“Bottom line, Emmy,
you deserve more than someone broken with more baggage than he can carry. You deserve the whole world and not just the
smallest island on it” - Maddox
Maddox and
Emmy… Need I say more? Everyone,
including me, has been waiting to hear their story and Oh what a story it
is! From the very first page I was
hooked. The background stories for Emmy
and Locke will leave you with your mouth hanging open and your heart breaking! I
am so glad Harper went back to the past, especially where Maddox is
concerned. After hearing what Maddox
went through during his life, I had one of Oprah’s “Ah- ha” moments. I just got it. And boy oh boy was I shocked when I learned about
Emmy’s past. These 2 could not be more
perfect for each other!
The story picks up after Coop died, (Yeah that killed me)
and Maddox goes to Florida to find Emmy and bring her home. What he finds is a sad Emmy in a terrible
situation. I was so excited when, what
we’ve all been waiting for happened, and Maddox literally sweeps Emmy off her
feet and carries her away! But, there is
no fairy tale HEA for these 2 just yet.
“Let’s get one thing straight. It’s never been that I don’t want you. I
just can’t have you” - Maddox
As the months go by we find Maddox struggling with the fact
that he doesn’t want to poison Em with his black heart and the love he feels
for her. He doesn’t want to keep pushing
her away, yet he can’t help it. Emmy is
struggling at the same time to put her past behind her and stop taking the
blame for Coop’s death. Through it all
she continues to have faith in her love for Maddox because she has seen his
beautiful heart and she knows how much love he can give if he just opens
up. But everyone has their breaking
point, and that night at Asher and Chelcie’s house when Mad finally pushed Emmy
too far is when she reaches hers.
“You’re
the angel my demons beg to make fall. The pureness and light that my darkness
wants to extinguish”- Maddox
It takes Cohen, a child, to make Maddox see what is so
painstakingly obvious to everyone around him and to open his eyes and realize
that maybe, everything he has always believed is wrong. He knows that now is his time to fight for
him and Em, and after he finds his house empty and Emmy gone, he hopes it’s not
too late. Before this happens, the worst
part of her past catches up with her and Emmy suffers because of it. I cannot give too much away here but I will
just say that Maddox is a hero once again!
After finally admitting his love to Em, they begin to tackle
Maddox’s demons. And holy shit, does Maddox
Locke have some great big demons. Emmy
will not give up and she will keep slaying them until Maddox sees in himself
what Emmy has always seen in him, a beautiful man inside and out, and a man who
is truly blessed. Em is a patient woman
as we all know, and Maddox needs that now more than ever. If you weren’t already in love with Maddox
Locke (seriously, is there anyone who wasn’t?), you will be now!
Her love started it all, and she never gave
up until I believed her - Maddox
And let me tell you all something.. This Epilogue!!
GAH!!!! I just can’t. I absolutely loved how Harper let us all see
our Corps men and their women years down the road! Kids, craziness and age won’t ever change
Axel, Cage, Beck, Asher and Maddox. Gotta love those sexy as sin alpha
men!! She also gives us a glimpse into
the future generation of the Corps men and boy is this going to be fun!
5 lip smacks to Harper Sloane for Locke!! And a side note here from me.. I loved reading the Corps Security series and I will miss them all. Thank you Harper Sloan for giving us such a juicy, wonderful series to get lost in for a while! You rock girl!!
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