His Pawn (The Manhattan Tales Book 1) by Thorne Willa

Author:Thorne, Willa [Thorne, Willa]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2015-02-01T08:00:00+00:00

Jillian began her last semester that following Monday. It was the start of a new kind of schedule. I quite liked knowing I could have her at my beck and call any time of the day while she was on holiday from classes. Still, I had to remind myself that I was a means to an end just as she was a means to an end for me. These days, her course load seemed intensive and I was not about to disrupt her studies. I had her give me a printed copy of her course schedule, in case she could afford a mid-day visit to my office in between classes.

I did have her visit on occasion, with the guise of bringing me coffee and she never disappointed. It soon became clear to me that I would not tire of her after three months. There was an electrical chemistry between us that even I could not deny at this point. The components of my plan had already unfolded the minute she spread herself on the office sofa for me.

My pen tapped idly between my fingers as I sat in my office chair, thinking. Of course, I stuck to the stipulations of our contract. I pulled my end of the deal, and she followed my specific instructions at the end of the day, but I’d become careful about placing the needed distance between us.

The pull between us, although strong, had to be tapered. She was still willing and able to please me, but the light that was once in her eyes had faded as the weeks went by. Good, I attempted to convince myself but there was no denying that I missed the way her face illuminated when she saw me.

“Who’s the woman?”

A familiar female voice broke me from my thoughts, snapping me back to the present. I looked up from my desk and saw my cousin, Piper, sit across from me in the highback leather chair. She held up the current gossip section of the New York Times, which displayed a picture of me walking with Jill on the campus of NYU.

With a scowl, I rounded the desk and ripped the paper from her polished fingers. Piper didn’t seem upset. Despite her question, she already knew about Jillian. My cousin never displayed much emotion about anything. She’d made a very successful career as a therapist, and it was no wonder. Her clients could freely spill their woes without feeling an inkling of judgement. Her attire was often as bland in appearance as her facial expressions. If we hadn’t grown up together, and if she didn’t already know all of my family’s secrets, I wouldn’t have adopted her as my own therapist. She was probably the only person in the world I could trust. Aside from Jill. I immediately pushed that thought far from my mind.

Piper took the paper from my hand in one swift swoop and read the column aloud. “British-American Playboy finds new girlfriend.” She stops reading and looks up at me.

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