Authors: Mimi Jean Pamfiloff
Mack (King #4) (23 page)
“Forgive & Forget” by The Kooks
“Thank God for Girls” by Weezer
“Sweet Disposition” by The Temper Trap
“You Are The Best Thing” by Ray LaMontagne
“Ain’t No Sunshine” by Bill Withers
“Holy Ghost” by Børns
“Space Oddity” by David Bowie (RIP, you awesome man.)
“Ride” by Twenty One Pilots
“Alive” by Sia
“Back To Black” by Amy Winehouse
What’s Mack Really All About?
Okay, so this story’s meaning isn’t as complex as some of the others I write, but it’s a theme I’m sure we can all relate to. Ready? It’s about love! I know…shocker, right? LOL. But in this case, it’s about the love we need versus the love we’re given.
I’m sure some of you are thinking, “Mimi, don’t get all squirrelly and philosophical on us!” But I fear I must! Haha…
Because now that I have two growing boys, who always seem at odds with my definition of love, it’s a topic front and center in my life. They always want. I always want to give. But I know in the back of my mind that if I really love them, I’ll give them what they need (but it won’t make them happy). This has really made me start to think about the true definition of love: making someone I love happy, which makes me happy, versus making their lives better.
Okay, so the parent-child analogy is easy. But when you migrate into the grown-up world, the lines begin to blur.
We’ve all been guilty of doing something in the name of love, only to discover that the recipient (sibling, spouse, friend, etc.) of our sacrifice wasn’t so pleased. Or we’ve been on the receiving end of the “gift” of love that wasn’t what we needed. The point is that many times people THINK they’re helping and giving love when in reality our true needs never crossed their minds.
King kept killing off Teddi, thinking he was saving his brother from dying. When, in reality, he was destroying this person he loved. Because what Mack really needed was King to just be his brother and show him compassion. Like himself, Mack had lived through hell and was struggling with his own demons. But because Mack was the “suffer in silence” type, he never asked King for what he really needed—he didn’t really know how. And King just kept on giving and giving (death to poor Teddi).
Likewise, King had asked Mack to end his life (in Minoa). King used the excuse of love (“if you love me, you’ll do this” argument), but the truth was that what King really needed was for his brother to give him a kick in the pants. They were both too blind to see it.
The point is that love isn’t always giving the other person what they want. Love isn’t always giving them what
you
want. Love is about making those hard choices and laddering up to see the big picture so you can give the other person what they truly need. But that, too, is what it’s all about: taking the time to think it through and honor your special relationship by giving it the attention it’s worth. I need to do more of this in my life, for sure!
I know this didn’t blow anyone’s mind, but that’s what the story is about (and is a reflection of what’s been going on in my life).
So! I hope you enjoyed, because the next chapter of the King Series is going to be frivolously gluttonous, hot alpha-man-archy! (Hey, it’s no fun to be deep all the time! LOL.)
HAPPY READING,
Mimi
Acknowledgements
First, a huge thank you to Dali for all of her incredible support these past months and for catching the fact that I left out the most important part of the book: saying THANK YOU! (Yep. It’s true. I totally missed it.) I’ve been way over my head lately, so it’s great to have people I can count on and keep the wheels on the Mimi Bus! So, as always, I give my undying gratitude to not just Dali, but Kylie Gilmore, Latoya Smith, Pauline Nolet, and Stef. I can’t forget Ally and Bridget, too! Thank you for always pitching in.
As always, my family gets the lion’s share of my gratitude for being there to support me day in and day out.
Finally, THERE ARE MY AWESOME READERS and TEAM MINKY. THANK YOU for continuing to believe in me. You make it all possible.
Mimi
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Mimi Jean Pamfiloff is a
New York Times
&
USA Today
best-selling author of Paranormal and Contemporary Romance. Her books have been #1 genre sellers around the world. Both traditionally and independently published, Mimi has sold over 700,000 books since publishing her first title in 2012, and she plans to spontaneously combust once she hits the one million mark. Although she obtained her international MBA and worked for over 15 years in the corporate world, she believes that it’s never too late to come out of the romance closet and follow your dream.
When not screaming at her computer, Mimi spends time with her two pirates in training, her loco-for-the-chili-pepper hubby, and her rat terriers, Mini and DJ Princess Snowflake, in the San Francisco Bay Area.
She continues to hope that her books will inspire a leather pants comeback (for men) and that she might make you laugh when you need it most.
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