Lucius's playful smile slowly faded, and it was replaced by a more serious expression."I tend to be like this when I'm comfortable in a relationship. I'm a man who pays attention to details.""Is that so? How long does it usually take for you to reach that level of comfort?" I asked, my words laced
The disappearance that night, the lack of sex, the necklace, and now the offer of a large sum of money to start my own company—it all made sense. Very clear sense. Lucius hadn't been abducted or cloned on Friday. I knew exactly what he had done."Who did you sleep with, Lucius Brown?" I accused, my
As his fingers continued to tease me, I bit my lip hard, trying to keep my voice down, but I couldn't hold back any longer, and a loud moan escaped my lips. Another was about to follow…"Shhh… shhhh…" Lucius whispered as he covered my mouth with his free hand. "Let's try not to be heard from outside
I dried my tear-streaked cheeks, and Lucius gently tucked a strand of my hair behind my ear."I don't understand your attachment to this company. Don't let what you're achieving blind you. The same people who once looked down on you are the same ones kissing your feet now. That includes Serge. He wo
Being a full-time employee, a part-time private investigator, and newly married to a husband like mine wasn't easy. It wasn't simple being Marianne Fairmount nowadays, though it never really had been. However, I managed it in my own way. The clearest proof of that was the fact that I was sitting her
To my misfortune, everything I had uncovered during this time had only justified my paranoia—and then some.-After an extensive tour of the premises for the press, several more speeches about the project's ambitions, and my feet absolutely killing me in these heels, we were finally on our way to th
"Honey, I don't understand. Why wouldn't you want part of my shares? Being a shareholder would really help you in your bid for the management position," Serge said, sounding genuinely concerned.Was he really concerned about me? It's not like I could pull back my application now. In that area, I had
Lucius complaining about a situation he had created himself was neither surprising nor worthy of any strong reaction from me. The fact that he was glaring at Matt like he was about to punch him in three seconds also triggered the obvious—Matt felt intimidated."We weren't talking about anything impo