Hard Flip: A Billionaire Romance (Ridden Hard Book 1) by Allyson Lindt

Author:Allyson Lindt [Lindt, Allyson]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: single parent, fake engagement, marriage of convenience, office romance, new adult, Billionaire, sports romance
Publisher: Acelette Press
Published: 2018-01-14T18:30:00+00:00

ASH DIDN’T KNOW IF she could sleep. Being wrapped up in Mischa’s arms helped chase away the lingering traces of panic that set in at the thought of leaving Kelly alone, but it highlighted another concern.

Every time she started to tell him the full story about why Kelly lived with her, her brain froze. That tiny insecurity surged back, asking if maybe she was the one at fault, and not Dad.

She cared what Mischa thought, and when she rehearsed the conversation in her head, sometimes it went well, but sometimes he told her she was an entitled brat.

She drifted off, caught in a torrent of potential outcomes. The last imaginary conversation she had before she fell asleep was Mischa’s insistence her father was probably right from everything he’d seen.

She hated those demons. Wished she could exorcize them for good.

As the weekdays ticked by, everything outside her head went smoothly. She caught up quickly at work, and settled in at home. Mischa was as attentive as before, but that didn’t stop her from asking herself if he was doing it for the right reasons.

Kelly spent more time at home than she had when they lived in the apartment. Ash suspected part of it was because Emma didn’t live around the corner anymore, though her mother didn’t mind the drive. After work, Mischa showed Kelly new tricks. They spent a lot of time in the empty pool, skating.

Ash liked seeing her sister have so much fun, but it also made the pit in her gut grow.

Friday evening, she and Mischa were heading home from work for the night, when a friendly shout from Tristan stopped them.

“See you tomorrow?”

“What’s tomorrow?” Ash asked.

Mischa winced. “Shit. I forgot. I thought it was next week.”

“Tomorrow,” Tristan repeated.

“What is?” A sick pit grew in her gut, linked to a dread she couldn’t identify.

Mischa turned to her. “Summer Splash.”

Her head whirled at the familiar phrase. Fuck.

“It’s this family picnic thing.” Mischa’s tone said he didn’t notice this had knocked the bottom out of her world. “One of our financers throws it. I was telling you about it when we got engaged.”

Except he never mentioned it by name. Then again, she’d never mentioned her father by name, either. Apparently now was the time to have that conversation about who she was and why her sister lived with her. Maybe not in front of Tristan though.

She kept her mask in place, waving and smiling as Mischa promised they’d be there tomorrow, and followed him outside. Please don’t let this explode in my face.

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