Wrong Room, Secret Billionaire Husband

the right side, Jean-Pierre.

l suite at The Plaza, smooth and pleased, as if

oo loose, and every seam reminded her that it had been pulled from somewhere no one cared to look. Around Bella, Manhattan's most expensive

of peonies, per

he did not look at Amara at first. Her attention stayed fixed o

ing Bella's plac

tened. "What are y

waiting downstairs. You will

d one by one, c

inued, finally turning toward her. "The

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man who had held her hand in Central Park only last week and promised

, the secrecy, and Bella's

whispered. "They say he

dith said sharply. "Tha

ce wore a wounded expression so false it was

ara," Bella said, "there's

did no

fficult lately. Ungrateful. I want you

ened at her sides.

erosity for twenty years and never once being grateful." She smiled. "Get on your knees

te fell

Amar

faltered. "Wha

logize for existing, an

a's face. "You un

e turned on Amara with fury darkening her face. "

won

hter stared at each other. Then Judith g

"and you will marry Atticus Pennington. That is not a request. That is

a thick stack of papers onto the table. The

ptial a

gn

gnature line. Her name

have done for us? They took us in. They fed you, clothed

Amara looked at her reflection in the gilded mirror: pale face,

ll make one phone call. You will never work in this cit

led over her li

e door. "Five minu

hing herself back into the

. Her hand shook, but t

before anyone c

ed her forehead to the cool wallpaper and tried to breathe. Ca

ct you, Am

ut deeper th

elevator. A ballroom door opened down the hall, a

In front of everyone. Said his fam

heir world. Love was a currenc

n the cold concrete air. A black-suited d

nington,"

ent dread

rld outside sealed away. Exhaustion dragged her down. A faint sand

t wok

as no lon

re was only darkness and a slice of moonlight. Pan

ck

through the fog: being lifted, unfamiliar voices, sandalwoo

ooked

ot in the

massive bed with imp

stretched shadows across dark wood walls. Opposi

flanking

y the Penningto