All Chapters of In the Shadow of a Secret: Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

Chapter ElevenTrish woke up feeling grumpy, yesterday she ended up cancelling her plans to go to the club. Their conversation with the girls dragged on into the night and by the time it was over it was around 9.00pm in the evening. Her mother was furious because not only had she missed dinner but it was her second night in a row coming home late. She decided to go jogging it always made her feel better afterwards.‘You should have seen the way Stuart kept looking at her, too bad she is older than you,’ Lora chuckled.Connie began to laugh looking at her brotherThe four of them were sitting on the breakfast table having breakfast.‘Come on  mum, I was looking at her for other reasons than what you are implying,’ Stuart pointed out obviously offended.‘Son, it is perfectly ok to look at beautiful women and desire them.  That young lady is beautiful and if I were you I would go for her forget about the

 The first time she heard her daughter mention his name it gave her a fright. Her heart was gripped with fear after so many years. This was not happening she thought, after all so many years have lapsed and James was supposed to be living on the other side of the world not in her current city.  She wasn’t satisfied until one day out of curiosity she followed her daughter to James’s neighbourhood and indeed it turned out that her past was now in her present town. Pamela was now married to a rich husband and had a new family and to imagine losing it all was too hard for her to bear. She found solace in the fact that there was no way he would tell it was her now that she was going with a new name and under new looks. When Annie called her three days back with the gossip at first she was alarmed, in her fear she thought that maybe he had discovered her and was using that false story to lure her out. Pamela called the wife first wanting to estab

  James was not too pleased with Emma suddenly pulling away.Sneering in a husky voice ‘What’s this now? Is that the best you have to offer or you have chickened out? Come on babe, I thought you had fire in you.’ Emma felt offended by his words but was not about to show it, instead she started laughing.  Speaking in a commanding tone she said ‘Me, chickening out? Oh, please just shut up and go and lock that door.  This body is about to grow cold.’ Shrugging his shoulders James obliged, nothing turned him on like a woman in charge. Excited that the game was still on he quickly locked the door and waltzed back rubbing his hands together with a huge smile across his face. He went and stood in front of Emma.‘The door is taken care of. Now can you relax and enjoy the groove Ummm….my sweet babe if you don’t mind let’s carry on from where we stopped. I can’t wai

 As usual Connie found Nick’s car parked in front of the restaurant they normally meet. It was 14:10pm, she was ten minutes late and she knew Nick would be fuming. When she walked in she saw him sitting with two other guys who stood up and left the moment she approached their table.His handsome face gave her a cold stare and Connie fought to ignore him as she pulled a chair and sat down.‘Let me be frank with you, this is the last time you will make me sit and wait for you. I care less if you were used to doing that with my brother I am not him.’ Nick pointed out in a low firm voice‘I’ve told you before, I live across the city and it takes me two buses to get here.’ Connie murmured‘I don’t care if it takes you 10, wake up early and you will be here on time. Now, have my brother contacted you yet?’ Nick queriedConnie was quiet for a while before she replied, ‘No, I don&rsqu

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