ONLY FOR LOVE, page 1
part #1 of Only For #2 Series
only for love
Only For #2
natasha madison
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Cover Design: Jay Aheer
Model Photo: Wander Aguiar
Cover Illustrations: K.B. Barrett Designs
Editing: Karen Hrdicka Barren Acres Editing
Editing: Emma Gilmore
Proofing: Julie Deaton by Deaton Author Services
Proofing: Judy’s Proofreading
Sensitivity Read: Ashley Driver
content warning
Please be aware, Only For Love contains some difficult topics that could be upsetting for some readers.
Topics that take place on page are: domestic violence (verbal), coercive control, disordered eating and cheating (not between main characters).
Your mental health matters, please take care when reading.
about only for love
Lexi
Falling for a famous hockey player? I would have laughed at you.
I was trapped in a marriage-caged with cruelty.
I wasn’t ever going to be free.
Until I found a way to escape.
Before him, I thought love was a nightmare.
Now I dared to dream.
Kirby
First time I met her I was drawn to her light.
Then I saw the fear in her eyes.
Fear I’ve seen before.
Our chance encounter turned into two.
If she ever needed me, I’d be there.
I never dared to want her.
But I lost my heart to her anyways.
family tree
Hockey Series
SOMETHING SO SERIES
Something So Right
Parker & Cooper Stone
Matthew (Something So Perfect)
Allison (Something So Irresistible)
Zara (This Is Crazy)
Zoe (This Is Wild)
Justin (This Is Forever)
Something So Perfect
Matthew Grant & Karrie Cooley
Cooper (Only One Regret)
Frances (Only One Love)
Vivienne (Made For You)
Chase (Made For Me)
Something So Irresistible
Allison Grant & Max Horton
Michael (Only One Mistake)
Alexandria (Only One Forever)
Something So Unscripted
Denise Horton & Zack Morrow
Jack
Joshua
Elizabeth (Holiday Unscripted)
THIS IS SERIES
This Is Crazy
Zara Stone & Evan Richards
Zoey (Meant For Love)
Stone (Meant For Stone)
This Is Wild
Zoe Stone & Viktor Petrov
Matthew (Mine To Take)
Zara (Meant For Gabriel)
Lexi (Only For Love)
This Is Love
Vivienne Paradis & Mark Dimitris
Karrie
Stefano (Mine to Promise)
Angelica
This Is Forever
Caroline Woods & Justin Stone
Dylan Stone (Formerly Woods) (Only One Forever)
Christopher (Meant For Her)
Gabriella (Made For Romeo)
Abigail (Made For Us)
ONLY ONE SERIES
Only One Kiss
Candace Richards & Ralph Weber
Ariella (Only For Tonight)
Brookes
Callie
Only One Chance
Layla Paterson & Miller Adams
Clarke
Only One Night
Evelyn & Manning Stevenson
Jaxon (Only For Tonight)
Victoria
Kiera
Only One Touch
Becca & Nico Harrison
Phoenix
Dallas
Only One Regret
Erika & Cooper Grant
Emma
Mia
Parker
Felicia
Leo
Matthew
Only One Mistake
Jillian & Michael
Jamieson
Bianca
Bailey
Only One Love
Frances Grant & Brad Wilson
Stella
Lawson
Only One Forever
Dylan Stone & Alex Horton
Maddox
Maverick
Maya
James
MADE FOR SERIES
Made For Me
Julia & Chase Grant
Made For You
Vivienne Grant & Xavier Montgomery
Made For Us
Abigail Stone & Tristan Weise
Penelope
Payton
Made For Romeo
Romeo Beckett & Gabriella Stone
MEANT FOR SERIES
Meant For Stone
Stone Richards & Ryleigh Beckett
Aspyn
Dalia
Declan
Meant For Her
Christopher Stone & Dakota
Luna
Rain
Meant For Love
Nash Griffin & Zoey Petrov
Easton
Evander
Meant For Gabriel
Gabriel McIntyre & Zara Petrov
Colson
Callum
Cecilia
ONLY FOR SERIES
Only For Tonight
Jaxon Stevenson & Ariella Weber
Jagger
Only For Love
Lexi Petrov & Kirby Materson
Southern Wedding Family Tree
Mine To Have
Travis & Harlow
Charlotte
Theo
Mine To Hold
Shelby & Ace
Arya
Mine To Cherish
Clarabella & Luke
Zander
Mine To Love
Presley & Bennett
Cadence
Charleigh
Violet
Mine To Take
Sofia and Matty Petrov
Reed Cooper (R.C.)
