LOGIN“You’re going to run on the count of three, Janice Cross,” He whisper. “And make sure you don’t let us find you.” “No… Lucian.” I moved my gaze to the men at either side of him, willing—begging them to say something. Help me. “Calder, please… Aiden…” Both turned their heads to the side. They couldn’t even look me in the eyes as they chose their brother. “One.” “Lucian…” “Two.” “I didn’t mean to.” “Three.” *** After losing the man she believed she would marry and her parents within a week, Janice just wants to care for her sick sister. She doesn’t want a man. She doesn’t want three men. But one night is enough to change her life and point her in a new direction. Aiden Grant. Calder Vaughn. Lucian Graves. She doesn’t expect the line to blur when it comes to these older men. And when it comes to an end, she does not expect these men to continue wanting her as badly as she wants them.
View MoreJANICEMarry Tam?I couldn’t believe I just agreed to get married to Thomas Anderson, a.k.a Tam, my tutor—whom I knew nothing about. And bear an heir because that was the only way I could make my so-called father happy enough to let them go.It was the right thing to do… it was the only thing to do, given the situation.“Janice, darling, you can’t do that…”“Over my dead body!”“If you think I’d let you do that, you must be mistaken. Janice…”I felt the light brush of Calder’s fingers at the edge of my elbow—the last physical attempt to stop me but it was too late. I walked straight to the other side of the room, doing my best not to flinch when Tam wrapped his arm around my shoulder, holding me in place. His nasty cologne enveloped me, almost choking me with the harsh scent. It was the right thing to do. I wasn’t going to let them get hurt.“Please… please just go.”All I could do was watch as four of Alexander’s burly and sour looking men marched behind them at the tilt of their lea
JANICELying was an art form everyone must learn at a certain point in their life if they wanted to survive in this cursed world. “Everyone lies, Miss Kane,” Tam had said just this morning. He remained at the other end of the room, eyes stubbornly fixed on the books in front of him. “Everyone will lie to you whenever they feel like or just because they can. You’d be nothing but a fool if you choose to believe every Tom, Dick and Harry that comes your way.”How could I have been so foolish? The fucking prick was talking about himself.There he was now, standing beside Alexander. “I must admit, I’m impressed with the performance. But did you really think I wouldn’t see my daughter betraying me for you coming, Lucian.” He fixed his eyes on mine. “It’s amusing but annoying. All that scheming and plotting for these men. They’re old enough to be your fathers, Janice.”That didn’t matter.“I…” I started, mouth opening and closing as I struggled to get the rest of the words out. Not like it
LUCIANTrust no one.My father fucking loved that saying. And when it came to a world like ours, that was the best advice to receive and listen to.I honestly wished I listened to it more often.For the past week, Calder had become our lifeline. Not because Aiden and I didn’t want to—we needed to hear her voice badly—but simply because Calder loved doing this and we couldn’t bear to take it away from him.Every evening he would relay fresh information from Janice using the burner phone he had gotten for her—guard shift changes, Elias condition, the layout of this hidden basement if she wouldn’t be able to help us, and how Alexander was growing suspicious of her constant stalling.Apparently, she had told Alexander she wanted to kill Elias to get her revenge on me, because I wanted to kill her. An entire roller coaster. Her constant delay could only mean something was wrong. Alexander did not rise to the top of his career by being a fool.If he discovered her betrayal, that man might n
JANICE“Took your time today, didn’t you, Miss Kane,” Tam said the moment I walked into the training room the next afternoon.“I told you to never call me that name.” But the words didn’t come out the way I intended it to.Tam was leaning against the table, arms crossed, watching me with that sharp, assessing look he always wore. He just couldn’t wait to rip me a new one.“The announcer at your party called you Miss Kane and you didn’t say a word. I think it’s safe to say you’re Miss Kane now.”I rolled my eyes, used to his antics at this point. “Look, Tam, I need a favor from you,” I took a seat on the stool beside the door. “Well, Alexander got me a new phone recently and I need you to get me his number…”“No.”“No?” Was I not hearing right? “You cannot be serious.”“I am. You’re dealing with an organized crime lord who knows more than he will ever let on,” he said without stuttering. “Did you think he was a child? It’s stupid to contact your man using a phone Mr Kane gave you. You’
JANICEOnce again, I had to stare at spreadsheets.I stared at this particular one until the numbers blurred together. My eyes burned. I’d been back at the office for three days, and it already felt like the vacation had happened in another lifetime.So my body was here, clicking through emails and
LUCIANThe private cinema room was the perfect place for discretion. With the soft ambient lighting cinema, deep reclining seats arranged in tiers, and a massive screen that took over the other side of the wall.Nancy had chosen an animated movie that had a lot of singing and dancing animals, filli
JANICEThe office's kitchen was one of the best places in this building. Their coffee machine was to die for.The aroma of the fresh brew filled the space as I poured myself a generous cup, adding just enough cream to turn it into the color of caramel. Ughhh... I really needed it.Nancy had kept m
JANICEAll I wanted was a quiet afternoon after the long morning I had, listening to Aiden talk with his investors during their call.Was that too much to ask?Because few minutes to the end of two o'clock saw Calder striding into my office without a knock, like he owned the place. Well, technicall






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