Enchanted: A Billionaire Romance (The ROGUES Series Book 4) by Tracie Delaney

Author:Tracie Delaney [Delaney, Tracie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Firefly Publishing Limited
Published: 2020-10-29T00:00:00+00:00

“What’s all this for?” I asked Barbara as she unpacked a veritable mountain of eggs, flour, chocolate, butter, and all kinds of decorations.

“Upton’s birthday,” she said. “I always bake him a cake. Most of it goes to waste, but that’s never stopped me before.”

“His birthday?” I asked. “When is it?”

“Tomorrow.”

I flexed my jaw. He never said a word to me. “He kept that quiet,” I grumbled.

“He doesn’t like any fuss,” Barbara stated. “Not even before the accident. Jenna used to force him to celebrate, but it was always under duress.” She made a sad face. “He never could say no to that poor girl.”

An idea formed in my mind. “Barbara, would it be too much trouble if I asked you to make a very small cake for his actual birthday and then a much larger one for Saturday?”

Her eyes twinkled. “What are you planning?”

I drummed my fingers on the kitchen countertop and leaned in conspiratorially. “He’s going to celebrate this birthday whether he likes it or not, with people who love him and have missed him.”

Barbara lit up from the inside out. “A dinner party? For how many?”

“I’ll let you know. I just need to make a phone call.”

I ducked outside and went to sit in my car—or rather, the car Upton loaned me. He had a habit of sneaking up on me, and the last thing I wanted was for him to overhear this conversation and try to derail it before I’d put the wheels in motion. I checked my watch. London was eight hours ahead, which put it at nine in the evening. Hopefully Sebastian wasn’t an early to bed kind of guy.

He answered my call on the third ring and, lucky for me, sounded alert, if a little concerned. During my time in this job, I’d only called him twice, and on both occasions, I’d made sure the calls were during his working hours.

“Izabelle. Everything okay?”

“Yeah, great. Sorry to call you so late. Is this a bad time?”

“Not at all. What do you need?”

“I just found out it’s Upton’s birthday tomorrow, and the sneaky so-and-so kept it from me.”

Sebastian chuckled. “He’s not a huge celebrator of his birthday.”

“So Barbara tells me. Except this year, I’ve decided things will be different.”

Another chuckle. “You’re settling in well, then?”

“Let’s just say he’s stopped trying to make me quit.”

“Excellent. So, what’s the plan?”

“Can you round up all his friends and see if they can come here, to his house, for a dinner party on Saturday evening?”

“Ohhh,” Sebastian said, openly laughing now. “He’ll hate every second.”

“Too bad,” I said. “I’m dragging him back into the land of the living, whatever he says. He’s ready. He’s stubborn, that’s all.”

“I hope you know what you’re doing.”

“You leave him to me. So, can you arrange it with the others?”

“Yes. Oh, you’ll need to cater for Oliver’s kids.”

“Great. The more the merrier. How many, and what ages?”

“Two. Nine and ten. Neither of them is particularly fussy, though, so I wouldn’t worry too much.”

“Got it,” I said. “Shall we say six, that way it isn’t too late for the children?”

“We’ll be there.

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