MasukHe was a workaholic. They say she was sad and scared. Their testimony is available. They have a civil suit pending against him. He bought off the judge for the petition of evidence in a criminal matter, but even the great Lennox Demetri can't stop all the wheels of justice. Get out. Leave. Come ho
Nox's eyes followed mine. He quirked a brow. "I thought you didn't have plans?""I was hoping you could come up with something."He reached for my hand and started to pull me out of the bedroom, but stopped. "We're getting out of here. Go put something on under that dress and throw some things in an
CharliPeople. So many people.The doorman, people in the lobby, and in the elevator. My feet staggered. I was drunk though I'd barely consumed more than a couple of sips of my martini. I was intoxicated on Nox and on life. His strong arm steadied me as he led me from the elevator and down the hallw
As we settled into the back of the sedan, I thought about the present I had back at the apartment for Nox. It was my vibrator. Whoever moved our things to the apartment from the Mandarin, put it with my bras and panties. With all that had happened, Nox hadn't mentioned it since the first morning whe
My handbag beside the martini glass vibrated, momentarily breaking my trance. I freed my phone and read the text.Nox: "YOU TAKE MY BREATH AWAY."Before I could move my head to find him, another message came through.Nox: "DON'T TURN AROUND."I shook my head, wondering again how he did that. And an
I laughed, stretching to my tiptoes and giving him a kiss. "Thank you. But how did you get all of this done in a morning?""I may have talked to your cousin and arranged for you to stay out longer than you planned.""That's why he insisted on coffee at Tom's restaurant and seeing my apartment.""Sto
I nodded, my gaze also focused beyond the car window. The scenes outside blurred as tears teetered on my lids. Silence settled heavily in the car as we traveled back toward Palo Alto. It seemed that despite all our progress, in one stupid move I’d sent us back to the beginning. With each mile, my po
“Miss Collins, we’re about at the restaurant.”“Thank you. I texted Mr. Demetri to let him know we were on our way.”"Yes, ma'am, so did I. He said to tell you that they were already seated."I looked at my watch, suddenly concerned with making a poor impression. "Are we late?""No. They recently ar
His volume rose. “That can’t happen. We’ve been each other’s destiny. I can’t imagine my life without you in it. You’re my everything…my past...my future…the mother of—”I shook my head, unwilling to listen to his words anymore.“Stop. Stop calling.”“Why? Because Demetri will be upset? Does he look
“Lennox?” I asked, as if I had so many hot guys buzzing around that I wasn’t sure which one she meant.“Damn, he is…”This was my best friend’s mother and while I agreed with her assessment, it made me more than a little uncomfortable to hear her go on about my boyfriend. I smiled at that title, or







