Chayton by Danielle Bourdon

Author:Danielle Bourdon [Bourdon, Danielle]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Contemporary, Suspense
Amazon: B00K3ASWES
Barnesnoble: B00K3ASWES
Publisher: Wildbloom Press
Published: 2013-11-18T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eleven

Ten minutes after he heard the front door close, Chayton slithered out of bed and found new clothes from a dresser drawer. He chose black, head to toe, and had just reached for his phone when a message came in.

He braced himself for bad news.

It was Leander. She's looking for Anton. Searching in the rain.

All the warmth of the last two hours turned to cold sludge in his veins. He sent a quick text back. On my way.

For the life of him, he would have thought Kate was telling the truth. He'd allowed her in, let her sway his trust. Now she was looking for Anton. What else would she be doing in the rain, at this time of night?

Mouth pulled into a tight, unhappy line, he tied back his hair, then let himself out. A westerly wind drove needles of rain into his body, most of it blocked by denim and cotton. He hadn't gone farther than fifty feet from the front door when a body eased out of the shadows between two palms.

Chayton tensed, then eased as Mattias came into better view. The dark haired prince, soaked to the skin, never complained, never mentioned any discomfort.

“She's on the other side of the clubhouse. Leander's got her in his sights,” Mattias said. He made eye contact, dragging a hand back through his wet hair.

“That's a shame. I really thought she was telling me the truth.” Chayton followed Mattias's lead and took to a path other than the sidewalk, one that utilized the foliage to their advantage in case Kate walked back this way.

“If this is all an act, then she's a better actress than most I've seen. I had someone check, but we're unable to discern whether she's lost her fortune, or whether her mother willed it to someone else.”

Chayton, like Mattias, believed that could be the only reason Kate needed his money. If she'd lost everything, and was in truth Anton's lover, then she now had access to half of his empire. The thought made him ill.

“I would have bet a year off my life that her disgust with him was real at the party,” Chayton said.

“That's how the best of the best do it, though. The most convincing con artists could probably put everyone in Hollywood out of a job.” Mattias paused next to a tall, swaying palm tree, and pulled out his phone. He checked the messages.

“Leander said Anton's men have her and are escorting her to one of the houses.” Mattias glanced up and looked at Chayton.

“Why would she need an escort?” Chayton asked, maintaining eye contact with Mattias.

“She knows me and Leander were at the party. It's possible she might use that as an excuse if we happened to be watching tonight—which we were. So she could later say that she'd just gone for a late night walk, that she loves rain or some other story, and that the men surprised her.” Mattias paused, then added, “But there is the possibility that she has another agenda that isn't what we think it is.

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