Ruby
Mine To Promise
Stefano Dimitris & Addison
Avery
Addison
Mine To Honor
Levi & Eva
Cici
Mine To Keep
Grace & Caine
Meadow
SOUTHERN TREE
Southern Family tree
Billy and Charlotte
(Mother and father to Kallie and Casey)
Southern Chance
Kallie & Jacob McIntyre
Ethan (Savannah Son)
Amelia (Southern Secrets)
Travis
Southern Comfort
Olivia & Casey Barnes
Quinn (Southern Heat)
Reed (Southern Sunshine)
Harlow (Mine to Have)
Southern Storm
Savannah & Beau Huntington
Ethan McIntyre (Jacob’s son)
Chelsea (Southern Heart)
Toby
Keith
Southern Sunrise
Emily & Ethan McIntyre
Gabriel (Meant For Gabriel)
Aubrey
Southern Heart
Chelsea Huntington & Mayson Carey
Tucker
Kasey
Southern Heat
Willow & Quinn Barnes
Grace (Mine To Keep)
Charlie (Shattered Dreams)
Southern Secrets
Amelia McIntyre & Asher
JB Normand
Southern Sunshine
Hazel & Reed Barnes
Sofia (Mine To Take)
Kaine
Denver
Dream Series
Shattered Dreams
Autumn & Charlie Barnes
Landon William
Casey
Anabelle
Forbidden Dreams
Harmony & Brady Thatcher
Wyatt
Whitney
Buried Dreams
Everleigh & Brock Casey
Saige
Bax
Brantley
Skye
Stolen Dreams
Lilah & Emmett Clarkson
Lucy
Lacey
Lennox
Forgotten Dreams
Sierra & Caleb Jensen
Chloe
contents
Dedication
Chapter 1
Lexi
Chapter 2
Kirby
Chapter 3
Lexi
Chapter 4
Kirby
Chapter 5
Lexi
&
Kirby
Chapter 7
Lexi
Chapter 8
Kirby
Chapter 9
Lexi
Chapter 10
Kirby
Chapter 11
Lexi
Chapter 12
Kirby
Chapter 13
Lexi
Chapter 14
Kirby
Chapter 15
Lexi
Chapter 16
Kirby
Chapter 17
Lexi
Chapter 18
Kirby
Chapter 19
Lexi
Chapter 20
Kirby
Chapter 21
Lexi
Chapter 22
Kirby
Chapter 23
Lexi
Chapter 24
Kirby
Chapter 25
Lexi
Chapter 26
Kirby
Chapter 27
Lexi
Chapter 28
Kirby
Chapter 29
Lexi
Chapter 30
Kirby
Chapter 31
Lexi
Chapter 32
Kirby
Chapter 33
Lexi
Chapter 34
Kirby
Chapter 35
Lexi
Chapter 36
Kirby
Epilogue
About Natasha Madison
Acknowledgments
Also by Natasha Madison
dedication
This is to everyone who has had their light dimmed without even knowing it.
You are still the warrior that you think you are.
I dare you to make them see how bright you can shine!
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Lexi
“Good class,” the Pilates instructor, Chelsea, says as she claps her hands. “You guys did great!”
I smile at her and get off my Pilates reformer, walking over to grab the spray bottle; my legs buckling a bit after the workout I just did. I spray the disinfectant on my machine before wiping it down.
“Thank you again, Chelsea,” I say, picking up my water and returning the spray bottle near the front of the room.
