All Chapters of Bidding On Desire: Chapter 1 - Chapter 9

Tanner“Come on, Felicity? For me?” Eddy grins at the receptionist and she giggles, leaning forward to reveal more cleavage.“I can’t,” she says playfully, “It’s against the rules.”“Come on, know one need to know, but us,” Eddy smiles, reaching for her hand before winking. I watch as she places her hand in his and he kisses it, “Please? “He says, his eyes wide and hopeful.Felicity smiles as she stands, getting closer to both of us, “Fine, but you can’t tell anyone I did this. None of you are supposed to watch the interview,” she says her voice lowering, “It’s a bidding war for a reason, you know?”Eddy smiles, “I promise you, we won’t tell,” he grins as his eyes dart to me, and I nod.“I promise,” I reassure her, dashing my handsome smile. “It’ll be our secret.”She smiles at us both, reaching into her pocket for office keys, “This way,” she says, motioning us to follow. “Candice is interviewing her in office 6.”Eddy nods as he grins at me, “See,” he mouths. “Nothing to it.”I roll

MollyI freeze, my heart beating erratically! Can I do this? Oh, my god what was I thinking! “That’s you, sugar,” Barbie says, gently grabbing my arm. I smile seeing a familiar face, but I am panicking inside.“Just go out there. All you have to do is sit in the chair and read the book, okay?”I nod, slowly standing, “Britney? Are you having a moment?” The bidder asks. “It’s not another breakdown, isn’t it?” The Billionaires laugh and Barbie smiles, pushing me forward.“Go, it’s easy.” She reassures me.I nod, slowly walking on stage. The lights are so bright I can barely see, but the auctioneer greets me, placing is hand on the small of my back as he guides me to a sofa that sits on stage, “Here, sweetheart, have a seat.”I sit down, trying to pull my skirt down enough to cover myself, but I soon realize I can’t. My hands are sweaty, and I look beside me at the book, picking it up.“Are you okay, Britney?” The auctioneer asks, putting the microphone to my mouth.I smile nervously, “Y

Molly“Where have you been?” My mom asks as she sees me with tears streaming down her face. I sigh, walking slowly into the room, my eyes falling on Olivia.“I’m sorry,” I say, my eyes meeting hers, “Are there any updates?”I watch as she shakes her head, “No, your father is getting coffee…. The doctor is waiting on her blood work,” she pauses, trying to hold back sobs. “She coded, Molly. They had to bring her back….. she coded,” she says again and I hold her close, letting her cry as I do the same.My little sister is on the brink of death now and I don’t know what to.“Here, I got you both lattes,” my father says, handing me and my mother both a coffee cup. “I’m glad you came, Molly,” he says, his words filled with sadness.“I’m sorry, I didn’t answer your call right away, I was at a job interview for a bar,” I begin, but the doctor walks into the room and we all stand up with anticipation, waiting to hear the news.“Mr. and Mrs. Hale,” he smiles faintly before looking at me, “And

TannerI pull up to my father's mansion and shut off the engine.For a few seconds, I just sit there. I hate coming home.The house is lit up against the dark evening sky, every window glowing with warm light. The massive stone columns stretch toward the roof, and the perfectly trimmed hedges line the driveway like everything here has been placed exactly where it belongs.That's my father's world.His empire.The life I've spent years trying to prove I'm worthy of inheriting.Tonight, I finally have a plan.I get out of the car and walk toward the front door. I barely have time to knock before the door opens.My father stands there wearing a dark suit, his expression already annoyed.He looks at me and scoffs, "I don't understand why meeting here tonight was so important, Tanner."I step inside, "I have some very important news." I say, my tone deadly.He closes the door behind me and looks at me skeptically, "I hope I'm not wasting my evening because you suddenly decided you wanted t