Alpha Billionaire 3 Helen Cooper

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loved each other with an unbreakable bond. She was my flesh and blood. And then she was gone and
I don t know where, or how, or with who. And it kills me, every single day, I lose another piece of
my heart. It s disintegrating slowly. I almost have nothing left.
You can t blame yourself, Tyler. It s not your fault. I grabbed his hands. You weren t to
know that she would
I want us to do something. He cut me off and rolled over. Say you ll do something crazy
with me.
What do you mean? I groaned. Haven t we already done enough crazy stuff?
You ve awakened in me something that makes me feel alive. You ve awakened in me
something that makes me remember a life outside of this prison.
But this is a self-imposed prison, no one is making you be there in your figurative pain.
It s what I deserve.
So to mask the pain, you and Grant sleep with nameless girls?
I don t mask anything, Evie. He pulled me up with him. I live life. I do what I want. And I
don t let society tell me what s wrong or right.
What is it you want us to do? I asked him softly as I leaned my naked body against his. He
pulled me up and towards him and started waltzing with me across the grass. What are you doing?
Dancing. He said simply.
But there s no music.
There s always music. He held my hands tighter as he guided me across the dark field. One
two three, one two three, one two three. He said over and over again, his moves effortless. It was
hard for me to move with him, without feeling self-conscious. I d never danced naked before.
Don t be so in your head, Evie. He looked at me with a frown. Close your eyes.
But I ll trip if I close my eyes.
I won t let you trip. He shook his head. Trust me.
Okay. And slowly I closed my eyes and gave in to him, allowing him to continue guiding me
across the grass. I was sure that the animals of the night were having a good laugh at us. I felt warm
and safe in his arms, but I couldn t stop myself from asking the question. Why did you tell me your
sister died of a drug overdose before, if now you re saying you don t know how she died? I asked
him softly. I wasn t sure he d heard me at first because he kept moving us through the field without
answering me. The grass felt soft and dewy under my feet and it almost felt like we were gliding. But
then all of a sudden he stopped and looked at me with sad eyes.
Perhaps it was for the same reason why you told me your mother stopped dating when you
were a child?
What? My face froze at his words.
I know that your mother dated a man when you were eighteen.
How? I said softly.
I know you used to sleep with him when your mother went to work at night.
It was a ... My voice trailed off as I stared at him. What could I say to that? It was the truth. It
was the reason why I d been a do-gooder all through school and college. I d been so ashamed of
myself for sleeping with my mothers boyfriend. So so ashamed. But how had he known?
I told you I know your secrets, Evie. We all have secrets. We all have things we re too
ashamed to admit. He started dancing again. But why should we all be ashamed? Not a one of us is
better than the other.
How did you know? I wanted to run away, the shame running through my veins very much
prevalent. I d been so young when it had happened, yet I d never forgotten. I d changed my whole
life. I d become a good girl, but still I d succumbed easily when presented with a real test. I d gone
home with Grant without blinking. Maybe this was the lifestyle that was in my DNA. Maybe this was
who I was supposed to be.
Grant told me. He said softly. There are many things Grant knows about you. Things he
knew before you went to the club that night. He likes to find out about the girls we bring home before
we bring them home for some fun. He wants to make sure they can handle it. None of our picks are
random.
He told me on that night that he has a lot of fake bachelor parties. My head was thudding as I
thought. He uses the same strippers for the parties, doesn t he?
Yes. He said simply.
And that s how he gets the girls, isn t it? My heart sunk at what I realized must be true.
Yes, the girls come through his contacts.
And Hailey told him about me. She told him about my past. She told him where we would be
so he could take photographs of me. She told him I needed the money. And that s why she convinced
me to work that night. As I spoke, I knew my words were true. I felt betrayed by her, truly and
deeply betrayed. And it was then that I remembered what Eugenie had said. Who had been the one to
betray her? Do you get all the girls through Hailey?
She s your friend right? I don t know if I should say anything else? He looked worried.
You know she s my friend. I sighed. You knew all along, so why are you pretending you
don t know? Why are you pretending as if you three didn t set this all up from the beginning?
I wouldn t answer that if I were you. A deep voice sounded from behind us and we both
froze.
Chapter Six
Tyler s body froze as we heard Grant s voice.
Why are you here? Tyler s voice sounded deadly. [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]

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