By the time Chandra woke in the morning, her sisters had left for work. Alone in the apartment, she went about her routine. She had breakfast, showered, and then settled down to writing her book. By lunchtime, she had a couple chapters done, which pleased her immensely. It was after lunch and she was just starting her digital art for her cover, this one of a Garuda, when she remembered Lilly and the books.“Damn! I forgot,” she muttered. But then again, she reminded herself she couldn’t possibly go now since she didn’t have the car. Thus, she’d have to wait until her sisters returned from work. Luckily, she didn’t have to wait long because half an hour later she heard a loud argument from across the hallway and knew Dara and Soriya were home.She headed out the door and folded her arms across her chest as her sisters came her way.“You two are fighting again,” she stated.Soriya looked heavenward. “It’s Dara’s fault. I didn’t start the argument. She did. I don’t know what the heck is
Shocked and confused, Sam simply stood there as he watched the woman he loved run down the stairs and away from him. All he remembered was being very frustrated and restless at work. Thus, thinking being at home would ease his mind, he returned to find himself getting even more frustrated and restless sexually, thinking about Chan. The next thing he knew, he opened his eyes to find Nina sitting on the couch before him, smiling. Then she moved down and kissed him. When he’d heard the thud of books falling to the floor, he shoved Nina back to find Chan watching them.Shit! He raked his hand through his hair. He’d really mucked everything up big time. His intention yesterday was to clarify his feelings for Chan, and now what the hell just happened?Nina chose that moment to enter the scene, a smile on her lips.“Sam,” she said softly. “Is everything okay?”Sam turned around, his eyes dark. “What the hell was that about, Nina?”The dark tone in Sam’s voice didn’t put a doubt in Nina’s min
Chandra stared at the man appearing as if out of the blue before her. The man who managed to make her feel both this unbearable pain as well as this wonderful delight within her being. The man who made her see the brighter side of life, the one who gave her hope that she was much more than she perceived herself to be, that she deserved someone to love and being loved wholeheartedly and unconditionally in return. But that was all a lie, wasn’t it? It was all in her imagination. Now he was here to clarify that.She backed away and rushed to stand behind her desk, putting some space between them.“What are you doing here?” she asked, her voice shaking with emotion.Sam wouldn’t let her escape him. He followed and stood right in front of her with only the desk separating them. “I’m here to see you.”Chan glanced away because the intensity of his eyes made her nervous. “Why?”Sam moved around the desk, caught her arm, and pulled her against him. Chan struggled in his embrace and demanded t
When Sam pulled back, his eyes were even darker, and he had a luscious smile on his face. “I love you, Chan, and I’m going to show you just how much.”Chan felt her body quiver in both shock and delight. She licked her lips. “But—”He cut her short by kissing her again. His lips were firm and hot. When he managed to tease her mouth to open for him, he plunged in his tongue and wildly and passionately explored her.“Mmm…” Chan groaned. She was so weak and hot, but she felt wonderful.Still kissing her, Sam bent, picked her up, and carried her to the king-size bed. There, he laid her gently onto the softness of the mattress and kissed her even more passionately.Chan felt like her world were bursting with this wonderful sensation. She wrapped her arms around his shoulders, moaning and groaning, her body writhing beneath his.When Sam terminated the kiss, moved back, and stared down at her, he noted she was flushing. And damn, she was exquisitely beautiful.“I love you, Chan,” he said, c
The Billionaire’s PassionFinally, Chandra Chandler has a chance at love when Sam Harrington confesses his feelings for her. Now, Sam is asking her to move in with him, which Chan agrees, with the encouragement of her sisters.The changes in her environment, along with the warmth, care, and love Sam gives her bring Chan contentment and happiness, contrary to her prior fear. However, little does she know her dark past is about to return to haunt her, along with the people she fears most, threatening to destroy her new family.***It felt strange to be packing again, since it hadn’t been that long ago when Chan and her two sisters, Dara and Soriya, had moved into this luxurious apartment in the heart of the Gold Coast of Australia. To be sure, it seemed they had been relocating quite a bit during this past year, first the big change moving from New Zealand to Australia after the death of their beloved grandmother.For a while, they had lived in number six of Bay View Avenue, a four-bedr
Chan was more than a little nervous when Sam drove the van through the gate of his mansion half an hour later. Once he parked the car in the courtyard at the front, he asked, “You okay?”Chan nodded. “Yeah. Why do you ask?”“You look tense. Nervous?”She chuckled lightly. “A little,” she said. After all, she was moving into his house.Before Chan could exit the van, she saw Lilly rushing out the door, along with Marian, the housekeeper.The moment she saw the little girl, Chan relaxed, and a smile appeared on her face, which made Sam chuckle. He said, “Let’s go.”Chan nodded and undid her seat belt, and once she was out of the van, Lilly immediately rushed over into her opened arms.“You finally came,” Lilly said. “I was waiting for so long.” Then she started jumping up and down. “Let’s go and check out your room. Let’s go.”Gosh, but Lilly was very excited, wasn’t she?Chan hadn’t seen the finishing touch to her room yet. The last time she had been here had been last weekend, when it
The dining room was already abuzz with laughter when Chan and Sam entered, and Chan wondered what the topic of their hot gossip was that had led to so much amusement. She noticed that Lilly, too, was grinning away happily. Perhaps Soriya had already apologized to the little girl.Sam went over and gave his daughter a little kiss on the forehead. “Sounds like you’re having fun.”“Daddy!” Lilly said. “Soriya was telling us a joke, and it’s so funny.”Chan asked, “Has she apologized to you yet, Lilly?”Lilly nodded. “She did.”Soriya sighed. “I can’t believe I have to apologize to a little girl, and right in front of Marian, too, the woman who I admire so much for being such an excellent cook. I am so embarrassed.”Dara said, “If you don’t want to embarrass yourself and have to apologize to a kid, then you shouldn’t have hurt her feelings in the first place.”“I know. I know. Now please stop teasing me about it,” Soriya muttered.Marian was chuckling away in amusement, her eyes twinkling
It was about half an hour later when Lilly was sound asleep, her breathing even. Chan was deep within her own world, describing the story as she would write it, and she didn’t realize Lilly had fallen asleep or that Sam was standing at the door, his manly build leaning against the frame, his arms folded across his chest as he listened to her soft, gentle voice telling a tale of adventure and realm travel.“Thanks for doing that,” Sam said, his voice making Chan jolt in her spot.She turned her gaze to the door, and once she realized that Sam was there, she blushed hot on the cheeks. Suddenly feeling both embarrassed and shy, she asked, “How long have you been standing there?”Sam straightened and then went into the room. “A while,” he said, grinning.Before Chan could make any move, he was sitting on the side of the bed, trapping her there between him and his sleeping daughter.He was so close to her that she could feel the warmth of his body against her. So much so, in fact, that her