A Secret to Die For by Elise Noble

Author:Elise Noble
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781912888719
Publisher: Undercover Publishing Limited

22

SARA

There was something thrilling about all the subterfuge. About throwing clothes into a duffel bag and sneaking away from The Lookout without a word to my family. About texting Brooke to let her know I was being whisked away for a dirty break and not to worry. About spending time with a man I suspected had as many skeletons in his closet as I did.

This morning, Charming was sitting opposite me in a diner halfway between Baldwin’s Shore and Roseburg, eating scrambled eggs and checking emails on his phone as I covered my pancakes in maple syrup. It all seemed so normal when last night had been anything but. I smiled inwardly. We each had our own secrets, but now we shared some too.

“What do you actually do?” I nodded at the phone. “For work, I mean.”

“I took over running the family business three years ago when Dad decided on a change of direction.”

“And what’s the family business?”

“Investing. Dad made a bunch of money in software when he was younger, and after he cashed out, he began financing other entities he believed showed promise. I basically oversee a family office, albeit a fairly complex one.”

“Like a bigger version of Baldwin Estates? That’s our family company. Well, not mine—I don’t have anything to do with it. My cousin Parker is in charge now.”

“Not your uncle?”

So, Garrett had done at least basic research on me.

“Uncle EJ isn’t business-minded. His wife used to run things with Parker, but she won’t be getting out of prison any time soon.”

“She’s in for murder?”

“Google is your friend, huh?”

“Just doing my due diligence. I’m surprised you haven’t googled me.”

“I tried. There was nothing.”

His eyebrows dipped in puzzlement. “Did you spell my name right?”

“Maybe not? I tried Kamp with a K and a C, but neither of them got any hits.”

“Kamp?”

“Garrett Van de Kamp?”

He burst out laughing.

“What? The concierge at your apartment said you were Mr. Van de Kamp.”

“Try Garrett Dorsey. D-O-R-S-E-Y.”

Oh. I typed the new name into my phone, and holy crap. Words jumped out from the screen: billionaire, playboy, eligible bachelor, elite, party lifestyle, mysterious. There was Garrett in a tuxedo, Garrett in a suit, Garrett in a military uniform. I dropped the phone, and it landed in a pool of maple syrup.

“Why didn’t you tell me? Why didn’t you tell me who you were?” I scrolled farther. “Wait, your father is the secretary of state for Oregon?”

“Would it have made a difference?” he asked as he rescued my phone and wiped it with a napkin.

“Duh, yes? I couldn’t… I mean, I wouldn’t… You’re a billionaire?”

“No, that’s Dad. And maybe that’s why I didn’t tell you. I wanted you to see the real me, not my reputation or my family or the bullshit the media writes. I’m just a man, Sara. A man who’s very much into you.”

“Well, you were last night.” A slightly hysterical giggle escaped. Thankfully, we were sitting in a quiet booth at the back, an old-fashioned circular one with high walls. “And this morning.

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