Liesl’s perfect marriage shatters. Her husband Merlin coldly demands a divorce after confessing he got another woman pregnant at her sister’s wedding. He even plans to marry her for the sake of the child. Betrayed and furious, Liesl must decide: will she walk away broken, or uncover the truth behind the man she thought she knew?
She wiped tears off her cheeks as his words made her snicker, “deal.” “Liesl, I’m teasing you of course but you have to know I expect you’re going to be a bit wary. Your ex put you through the ringer and he hasn’t let up. It’s been two months or more since you broke up…
A frisson of terror covered her as instead of the smell of the woodsy sandalwood she associated with her current lover, the scent of her ex-husband’s cologne filled her nostrils. Any remnants of sleep flew out of her body with the speed of a rocket as she rolled off the bed and away from the…
“Yes. I did.” “Get out of my apartment.” “Liesl, please. Come to bed with me.” He waved his hand at her. “I want to hold you. I want to remind you of how good we are together. How it is supposed to be.” “Are you high?” “No. Please. Come to me.” “I would rather die.”…
She felt her mouth fall open at his words. She felt rage boiling over at his next ones. “I have a master key. It was fate which put you back to me. I remain certain if I reminded you,” he sounded breathless as he hopped into his pants, “of how good we are together, you…
“I barely understood what he did as a developer let alone how many companies, he has under the umbrella of McGrath Industries.” She met his gaze and then tilted her head, “do you think I purposefully went out of my way to rent from him?” “No.” he denied it outright. “I do not. I know…
When they were in the back seat of the Escalade, she had a thought. “Do you think knowing how much chaos a video caused last weekend, he might have been trying to get you in a compromising situation with the actress?” “It’s a good guess and one I considered but she wanted to go back…
She giggled as untied the robe she was still wearing and shoved it down her shoulders, pushing the spaghetti straps of the wine-colored satin night dress she was wearing. “Oh, this is pretty.” His eyes darkened as they raked over her body, staring hungrily at how the material barely hung over the curves of her…
“Torrie, you knew.” Liesl said quietly. “You knew he cheated with my sister. You all did. Fred told me you all knew for two weeks before he asked me for a divorce, and you didn’t give me any warning as to what was coming. You had me at your home the night before and pretended…
He appeared confused, “sure. Can I ask why?” “You’re still going to take them down, right?” “Yes. I’ve been working behind the scenes but it’s my goal to have taken over McGrath Industries by year end.” She licked her teeth, “I’m not very familiar with the inner workings of corporate espionage but one of the…
“You’re giving this to me?” “I am. You can even keep the frame.” She smirked, “it’s hollow and lightweight so it may need to be replaced.” Realization coated his features and he smiled suddenly. “The frame is a simple wooden frame and definitely not worthy of displaying your magnificence. I’ll get a great frame made.…