LOGINCharliSignature crimson flowed upward from the starched white collar of his shirt as Alton Fitzgerald stopped midstep and turned my direction. "It appears as though the prodigal daughter has returned."I didn't stop walking until I was right before him. "I want to see her.""You'll have to understa
"Alex," she asked as we neared Savannah, "have you heard of Mongolia Woods?""No.""It's a private facility west of Savannah that specializes in rehab for alcohol and drug addiction.""What? Are you serious? My mother is going to dry out?""Does she drink?""Yes, but not...well, it's never been a pr
"Of course you do.""I-I'm not sure if Alton...I don't know about staying at the manor. If Nox..." I'd never had a man stay with me in Savannah. I'd never had one who I wanted to have stay with me. All I knew was that if my mother was ill, the choice would be up to Alton, and I doubted he'd be as ac
CharliI stared in disbelief at the screen of my phone. I may have doubted that Chelsea had really been the one to send the text had it not been for the one line: does texting count? That was definitely Chelsea, the one to find the loophole in every agreement.I couldn't think about why she knew wha
He sat back on the edge of the bed with his back toward me.I crawled close and draped my arms over his broad shoulders, burying my cheek against his back."The coroner said that it happens," Nox said. His voice now filled with defeat. "He said she was probably having abdominal pain and that was why
Releasing his cheeks, I kissed one, and wrapped my arms around his chest with my head lying on his torso. I wanted to comfort him and be close. I wanted to support my strong boyfriend as he finally freed some of his shadows.Nox sighed and returned his arm to my shoulders as his words vibrated from
NoxAfter my call with Charli and another with Deloris, I quietly eased into a chair near the back of the gallery. The room was near capacity with afternoon testimony before the Senate Finance Committee in full swing. From my position, I could see the backs of most of the attendees. According to Ore
I couldn’t hide the surprise from my face. “We—we talked about it.”“Sometimes women, they say one thing, they mean another.”“You want me to give my wife a daughter? I-I can’t promise a daughter. Even if we were to have another child, it could be a boy.”Carmine nodded. “But you’re willing…to try?”
"I put it in your room. I also put the things Mrs. Witt brought up there."My room. I liked the sound of that. Despite what Oren had said, I knew this was Lennox's house. He'd said his mother had left it to him."Thanks, Silvia. I can get it.""Nonsense. I'll bring it down."I smiled as she left us
“Talk to him? Why?” I asked.“Because an accident needs to look like an accident. Falling from a plane, if the person don't fly, looks suspicious. We need to know his likes and dislikes.”“Like a fucking dating service?”Vincent’s eyes narrowed, reminding me of my wife’s. “Like a job. You’re a negot