Billionaire's Island Bride(54)

Now where to start? She had an armful of towels so the bathroom it was. Still humming she pushed the door and walked into the bedroom.

At that moment she heard a click and the bathroom door opened. She gasped and the towels fell from her hands. Standing in front of her, his face hidden by a thick towel, was a tall, muscular and very naked man.

Celine screamed.

“What the…” The man dropped the towel and stared back at her in obvious shock. “Where did you come from?”

“I…I’m sorry,” Celine said as she backed away. “I thought the suite was empty. I’m so sorry.”

The man was staring at her with eyes that were shockingly green. “I was in the shower so if you knocked I wouldn’t have heard a thing.”

Mon Dieu. He was standing there, tall and lean and every inch a man, and he was making no move to cover himself. Celine dropped her eyes, her face hot with embarrassment. She turned to flee.

“Wait. I want to talk to you.”

Was he serious? She would not turn back to talk to a naked man no matter how handsome. She was back in the living room and had already grabbed hold of her vacuum cleaner when his voice stopped her.

“Don’t leave,” he said, his voice imperious and bold. He sounded like the kind of man who expected to be obeyed. He was standing in the bedroom doorway and this time, thankfully, he had the towel wrapped around his waist. “Wait for me in the living room. I’ll get dressed.”

Without bothering to wait for a reply he turned and went back into the bedroom, leaving Celine staring at the empty doorway…

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Dangerous Deception





Chapter 1





“But Dani…”

“No ‘buts’. Just tuck it away for a rainy day.” Danielle stuffed the bank notes into her brother’s pocket.

“But where’d you get-”

“What did I tell you, Brian?” She shoved him toward the door. “Now go. I’ll be right down. I just want to make sure we didn’t forget anything.”

As Brian exited the door, pulling the large suitcase behind him, Dani turned to look at the boxes still standing in the hallway. She shook her head. She had no idea how all that was going to fit into her Chevy Blazer. She’d warned her brother not to pack too many things but he was taking so much stuff that she almost felt like he was moving out for good and not just leaving Chicago to head out for his first semester at the University of Notre Dame. She went into the living room and then into the kitchen, looking around to see if he had left anything lying about. Finally, she went to his bedroom.

As she opened the door a flood of emotions filled her and she blinked quickly, fighting back the tears. This room had been Brian’s haven for the last four years, ever since she had moved them to this apartment when their father died from a heart attack. She had been only eighteen years old but fortunately legally qualified to be Brian’s guardian. Her mother succumbed to breast cancer when Brian was only eight and then they lost their dad when he was fourteen. She swore that as long as she had breath he would not lose her, too. He would never be placed in foster care. And she’d kept her promise.

Dani pulled the door closed and went to the living room where she picked up her handbag and slung it over her shoulder. As she went through the door she plastered a brave smile on her face. There was no way she was going to let Brian know how deeply she was affected by his leaving. He was ready to start his new life as a college student and she wanted nothing to distract him. She’d been a mother hen for the last four years but now she would just have to learn to let go.

She took the elevator to the ground floor then went out to the car and hopped into the driver’s seat. She turned to her brother. “Ready to go?”

He shrugged. “As ready as I’ll ever be.”

She reached over and tousled his hair just like she used to do when he was six years old. “Then let’s go ‘em, tiger.” ******



Dani’s first week without Brian was busy, which was a blessing for her. Her new schedule did not allow her the luxury of sitting at home feeling lonely. Each day she rushed home from her teaching job at Applewood Preschool, changed into her uniform for her new night job as chauffeur at Apex Limousine Company, and checked in for work by five o’clock sharp.

She’d been on the job five nights and so far had survived despite some rough spots. Tonight, though, something was different. She’d been summoned to the boss’s office and through the glass door she could see Tony Martino, the owner and manager. He was pacing the floor. As she pushed the door open and entered his office he nodded to her.#p#分页标题#e#