LOGINCAMILLAThe drive to Nathan's place was silent,.My hands rested in my lap, fingers laced together, and I could feel my heart beating in my throat, in my wrists, between my thighs.Nathan drove with one hand on the steering wheel, the other reaching across to rest on my knee. His thumb traced lazy circles against the fabric of my dress, and every brush of his skin against mine sent a ripple of heat through my body.I watched his profile in the dim light of the dashboard.The sharp line of his jaw, the way his lips parted slightly when he breathed, the tension in his shoulders that I knew had nothing to do with the road.He pulled into a private driveway and killed the engine.For a moment, neither of us moved.Then he turned to me, and the look in his eyes made my breath catch."Are you sure?" he asked quietly.I reached out and placed my hand over his, still resting on my knee."I have never been more sure of anything in my life."He held my gaze for a long moment, searching my eyes f
NATHAN“And how pray tell did you find this cozy ice cream place at the end of the world?” Camilla’s eyebrow rose as we drove out of the city.“Well, I wanted to recreate our first date minus the racing of course, and Christian mentioned he knew someplace that he was sure you would absolutely love so I decided to check it out myself and he is right, you will love it.”I turned to her and she had a smile on her face.“What?” I asked.“You just said our first date.”“Well, yes to remind you while you think about forgiving me the reason you fell in love with me in the first place.”“I was not in love with you at the race.” she muttered indignantly but she was blushing furiously too.“Yes, you were. And you were grateful for me, remember?”Camilla rolled her eyes.“You and I seem to have a very different version of the same event.”“Let me see…” I pretended to think. “Nope, I think my version is very much accurate and it is okay if you do not want to admit it.”Camilla chuckled at this and
CAMILLA“Before you kill me…”My father’s voice greeted me the second I stepped into the living room.I paused in the doorway and narrowed my eyes at him.He sat comfortably on the sofa, one ankle resting on his knee, looking entirely too pleased with himself for a man who had conspired behind my back.“How did it go with Nathan?” he asked.“I cannot believe you would band together with Nathan Clark to manipulate me into speaking to him.”My father placed a hand over his chest in mock offense.“I cannot believe it either but here we are, little dove.”Despite myself, my lips twitched.He patted the empty spot beside him.“Besides,” he continued, “you were miserable and I wanted to do anything I could to cheer you up.”A reluctant smile tugged at my mouth as I crossed the room and collapsed onto the sofa beside him.“I can see you are cheered up,” he observed.I let out a dramatic sigh and flopped sideways, resting my head against the back cushion.“He explained everything and I told h
NATHANFor a man who had gone through the roughest arc of life and came out on top, I had never been more terrified than I was at the moment.Camilla kept her eyes on me, waiting, her fingers tapping away at the table.Sarah appeared with two steaming bowls of soup and a basket of bread.She placed them between us and looked from Camilla to me then she narrowed her eyes at me.“If she stabs you with the spoon, I saw nothing.”“Thank you, Sarah,” Camilla said sweetly.Sarah patted her shoulder.“You are welcome, sweetheart.”She cast me another glare before she walked away.I watched her leave before turning back to the woman who had completely ruined me for every other woman on the planet.Her expression was unreadable so I had no idea how to know what she was thinking.I took a deep breath.“I am sorry.”“That is your opening line?” Her eyebrow arched at this.“Yes and I mean it.”She picked up her spoon and stirred the soup absently.“You vanished for two weeks, ignored my calls and
CAMILLAI was not in the mood for anything that day.My desk was a mess of files, half-open emails, and a coffee that had gone cold at least an hour ago.I exhaled sharply and pushed the document away like it had personally offended me.“Men,” I muttered under my breath.My secretary’s voice came through the intercom a second later.“Ma’am, your client is here.”Right.The last-minute meeting my father had “strongly encouraged” me to take.I sat up straighter.“Send them in,” I said, smoothing my blouse automatically.I did not bother looking up when the door opened.“Hey.” My fingers froze on the pen in my hand.I hoped to God it wasn’t it but when I raised my head, there he was.Nathan in the flesh standing in my office looking infuriatingly calm.My grip tightened on the pen.“What the hell are you doing here?” I asked slowly. “I have a client coming through that door in some minutes. You cannot be here”My voice came out sharper than I intended.His eyes held mine and he took a c
NATHANLeila looked oddly calm for a woman currently in handcuffs.Perhaps because she still thought she had a way out of this or perhaps because she still believed someone would come for her.No one was coming.The black SUV came to a stop outside the building and the men waiting stepped out almost immediately.One flashed a badge.DEA.“You bastard” she muttered under her breath.I almost smiled.Christian had been the one to bring the idea to me after I informed him of everything that happened.Apparently, a friend of his knew someone in federal law enforcement and Leila’s organization had been on their radar for years. Drugs. Illegal arms movement. Money laundering.The problem had always been getting close enough to pin anything substantial on her.Leila was careful and meticulous which was precisely why she had survived this long.Until she made the mistake of touching Camilla.That had been the beginning of the end for her.The agents approached us and one of them nodded toward
CAMILLAYes, you are perfectly right.Downing the drink had been a terrible idea.My eyes watered and my breath escaped my lungs as the hot liquid burned through my lungs and set fire to my stomach.I doubled over, my legs weak while Nathan caught me in his arms.“Camilla, are you okay?” He asked, scream
CAMILLA“I should have known Williams that the first thing you do immediately we reconnect is screw me the fuck over” I heard Nathan snap as soon as I stepped into the lodge.“You did not want my publicity” He raved. “What better way to get them to see your resort than having two competitors in the sa
NATHANShe wasn’t saying anything which was unlike her.I expected that she would bombard me with questions immediately Sarah left but she was quiet… too quiet.“Well?” I prompted“Do you want to talk about it?” She asked.I had never wanted to talk about how sour my marriage had gone with Eleanor until
NATHANI wasn’t sure why I was furious.Was it because of what he had said about winning Camilla back?I did not think I should have been bothered seeing that she is not even mine but I was itching to smack him in his smug face.“I am here to invest” He said.“To invest?” I echoed, casting Camilla a glan







