Chapter 24— Your Hands On Me!

Dark skies beautifully lit with twinkling stars, the moon glued to the middle of the pitch black sky.

Ryan had found comfort in the arms of Eleanor; a jewel thief who had come into his life with a mask— a mask hiding her true identity, bearing a name different from her true nature. Unknown to the detective; he had fallen deeply in love with a strange woman. A stunning and yet cunning creature, a woman who had been forced to learn the art of street life. She had faced the hardship of life and it turned her into a tough shell; a cruel being almost incapable of love, the streets had made her greedy— always wanting more money cause it had never seemed enough. Lara had vowed never to be poor in life again, she could have anything she ever wanted, and so it turned out to be. She was living the dream, but only at a price; an expensive one— one that could put her in jail and lock her up for good.

She knew what was involved in, she knew life is a game and you either play it goo