How far can you go to save the ones you love? Cassie Barn’s father dies leaving behind nothing but a huge debt and a ruthless loan shark. Cassie must find a way to repay her father's debt or risk losing her sister’s life. Going against all fear, she offers herself as a surrogate to billionaire widower Zander Scott. This one time offer was her ticket to freedom but nothing is ever as simple as it looks. Zander Scott only cares about two things; his inheritance and his baby. After losing his beloved wife to cancer, he vows to do everything in his power to create a child in her memory. Their own flesh and blood. His child must be perfect and so he leaves nothing to chance. Who would have thought that a simple, high paying job will send them on a wild journey where Cassie is caught up in the middle of a fierce battle between the Scott brothers ? Zander and Cassie battle enemies within and outside their circle and find themselves wondering if this journey is worth the stress. And just when the tension dies down, somebody falls in love and complicates things. Will they both get what they want from this deal or will they be forced to make different choices? Just how messy can a simple contract get?
View MoreBefore, Maya's words could make it out of her mouth, Cameron cleared his throat in the background.“I was just checking on the both of you. Now that you're here, I should just go”Why the hurry? She was hoping to hear if he had any updates. At this point, anything would help.She reached for his hand, blocking his move towards the door.“Don’t you want to stay for dinner?” she asked.Their eyes met for a brief moment and he turned away. She missed whatever emotion that flashed through his eyes.“He was talking about a meeting….. don't you have a meeting to catch tonight?” Maya suddenly asked.Cassie turned to her in surprise. Did she suddenly regain her power of speech? The energy in the room suddenly felt awkward for no apparent reason and her phone was buzzing again in her purse.“Aren’t you going to answer that?” Maya asked, eyeing her purse.Sighing, she reached for her phone and headed for her room. She knew who was calling and she wasn't ready to speak to him yet.A quick glanc
Zander stared at her number displayed boldly on his phone.Where was the courage he was brimming with a few seconds ago?Just dial the number, dammit!He turned again to the blog post displayed boldly on his laptop screen. When is he going to catch a break? The press will have a field day!“I really think we should reach out to her now, Sir. This post will hit the blogs in the next twenty four hours and she needs to be prepared” Jeffrey said.Zander shook his head. He read the headline again and again. He must have read it a hundred times since Jeffrey brought it to him several minutes ago.“How did they get their hands on this information? Who did this?” he asked, his voice barely above a whisper.Jeffrey's blank face did nothing to calm the rage boiling underneath.“Are you telling me that our PR team cannot find who is responsible for this mess?!”Jeffrey shifted uncomfortably but said nothing in response.The answer to that question was already made clear when he briefed Zander on
Cassie sat straight on the sofa, staring straight at the designer as he rambled on about some dress he was working on but she wasn't really seeing him.Her mind had her locked up in that room with the detective as he grilled her and her sister for a full hour with hundreds of questions about their father, the payment Cassie made to Frank Jobs and the recent threats.As they stood to shake hands at the end of the session, his smile did nothing to calm the rumbling in her stomach or the pounding in her chest.“We will keep in touch, Miss. Barns. I will have some of my men patrol your house and work with your security detail at public events.”The usual police protocol. She of all people knew it was just something they said when they didn't know what else to do.He met her eyes and held her gaze.“I will advise that you keep a bodyguard around you at all times.”The hidden meaning rang out loud and clear. She was right back to where she started. And a man like Frank Jobs will not let he
Cassie stood by the door of her guest room, watching Maya slather on some face cream. She was dressed in pajamas she had taken from Cassie’s wardrobe.Maya sighed and met her eyes in the mirror.“You don't have to hover around like a ghost. I told you, I am fine” Cassie inched closer but kept her distance. The silent treatment from Maya was killing her.“But you are not saying anything to me. You even went to stay with Cameron without telling me”Maya stood from the stool and moved to the bed without even sparing a glance at her.“I just need some space….”They didn't need more space! They needed to have a conversation. This war with Frank Jobs was driving a wedge between them and she couldn't take it anymore.She moved closer and sat beside Maya on the bed.“We need to talk, Maya. I know you're mad at me but I will do anything to make this right. You are the only family I have left.”Maya remained in the same position with her back facing her.“If you want to make this right, then g
