious. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, organizations, or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.

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I would like to thank all of the awesome people at Evernight who had a hand in making this story come true. From editor to cover artist—thank you! I would also like to show my appreciation to my family for their constant support. You guys are awesome!

TRAPPED

Scarlet Fox

Copyright © 2015

Chapter One

Katie could not remember a time when she’d ever been more humiliated in her life. As she stared at her boyfriend of two years while he kissed one of his friends, she wondered how she could have been so blind. He and Erica spent so much time together. She’d never questioned them or felt the slightest bit of suspicion. It was testament to how naive she still was. Obtaining her master’s degree and graduating near the top of her class was not the same as world experience. That was quite evident in this moment.

Hugging the tree in front of her, she watched as snow drifted down prettily around Erica and Zack. It was a picturesque scene–the snow falling, Erica in her skiing gear looking like some cute little snow bunny. It was also mortifying. They were here with Katie’s family. Most of the people she knew were here. Her brother, his best friend, and her cousins. How could she face any of them after this? She knew she couldn’t do it without bursting into tears and making a fool of herself. The betrayal stung too much to hold in.

And as if thinking about crying summoned her tears, a sob burst from her lips. She pressed a hand to her mouth, trying to stifle the sound. Not wanting to be heard by Zack and Erica, she stumbled backward in the direction she’d come. She spun around to make a hasty retreat and nearly ran smack into her brother’s chest.

Nathan reached a hand out to steady her, his eyes roving over her face. What’s wrong, Katie? You look like you’ve seen a ghost.

She looked behind him to find his best friend Lei and two of their cousins gaping at her as well. It was impossible for them not to have noticed the tears cascading down her cheeks as if she were a child.

To make matters worse, Zack and Erica chose that moment to come waltzing out of the thicket of trees they’d been concealed by, hand in hand. Seeing them, Zack instantly dropped Erica’s hand, but the damage was already done. The entire group had already witnessed his obvious infidelity.

You son of a bitch! Nathan growled. He took a lumbering step forward, and it was only their cousin Jacob holding him back that stopped Nathan from charging at Zack.

Mind your own business! Zack snarled. Then it seemed as if he suddenly realized he’d been caught. He spun toward Katie,