Impossible End
The Unchecked Series #3
Sybil Bartel
Publication Date: December 8, 2015
Genres: Contemporary, New Adult, Romance

Blaze

I stood by my brothers in the Marines and fought for my country. I gave my blood, sweat and flesh so that others could have a taste of freedom.

But my wife wasn’t free.

She’d been hunted, stalked, and forced to keep a secret no one should have to live with. I’d made her a promise. Her freedom, my rules, no questions asked. I thought I’d kept my promise but I made a mistake—a rookie mistake.

Now I was going to finish what I started. I was done playing games with the killer who’d murdered my wife’s parents and tracked her for sport. If he thought he was safe in a jail cell, he was wrong. No one puts out a hit on my wife and survives.

This ends now. I protect what’s mine…at whatever cost.

IMPOSSIBLE END is the conclusion to the Unchecked Series. This novella is from Blaze’s point of view and is not a stand alone. To get the full story, please read the first two books in the series, IMPOSSIBLE PROMISE and IMPOSSIBLE CHOICE.

You can purchase your copy of Impossible End today on Amazon!

Talk about an intense and perfect ending for these two! I love Blaze and Layna so much! Their story has been full of fierce moments and danger, coupled with passion and a sense of belonging. This novella, told in Blaze’s POV, was the perfect way to tie the story up in a finishing bow. Sure there are a few things that I am hoping to see in the future through the spin-off series, but this story finally puts the danger to rest in a spectacular way and solidifies everything these two have been fighting for. This novella is sexy, sweet, and dangerous. We see how Blaze ticks and his skills become vital to what is happening in this short story. I loved seeing him in his element and understanding his thought processes. His love for Layna takes on a new deep level that was never doubted, but seeing it spelled out in this way was beautiful. I was surprised that this short story ended so quickly and I could have read a whole other book about these two! Sybil Bartel is a fantastic author and this novella is once again a testament to that fact. 

“I’m not going to apologize,” I warned.

Her bottom lip trembled. “I wasn’t going to ask you to.”

I pushed forward, saying what needed to be said. “We either move past this, or we move on…from each other.”

Her breath hitched and her tears broke free.

It took everything I had not to reach for her. “Make a decision,” I demanded.

“Why are you acting so cold?”

“I’m not acting.” This wasn’t an ultimatum. I knew how she felt about those. This was me giving her what she deserved. “I’m giving you a choice. Your decision. No strings.”

“Why are you doing this?” she cried.

I reached the end of my rope. “I’m doing this for you, damn it.”

She sucked in a gasp and it was as if understanding drained the fear from her face. “Move past it,” she said quickly, swiping at her tears.

I wasn’t ready to trust it. “You still scared of me?”

She shook her head.

“Say it.”

Calmly, quietly, she did. “I’m not afraid of you.”

Relief washed over me. “Come here,” I whispered.

Her small body stepped into mine and I wrapped my arms around her.

But she wasn’t ready to let it go. “This is going to follow us.”

No us about it. I killed, she didn’t. “It’s over,” I reassured her.

“I feel like I’ll be looking over my shoulder my whole life.”

I caught her chin and tilted her face up. “Good.”

Her forehead creased with alarm.

“Because you know what you’re gonna see?”

Cautiously, she shook her head.

“Me.”

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Sybil Bartel grew up in Northern California with her head in a book and her feet in the sand. She dreamt of becoming a painter but the heady scent of libraries with their shelves full of books drew her into the world of storytelling. She loves the New Adult genre, but any story about a love so desperately wrong and impossibly beautiful makes her swoon.
Sybil now resides in Southern Florida and while she doesn’t get to read as much as she likes, she still buries her toes in the sand. If she isn’t writing or fighting to contain the banana plantation in her backyard, you can find her spending time with her handsomely tattooed husband, her brilliantly practical son and a mischievous miniature boxer…
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