title: Bet on Me
author: Hoddell, Mia
description: Alaya
   There are three things I want from my life: adventure, freedom, and excitement. I’m on my way to achieving them as well, having packed up my life to travel. But then I see him … the man with the haunted eyes. Cole Ashford intrigues me from the moment I meet him. He isn’t supposed to be a part of my plan, yet for some insane reason, I want to be the reason his life has meaning again. So I make him a bet he can’t refuse. The only problem is one bet is never enough, and the stakes are increasing with every wager. My heart was never supposed to be on offer, yet I’m starting to wonder if I’ve put it in danger.
  
  Cole
   I’m drawn to Alaya Matthews’ love of life. I know allowing her to be my light is selfish, but I can’t resist the first person to make me feel more than hollowness in seven years. With one bet she has me hooked. It doesn’t matter continuing our game makes her vulnerable to a dark world … I want her. However, my tainted past is catching up with me and my secrets can’t stay hidden forever. It’s forcing me to choose between leaving the best thing to happen to me or clinging to it and risking both our lives. I know what I should do, but I can’t let go.