All Chapters of The Runaway Heiress:Seven Days of Sin: Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

Often he’d spend the morning in his suite working long distance. Noon in California was already three in the afternoon in New York and the close of the day in London. He could have almost a full day’s worth of phone calls and web conferences complete before I was ready for lunch. A few times he'd le

The touch of his skin to mine no longer shocked me. That didn't mean the connection was gone. It was different. Instead of the electricity I'd felt the first time we touched, now our link was more like a familiar blanket. Even though he might only be holding my hand, my entire body warmed with his p

PresentThe conversation between Alton, Suzanna, and Bryce stilled when we entered. I held my breath as my mother closed the door."Apparently you forgot to check your watch," Alton said. “Or is it an issue with telling time?”"What is this—?""Five minutes, Alexandria. Five minutes. It seems a coll

With large gray puppy-dog eyes, Bryce asked, "Alex, how long did we date?"Date? Was it still dating when he was at Duke and I was forbidden from seeing anyone else? Forbidden, or exiled?"From the time I was fourteen until I graduated: four years," I answered."How long were we friends before that?

Keeping my Montague mask in check, I moved from room to room until I spied him near the bar in the den. Each room had its own bartender and selection of food. From the strong aroma of Cajun spices, the den seemed to have a New Orleans theme. Earlier I'd eaten a little of the hors d'oeuvres in the pa