(F 1)The Billionaire's Masquerade by Lennox Elizabeth

Author:Lennox, Elizabeth [Lennox, Elizabeth]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: Romance, Contemporary Fiction, Contemporary, Literature & Fiction
Publisher: Elizabeth Lennox Books LLC
Published: 2014-02-14T08:00:00+00:00

Chapter 5

Rachel suppressed the pain caused by sleep deprivation and pretended like everything was okay. But it wasn’t okay. She was miserable and feeling hopeless. What was worse, she had no idea how to get out of this mess she’d created for herself.

She’d been living with Emerson in Manhattan for almost a month now and she felt like she was going to break if he asked one more thing of her.

She spoke to Nikki and Brianna barely once a week now, missing them terribly. They tried to be encouraging, but Rachel could hear the concern in their voices. She was simply too tired and overwhelmed to figure out how to reassure both of them.

And, what made everything worse, she wanted Emerson so badly, she was almost crying over her need to have him hold her and make love to her. Unfortunately, she knew that she’d brought all of this on herself. After that first night, she’d put her foot down about sleeping in another room. She’d woken up to him kissing her neck. It had been the first test of her strength to pull out of his arms that morning and she’d almost failed. She had no idea where she’d found the power, but she’d pushed him away, shaking her head and informing him in no uncertain terms that she wouldn’t have sex with a stranger.

Of course, that didn’t stop him from trying. Every night, he took her into his arms, kissed her until she was nearly senseless with desire. So far, she’d been able to withstand his drugging kisses, but she was holding on only through sheer stubbornness over how he’d made her look like a fool.

If she could go back and do all of this over again, she’d completely eliminate that speech she’d given to Jack last month. Her feelings had changed about needing to make it in New York, not letting herself down and facing her fears. If she had her way, she’d move up to Cape Elizabeth, buy herself a computer and start a small investment firm with just the locals as her clients.

Or maybe she’d do something completely different. Something that had nothing to do with investments or money or stocks. Maybe she would do something with her hands, something that would keep her mind from ever having to calculate stock ratios or profit variances.

First, she would sleep for a whole week, she interjected into her fantasy.

Now that she’d had a taste of both sides, she knew that she preferred the simple life. What she was doing now, it wasn’t living. It was surviving. And she was barely even doing that! She’d heard Wall Street referred to as a jungle but this wasn’t a jungle. At least in the jungle, there were moments of peace and tranquility, a few spectacular pauses where the surrounding beauty could still one’s heart.

This was guerrilla warfare. Living in Manhattan, trying to keep up with all the latest gossip and discovering hidden problems with potential target companies, listening to endless

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