A Bride for the Billionaire Bad Boy (The Romero Brothers, Book 2) by Richards Shadonna

Author:Richards, Shadonna [Richards, Shadonna]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2014-01-15T00:00:00+00:00

“Thank you,” Maxine told the counter clerk as he handed her the key card for her room. She changed her mind about staying at the Fairmont Hotel. The clerk at the Fairmont could see her hesitation, and when she told him she was looking for something less expensive, he was kind enough to suggest the Hopeton Travel Lodge down the street. She just couldn’t afford the nightly fee at the Fairmont even though it would probably have been more secure. But what was she to do? She had no idea how long it would be before she could return home.

Her stomach squeezed when she thought about her personal possessions being violated by some stranger. She almost felt violently ill as if she was going to throw up. Old photos of her mother when she was young and precious priceless family keepsakes were vandalized with spray paint and nail polish. Who would do such a thing? And why her?

“Enjoy your stay, ma’am.” The clerk smiled at her.

Maxine smiled weakly before turning to face the elevator. The ambiance at the motel was dim and soft. It was a travel lodge more than anything else. Still, it was better than staying alone in her ravaged apartment. Darn that security system in the building. It was virtually useless. Apparently someone else had their home broken into before and the security camera image came out too grainy to make any positive identification on the culprit who entered their building from the lobby. So much for that.

Maxine turned around to look both directions before swiping her card in the door slot. She was beginning to feel more paranoid than ever.

What had her life come to? This was not really one of those moments she wanted to have a reflection on where she was going in her life but she was forced to. When she got inside she slumped down in the chair and tossed her backpack to the floor. She held her head in her hands and let out a good cry.

After a while of sobbing, she went to reach for the phone only to realize that it was two o’clock in the morning. Who could she call now? There was a passage she’d read somewhere in a book but she could not recall from where. She thought it could be from a later Hollywood screen legend. Was it Marlene Dietrich who once said: “It's the friends you can call up at 4 a.m. that matter.”

Maxine grinned and shook her head. She really wished she had such friends now.

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