Bound for Justice by Tori Carson

Author:Tori Carson [Carson, Tori]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Erotic Romance Fiction
Publisher: Totally Bound Publishing
Published: 2019-05-15T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nine

She woke in a strange room with her head pillowed on Jacob…no, Sid’s lap. Her mind felt fuzzy and her tongue too thick.

“I’m sorry, baby. I wish I could have told you the truth from the beginning, but you would have run. I know you would have.” His voice was low and regretful.

Alexa desperately wanted to believe him.

“Last night…it was real, Alexa. I swear it wasn’t a ruse. The connection we made was real. The only bullshit involved was the ‘friends with benefits’ ploy.” His breathing sped up and his hand gripped her hair a little tighter. “I can’t walk away from you. I’m in too deep. I hope there’s a whole lot of Sasha in Alexa because I’m falling in love with her.”

Hearing her real name roll off his lips made her heart trip dangerously, but when he uttered the ‘L’ word she panicked. When something sounded too good to be true, it was. “Do you always drug and kidnap the women you’re in love with…Sid? Cuz, it seems a little counterproductive to the whole trust building thing.” God, help her. She wanted to believe him, but she wasn’t ready to admit it or let him in on the secret.

“I can’t really answer that. I’ve never been in love before.” He fisted her hair near her scalp and gave it a sharp tug.

The sensation was familiar now. Strange as that was, she’d accepted it.

“You lied to me.” She said it out loud to remind herself he wasn’t the knight in shining armor he seemed to be.

“You lied to everyone,” he answered simply.

He had a point. She could, of course, rationalize her reasons, but she supposed he could as well. “It hasn’t done much good. My brother keeps finding me.”

“Tell me about that night,” he said softly.

There wasn’t any reason to refuse. She felt no loyalty toward her brother and maybe, just maybe, Sid could help her stop him.

“How much do you know about my family?” she asked in a whisper. It had been her deepest, darkest secret for so long, shedding light on the truth was scary.

“You’re Daniel Desman’s daughter, heir apparent to the fashion throne.”

She snorted then bit her lip trying to stem the tide of tears. Just the mention of her dad’s name made her ache. She missed them so damn much.

“What happened, baby?” Sid urged her to tell him her story.

“My parents had died in a car accident a few months prior to Fashion Week. It was going to be my big premiere.” She shook her head to clear out the fog. She still couldn’t think about those days and not lose it.

“After their deaths, I couldn’t complete anything. I couldn’t focus. Danny, my brother, was so mad at me. At the last possible moment, he switched the line-up. Danny pulled most of my designs and substituted Ezzy’s, but he didn’t give her credit. He wanted me to say they were mine.”

She shifted so she could see Sid’s face. “Ezzy saw the proposed press releases and was furious.

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