LOGINCharli's head went back and forth. "No shows. This is real." I smoothed her beautiful hair away from her face. "I think that means there isn't time for any pain medicine." "I-I don't know if I can do this." "Trust me, princess. You can do anything." Her eyes closed. "Doctor, it's so fast. Is it
After the New Year Nox "Dad, are you sure it isn't time for you to go back to London or maybe Savannah?" "You're stuck with us until our grandson arrives," Oren said with a grin. I eyed him up and down. "I do admit, this family-man thing is looking good on you." "I know...I should have tried it
She winked as her cheeks rose. "No need to talk about that anymore, Miss Adelaide. Now, let's go out there to the pool house and watch little miss open her presents. I've been out there. Lord a mighty! Santa definitely made it. I'd say he needed a backup sleigh for all them presents." "Remember, he
Christmas Morning Adelaide "Something smells wonderful," Oren said as we made our way down the stairs and toward the kitchen. "I have your coffee poured, and the calzones are almost ready," Silvia said. "Silvia," I said, taking in the counter filled with sweets. "You always outdo yourself." She
Guilty of murder exercising malice and aforethought. His sentence was for life with no possibility of parole. Over time the association with Montague faded away. Despite my grandfather's antiquated way of thinking, he had built a company that fostered success. As other headlines took precedence, t
Angi tilted her little head. "But when you were little, you lived at Grandma and Grandpa's big house. It doesn't snow there. Did you still get Christmas miracles?" "Baby, you're my miracle." She reached out and laid her small hand on my tummy. "And my baby brother, too?" "That's right." "So Sant
Thirteen Years Ago Oren It wasn't my normal gathering. Thirty thousand dollars a plate was steep, no matter how much money Demetri Enterprises was grossing. Nevertheless, I was here, dressed to kill in a custom tuxedo. One simply didn't rent a tuxedo for such an affair. The convention hall was fi
"Not sexually." The arm around me loosened. I went on. "He was a fan of corporal punishment." Nox's back straightened against the headboard. When I turned, I saw his eyes shut. "When..." he began, "...I...when you bit my ankle..." He took a deep breath and moved in front of me, so that we were e
"It bothers you to say parents, doesn't it?" Nox asked. I nodded again. "You said you loved her like you should have loved...your mother?" I lowered my lids. "I do love my mother. But I've hurt her." I shook my head. "I've never meant to cause her pain, but she's been nonetheless hurt because of
Charli Secrets weren't secrets unless they were hidden away. Those things that we shared openly, that we talked, laughed, and even cried about, couldn't hurt us because they were out there for the world to see. It was the things that we kept hidden, that we didn't share, that lurked in the shadows—







