LOGINHe gives me an empathetic smile. “It could be more complicated than that. The reasons could be multifaceted or more nuanced than you thought.”I nod pensively, taking it all in. Once again, I’m grateful Grayson is with me to help me navigate this quagmire.I slip my hand into his. “Thanks for being
I chuckle as I stare at Grayson sitting next to me in our first-class seats.“Do you really think anyone’s going to be fooled by the baseball cap and shades?”He grins. “You don’t know your dad’s not tailing you. He seems awfully curious about your plans this weekend.”“Luther was just pissed that I
I drop my head and groan my frustration into my glass of pinot noir.What if our last hours were all an illusion, and in his mind, it really was the final goodbye? My heart sinks like a stone at the thought. I know it can’t go on, but I’m not ready for it to be over. Please let us have one more week
“Leave this work for the others. You are meant for so much more. You’re a Harrison, for crying out loud.”“Other people like who?” I say, careful to keep my voice down. The whole office needn’t know how much of a pretentious snob my dad can be. “We’re short-staffed as it is. Very few attorneys are w
It’s Tuesday morning, the first day I’ve awakened since Friday without Grayson Bennett in my bed. My mind is still reeling from this weekend, and my body has a pleasant ache one might have after running a marathon. Everything was so surreal, from Grayson showing up unannounced at my door to him admi
Her shoulders slump. “So, you don’t think that I should go see her.”“I just wonder if it would do more harm than good.” I rub my hands over my face. “Kind of like me overstaying my welcome.” I turn to look at her. I can already see the sorrow in those lovely eyes. “I should go now.”Her brow furrow
A full bladder wakes me from sleep like the world's most unglamorous alarm clock. I grumble my way to the bathroom, muttering curses at my reproductive system for staging nightly protests. As soon as I sit, the avalanche hits. Memories of the trial and the jury’s verdict crash over me with all the g
“What? Get out!” I gasp, turning to Grayson. “You’re kidding me, right?”“Nope, Lorraine Haught goes by the stage name of Bambi LaRue for about five years at the Pink Pony Club outside St. Louis.”“Oh geez,” I say, closing my eyes. “God, I almost wish I didn’t know. I mean, he’s such an accomplished
I hurry down the corridor to Grayson’s study, eager to learn what all the commotion is about. He summoned me with a dire message requesting that I come to him immediately. It has to be something concerning the Red Lords’ alliance. The deal was signed long ago. Has Grayson discovered something that w
“Stop it. You were sabotaged. Period. But even if you had tripped over your own brilliance, that doesn’t make you a failure. It makes you human. A brilliant, pregnant human who is going to rise from the ashes like a sarcastic phoenix in Dior pumps.”That’s when it hits me. She's right. Of course she







