HERO

By Enrique Cruz

Ever heard of an Alphahole? That's the type of guy that puts real men to shame. They use their looks and charisma to abuse those unfortunate enough to fall in love with them. Unlucky in love, good-hearted Reed Stinger only attracts narcissistic and abusive men who take advantage of his open heart. After he discovers his latest alphahole boyfriend in a compromising position with another man, he’s determined to give up on love forever. When his ex-boyfriend threatens him, Reed discovers that not all macho, alpha men are bad; in fact, they can turn out to be a hero in disguise. Saving the day is a burly, muscular locksmith who's a man of few words, and believes in action over silly talk. Can he restore Reed's faith in love too? This hot and steamy short story contains explicit content and is meant for adults over the age of 18.

• Language: English
• Publisher: SS Publishing
• Release date: Jul 6, 2018
• ISBN: 9780463713846

Enrique Cruz

Enrique Cruz loves to write, and no topic is off limits. There is nothing better than entertaining others through the written word. Cheers, and enjoy his books!

Book preview

Chapter One

My invisible shield was up, or at least the one I projected mentally while taking the train back and forth from work. Strangers are dangerous, always staring, asking for money or feeling you up, so I kept my eyes on my phone. A game of Candy Crush was usually all my brain could handle after a long day at my boring retail job.

I’m never lonely on the train, texting friends during my half hour commute, except when that lame, universal angst creeps up. You know what that’s like; nothing feels right with the universe, no matter how awesome things are going. Packed in with a group of strangers was comforting at times, less lonely.

Especially if your asshole of an ex-boyfriend is still texting you three weeks after you discovered him naked in bed, ankles in the air while some young twink pounded his ass without mercy. Then he became angry with me for invading his space; on my birthday.

Seriously, this is the story of my life; boy meets boy, gets dumped/cheated on/stalked, and is expected to make the ex-boyfriend feel better about themselves so they’ll leave me alone. Usually that works, but Bradley wouldn’t leave me alone, and I could feel my resistance slowly melting.

Excuse me. A woman dressed in an off-the-rack knock-off of last season’s tragic puffy-sleeved nightmare squeezed into the seat next to mine, jostling my coffee holding hand in the process. I scowled, hoping to discourage conversation. My phone dinged, so I looked away from her, hoping my best friend Angel had gotten the promotion at work she’d interviewed for.

Shit.

It’s Bradley.

babe what u up 2

The lack of spelling and punctuation pissed me off.  He has a degree and texted like a 14 year old.

Ignoring you.

Bradley is the type of guy oblivious to the world around him. No matter what you say or do, he does whatever he wants, the way he wants, and screw you and your opinions. Otherwise known as my type. For some reason, the more obnoxious a man is, the more I like him. If only he could keep it in his pants.

try ignoring this

Seconds later I’m