Snatching my keys and phone from one of the wooden cubbies at the front door, I head out into the Arizona heat. The sun is already scorching even though it’s just a little before 7:00 a.m. I press the unlock button and slide into my champagne-colored Bentley, a birthday gift two months ago.
I start the car and pull out of the parking lot to head home. The soft music plays in the background, a classical number, something I never thought I would come to like, but with time it grew on me. The mountains in the distance fill up my view as I make my way into the gated community my husband and I live in.
Driving past the golf course, I pull in front of my black garage door and turn the car off, grabbing my stuff before walking past the four other garage doors, which are all closed with no cars parked in front of them. The first garage door holds Trent’s everyday Land Rover. The second one holds his BMW, which he drives on occasion. The third has the golf cart he takes when he’s going to play golf, and the fourth is the Rolls-Royce he bought himself as a gift. That one he only uses when he wants to show off. Walking past the windows I know are in my dining room, I see the shades are still drawn. I look down at my running shoes as I turn and walk down the white bricked walkway toward the front door.
I open the front door and put my keys on the glass table by the door next to a green-colored vase with fresh white roses. Something that is replaced every couple of days. I untie my shoes before kicking them off and placing them in the sliding door closet on my right and slip on my indoor slippers before walking toward the kitchen.
I pass the formal dining room on my left, where we entertain all of Trent’s friends. The brown table with ten chairs looks more like it’s a conference room than someplace where you would have your meals and enjoy time with friends.
The whole house has a museum-like feeling to it, something I’ve come to live with. I’ve grown used to the lack of warmth from both the house and our marriage. I turn left when I get to the big open space, going toward the kitchen and stopping in my tracks when I see Trent sitting on one of the stools. My pulse speeds up a bit not expecting him to be up at this time, let alone dressed and sitting at the island. The long marble island off to the left holds six stools. Two chandeliers hang over it with gold wiring. It’s a dream kitchen. Beautiful, opulent, a façade...
“Morning,” I greet him softly. “I didn’t know you would be up so early.” I walk over and kiss his cheek. He’s already dressed in black dress pants and a white button-up shirt, the smell of his aftershave lingers. His black hair is cut perfectly since he goes every two weeks to have it trimmed. It’s also styled perfectly without a hair out of place.
“Is that why you snuck out of the house?” he asks, picking up his cup of coffee from beside him as he scrolls on his massive iPad, reading the news.
“I didn’t sneak out of the house.” My hand moves over the top of the granite island counter gently, feeling the coolness of it, before I pull open one of the fridge doors. I grab the fresh pineapple and strawberries before walking to the butler’s pantry behind the wall of the kitchen. I make my protein shake, adding in half a banana, before walking back out and taking a sip of it.
“Where did you go?” he asks me, not taking his eyes off the iPad.
“I went to the six a.m. Pilates class,” I tell him and his eyes look up at me, before giving the top half of me a look up and down. The frown on his face telling me what I already know. The outfit is going in the donate pile as soon as I wash it.
“Dressed like that?” he asks me. I look down at the white workout T-shirt I have on that shows my black sports bra underneath it and matching black tights. “You’re just giving it away for free now.” He shakes his head.
“It’s a class full of women.” I take a sip, looking down at the outfit I bought two weeks ago, thinking it would look nice with my skin tone.
“I thought I told you to do the private classes here.” His voice is calm. “You have that whole workout room. I bought you the reformer and everything. Wouldn’t it be so much easier for you if you just did them here? You wouldn’t need to leave the house. It’s better to have one-on-one classes anyway, isn’t it?”
“She couldn’t get me in this week,” I reply.
“Then find someone else,” he states, not leaving room for a response, and I just nod my head. “Besides, I don’t think what she is doing is helping you. You seem a bit pudgy these days.” The lump forms in my throat. “You shouldn’t even be drinking that shake, it’s full of sugar.” He sighs. “I thought we discussed this already, and you said you would be going back on the diet that works for you.”
