A cowboy knows trouble by instinct—and the marks on Lila’s arm tell Cash everything he doesn’t want to know.
Cash Whitley has a good thing going: secret, scorching afternoons with Scarlet in the old barn, antlers he turns into chandeliers in his workshop, and just enough distance from his wealthy Appalachian family’s chaos to keep his head on straight.
But everything tilts the moment he spots the bruises on his little sister Lila’s arm. Perfect, violet fingerprints that don’t match her shaky story about a fall. As Lila defends the boyfriend who keeps changing the rules on her, Cash and Scarlet are left with a single, sickening certainty: something is very wrong.
Set against a polished Appalachian estate where Cash turns his family’s hunting kills into one-of-a-kind light fixtures and deals are made behind closed doors and surrounded by unopened legal books, this steamy Exploits episode blends open-door heat with the first crack of a coming reckoning.
When the truth hides behind fear and loyalty, how far will Cash go to uncover what’s happening in the shadows of his own family?
A sharp, sexy, emotion-laced short, Light From Death introduces Cash Whitley, a loyal protector whose world tilts the moment he sees bruises on the one person he’d burn everything down to defend.
Part of The Exploits series, where ambition turns erotic and revenge goes digital. In each episode of The Exploits, readers will enjoy a quick read full of open-door heat, psychologically charged encounters, and erotic tension, offering the backstories of the world of Bex Edwards’ dark romance thriller debut, TERMS AND CONDITIONS.
