Christmas Secret

By Hannah Teylen

After her latest hit, Samantha has fled to a quiet village in the hope that her past will not haunt her. All she wants for Christmas is to keep her secret and raise her son in a safe environment.
Willem is searching for the truth behind his brother's disappearance. In a small village, he finds a beautiful and mysterious woman who was the last person to see his brother alive, and a little boy who looks just like him. All he wants for Christmas is the truth, but after he meets the irresistible Samantha, he may want to give that up for a life together.
What happens when the secret is discovered, the truth is revealed and the underworld has Samantha under its spell again? Read it here!

Excerpt:
Will leaned over and whispered in Samantha’s ear, "What are you so afraid of?"
In his eyes, she saw he was genuinely curious. The truth was out of the question. The reason she was afraid of him, that he could discover her guilty secret and take her son away. Her carefully constructed life could disappear all at once if he learned too much. After an additional investigation last night, she had discovered that he was ex-military, a former CIA agent, and had been looking for his brother for eleven years.
"I don't think you could handle me," she whispered seductively in his ear.
As curiosity gave way to confusion, Samantha slipped past him and into the kitchen. Will recovered quickly enough from the surprise and chased after her.
"If that was a challenge, I'm happy to take it," he said back to his arrogant self.
She looked carelessly over her shoulder as she took the cookies out of the oven and asked, "Shouldn't you go to the opening of your sports club?"
"Snow day," Will said, shrugging his shoulders. "I can't fight against the elements."
"What are you going to do today?"
"Taking on a challenge with a damn sexy woman," he said with a hungry look.
With a glance down Samantha saw his reaction to her challenge. "Oh, and who is that?"
As she put the cookies down and put a new platter in the oven, he was suddenly very close behind her.
"I think you know who I mean," he said in a seductive tone.
"And who says I'm interested?" asked Samantha, almost indifferently. "It's not because you attacked me at a weak moment yesterday that I'm interested in you."
"Oh, I believe that if I slipped my hand into that sexy nothingness, you call panties, I would find my answer," he said, taking another step closer so that they were almost against each other. Her body betrayed her and with his words, she felt her panties get wet.
He gently nibbled on her neck and whispered, "I also think that if I let my hands slide under your top. I would find two very willing breasts with hard nipples that I want to suck."
She swallowed and looked into his dark eyes. In a hoarse voice, Samantha said, "Oh, yeah?" He nodded and licked his lips. "And what would you do if you found all those things?"
Will growled. "Oh, the things I would do to you... I would start by finishing what I started yesterday."
"What is that?" she asked with wide eyes as he put his hands on her hips.
“Making you moan my name while you come,” he growled in her ear before covering her mouth with his.

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Reader advisory: This story contains explicit sex scenes.

Christmas Secret is a steamy, hot, erotic, Christmas short dark romance story. Full-length, explicit sex scenes, standalone, no cheating or cliffhangers - and Happily Ever After. Themes: Enemies to Lovers, Happily ever after, Opposites Attract, Alpha Male, Accidental pregnancy, Soulmates, Dark Romance

• Language: English
• Publisher: Hannah Teylen
• Release date: Dec 3, 2021
• ISBN: 9781005204563

Hannah Teylen

Hannah Teylen, is an erotica lover from reading to writing.She is a Belgian native whose love for writing began early on in life after reading the thrilling novels of Darren Shan. Her true passion for erotica emerged during her time at university as an outlet for her daydreams, instead of actually studying.She loves a strong heroine who is not afraid to say what she thinks and who takes charge in the bedroom.Whenever Hannah is not behind a computer or an e-reader you can find her in the kitchen baking or in her garden where she grows her own vegetables in the company of her three chickens, two cats and one husband.You can also find me on:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hannahteylen/Wattpad: https://www.wattpad.com/user/HannahTeylenLiterotica: https://www.literotica.com/stories/memberpage.php?uid=5590010&page=bioGoodreads : https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/21516359.Hannah_Teylen?ref=nav_profile_lOr you can email me: [e-mail]

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Christmas Secret

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Hannah Teylen

Christmas Secret

by Hannah Teylen

Copyright © 2021 Hannah Teylen

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Acknowledgement

A big thank you to my husband for always believing in me and never making me feel like I couldn’t do it.

Thank you to Ada Stuart for being my second pair of eyes as a beta reader and for the great feedback.

Another thank you to Ravey19 at Literotica for being a great editor.

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This is a work of fiction. The characters, incidents and dialogues in this book are of the author's imagination and are not to be construed as real. Any resemblance to actual events or persons, living or dead, is completely coincidental.

Brief Summary

After her latest hit, Samantha has fled to a quiet village in the hope that her past will not haunt her. All she wants for Christmas is to keep her secret and raise her son in a safe environment.

Willem is searching for the truth behind his brother's disappearance. In a small village, he finds a beautiful and mysterious woman who was the last person to see his brother alive, and a little boy who looks just like him. All he wants for Christmas is the truth, but after he meets the irresistible Samantha, he may want to give that up for a life together.

What happens when the secret is discovered, the truth is revealed and the underworld has Samantha under its spell again? Read it here!

Excerpt:

Will leaned over and whispered in Samantha’s ear, What are you so afraid of?

