LOGINHe 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
Chapter 10UnknownBlocked number: "IT'S DONE."Burner phone: "YOU TOOK CARE OF HER?"Blocked number: "I FOLLOWED YOUR DIRECTIONS."Burner phone: "GOOD. I'LL BE IN TOUCH."Blocked number: "THANK YOU, SIR."Chapter 11Twenty years agoAdelaideI pulled my gaze away from my friend and looked toward my
"This isn't the turn of the century. I don't see why divorce is still considered such a failure."I leaned back and inhaled. My chest rose and fell yet the air didn't come. It was this world—the world we were born into—where life was unforgiving, and if I didn't do something soon, I would become ano
I didn't respond. I wasn't sure what to say. It was the new internal battle that his words and actions waged within me. Alex didn't like it, but Charli's tummy was doing flip-flops with the memory of the satin binding in Del Mar.He brushed a finger between my folds and his grin blossomed to a full
Is that what he wants, to elicit two such different emotions? "...three more days, then you'll move into my apartment."My pulse quickened again. "Where do you live?""Westchester County.""I-I have classes. I have an apartment near campus. Maybe we could work..."Nox shook his head. "No. My rules.