He switched on the car engine, fighting back the urge to stay back and watch.How naive he was to think that their relationship would end just like that.Her head rested so peacefully on his chest, her arms around him….It was clear that these two were far from over.The mental picture sent sparks flying around in his head and his fingers tightened on the steering wheel.“There's nothing for me here” Those were the first words he repeated to Dr. Brown as soon as he settled in for an emergency session.Keeping her usual straight face, she turned a page in her notepad but said nothing.“I don't know why it made me feel this way. I mean….I always knew that she could get back with him, you know”And yet he wanted to be around her. What exactly did he want from Cassie? It was driving him crazy.“I think I need a little detail. Who exactly are we talking about?” She askedOh. She must think I am crazy.He shook his head and laughed.“I am sorry…..This is embarrassing. Umm…..where do I beg
She blinked to be sure she was seeing clearly.True enough, he was standing right by the door with his hands in his pockets.Was he the friend Maya was talking about?She looked from her sister to Cameron and back to her sister.“You’ve been at Cameron's house all this while? You could have just told me!”Maya shrugged, keeping her eyes fixed on some distant imaginary object.“I needed somewhere to stay and he was the only person I could think of”Her ex’s house was the only place she could think of?“You could have come straight to my place. I have been so worried about you!”“You are busy and I was scared”What the hell was she talking about? She would give up anything to be by Maya's side.“Are you serious? You know what, I can't deal with this right now. I don't know why you're avoiding me….”“Because I am mad at you! Don't you get it? All of this is your fault!”The accusation hit her like a ton of bricks, shutting her mouth and leaving her with her mouth hanging open.She ran a
She made sure to avoid meeting Jim’s eyes as she posed for her pictures. He always knew when something was off with her mood and even though she never really discussed personal issues with him, he would press her for as long as he could to get an answer.The photographer sighed for the umpteenth time since she took her position amongst the flower arrangements.“It is a floral shoot honey, you are not giving me anything to work with here…”Yeah well, work with what you have man! She sighed and posed again, twirling the white flowy kimono around.After a few more shots, she couldn't take it anymore.She alighted from the stage and walked away, leaving the photographer speechless.“The shoot is far from over. Where are you going?.......” Jim asked, rushing after her.“I need a minute, Jim!” He paused and stared at her for a minute.She didn't mean to snap at him but she was at the verge of losing her mind.Everyone was staring and she just needed to hide somewhere and cry.Crossing her
As she wolfed down her breakfast of cereal and fruits the next morning, she got another text from Zander.She clicked on the message and chuckled.“Day 1 - dancing”The next was a short clip. Driven by curiosity, she quickly clicked on it and nearly choked on her cereal.Coughing, she watched the video with her eyes wide as saucers.“Is he dancing or having a seizure? And are those pajamas?”She let the clip replay a couple more times before she pressed pause and instantly dialed his number.He picked on the first ring, with music playing loudly in the background to confirm her worst fear. It was indeed a recent video!Zander - laughing and talking at the same time “How do you like my dance video?”Who is this guy and what has he done with the real Zander Scott?She pushed her bowl of cereal away and stared at the bits and pieces of food she had sputtered on the table.Cassie - “That is not a dance video! I am traumatized!” The music playing in the background slowly faded away.Zand
He had been waiting for her to ask that question ever since they walked in.He couldn't ignore the curious looks she had been giving him ever since Mama Rosa announced that she was the first girl he was bringing to the secret hideout.“I am the first guest you are bringing to this place and I can tell that it is special to you. Why me?”He shrugged, fixing his gaze on the pizza in front of him.“Why not? I said that I was trying to get to know you better, didn't I?”He finally turned to face her, eager to know what she was thinking.“I thought you were open to that as well…I am just trying to be your friend, Cassie”She stared at him for a little longer before turning back to her plate.“Don’t you care about how your brother will feel about this?”Zander laughed in spite of himself. Was she really asking if he gave a damn about what Cameron thought?Did Cameron care about anyone else but himself?“I hate to sound like this but I honestly do not give a sh*t about Cameron anymore”Her h
Cassie didn't see the slap coming. She felt the force push her backwards and her face twisted in agony as she struggled to keep her balance.“You do not reply to me with questions bitch!”. The man who had just delivered the hot slap didn't even look like he had just hurt her. He had a satisfied smirk on his face. “Enough! Bring her to me!” a loud voice commanded from the other side of the room.Cassie felt strong hands grab her by her shoulders as she screamed in fear.“I am sorry! Please let me go!” She begged, tears streaming down her face as she tried but failed to resist being dragged to the huge terrifying man in front of her. “I will pay you. I promise….I will pay every penny back!” Her voice echoed through the near empty room.The huge man flung her to the hard floor and she fell to her knees clutching her bag and shivering. Frank Jobs; her biggest nightmare and the reason her father lay dead, pulled roughly on her hair and raised her to face him. “I don't like excuses very...
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