In his eyes, she saw he was genuinely curious. The truth was out of the question. The reason she was afraid of him, that he could discover her guilty secret and take her son away. Her carefully constructed life could disappear all at once if he learned too much. After an additional investigation last night, she had discovered that he was ex-military, a former CIA agent, and had been looking for his brother for eleven years.

I don't think you could handle me, she whispered seductively in his ear.

As curiosity gave way to confusion, Samantha slipped past him and into the kitchen. Will recovered quickly enough from the surprise and chased after her.

If that was a challenge, I'm happy to take it, he said back to his arrogant self.

She looked carelessly over her shoulder as she took the cookies out of the oven and asked, Shouldn't you go to the opening of your sports club?

Snow day, Will said, shrugging his shoulders. I can't fight against the elements.

What are you going to do today?

Taking on a challenge with a damn sexy woman, he said with a hungry look.

With a glance down Samantha saw his reaction to her challenge. Oh, and who is that?

As she put the cookies down and put a new platter in the oven, he was suddenly very close behind her.

I think you know who I mean, he said in a seductive tone.

And who says I'm interested? asked Samantha, almost indifferently. It's not because you attacked me at a weak moment yesterday that I'm interested in you.

Oh, I believe that if I slipped my hand into that sexy nothingness, you call panties, I would find my answer, he said, taking another step closer so that they were almost against each other. Her body betrayed her and with his words, she felt her panties get wet.

He gently nibbled on her neck and whispered, I also think that if I let my hands slide under your top. I would find two very willing breasts with hard nipples that I want to suck.

She swallowed and looked into his dark eyes. In a hoarse voice, Samantha said, Oh, yeah? He nodded and licked his lips. And what would you do if you found all those things?

Will growled. Oh, the things I would do to you... I would start by finishing what I started yesterday.

What is that? she asked with wide eyes as he put his hands on her hips.

Making you moan my name while you come, he growled in her ear before covering her mouth with his.

—————

Reader advisory: This story contains explicit sex scenes.

Christmas Secret is a steamy, hot, erotic, Christmas short dark romance story. Full-length, explicit sex scenes, standalone, no cheating or cliffhangers - and Happily Ever After. Themes: Enemies to Lovers, Happily ever after, Opposites Attract, Alpha Male, Accidental pregnancy, Soulmates, Dark Romance

Prologue

Samantha was ready. Her last target. Months of preparation came to a pinnacle on the night of the attack. Always her least favourite, but most necessary element of any assignment. The money she was going to earn from this was going to be enough to finally retire and open that bakery somewhere far from her violent past.

All preparations had been cleared away and after this evening, the loft she had been renting for several months would be cleaned clinically so that no trace of her presence would remain. It would be the last time she would get ready in that bathroom and sleep in that bed. It had been one of her better abodes and in a way, she would miss it. What she would not miss was the memory of what she would have to accomplish here.

She knew her target like the back of her hand and she had created a persona exactly as he would have wanted for a woman. Down to the colour of her nail polish and the smell of her perfume, she had spun a web of lies and promises around herself that he would not be able to resist. No man had ever been able to resist her. No man had ever known her or even loved her; everything came down to lust. The weakness of the flesh was the easiest to exploit. After tonight, she would never have to do that again. One last time.

Together with this one, her total would be 35 confirmed kills. It was a symbolic number to end on, as it was also the age at which her father had been killed. As a kind of final tribute to the man who had raised her, this would be the last time she killed someone, in the same manner, he had lost his life. She was still young, not even thirty herself. Young enough to start a new life and leave everything behind. She had quickly made a name for herself in the milieu of the underworld, but now was the time to climb out before the dark claws would wrap themselves around her neck, pulling her back and entombing her in its thrall. No one knew her real identity, and she had to keep it that way.

Her alarm went off. Time to leave. Samantha checked her lipstick, which matched her nails, for the last time and with one last sultry smile, she closed the door behind her.

She walked into the bar as if she owned the place. Self-confidence was always the first step in getting things done, which she had learned at an early age. She smiled sweetly at the bartender who served her a glass of white wine. He lingered a little too long and her sweet smile turned to ice. The message got through and the man quickly went back to his work. She took the book she had bought a few weeks ago and since then had been treating it so that it looked weathered. It was some classic where the contents did not interest her, but she knew that her target would have to talk to her about it because that was how he was. All men were like that. Easy to win over with just the slightest encouragement.

At a quarter to eight on the dot, he walked into the bar. Peter Mertens. Samantha almost shook her head in amusement. It was habits that got people killed and this habit of his was perfect for spinning her web around him.

With a loose hand, she held her glass of wine absent-mindedly as if she were so focused on the book that she forgot the world around her. She felt his eyes resting on her and she knew at that moment that she had him. Nothing would be able to take him away from her predetermined path now.

Peter put himself on the chair next to her and accidentally bumped her leg. She made an irritated little sound but remained focused on the page. He mumbled something that she also ignored. The moment she tried to put down her glass to turn the page, she looked beside her. Startled, she put her wine glass on the edge of the napkin so that it tipped over, right into his lap.

Oh, I am so sorry! Samantha exclaimed, quickly grabbing some napkins to try and stop the stain.

No, no problem, he said gingerly. A good book does something to a person.

She blushed. "Really sorry, I was so engrossed that I completely forgot where I was. Oh, and your lovely shirt. I am