Kiss of a Lifetime: a short-length sexy contemporary romance novella by Nina Bruhns

Author:Nina Bruhns
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: romance, hot romance, kindle romance, romance novel, sexy romance, romance novella, short romance, mercenary hero, alpha hero, alpha male, war romance, novella, short read, hot read, New York Times bestseller
Publisher: Cajun Hot Press
Published: 2015-03-08T05:00:00+00:00

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“Good morning, Mr. Treynor,” the receptionist greeted Trey when he walked into the Institute’s posh office area. “So nice to see you again.”

“Thanks, Lydia,” he mumbled. “You, too.”

He was still reeling from seeing Lacy Warrick down in the lobby. Holy shit on a fucking brick. He couldn’t believe it.

Of all the gin joints in all the world...

The years had obviously been kinder to Lacy than to him. She’d become a gorgeous woman—graceful and poised and sophisticated. Everything he was not.

But as much as he wanted to grab her and hold her close, and beg her forgiveness for ignoring her all these years, this was not the time to fall right back into the memories and emotions he’d somehow managed to drag himself out of yesterday after he saw her classified.

He was here in Charleston for a reason. An important one.

People were depending on him. A thousand poor artists and artisans around the world, many of whom were widows and orphans in war-torn villages, relied on him for their sole income. Trey wasn’t the only one who would benefit immensely from the prestige the Met exhibit would give his business. They all would.

But he wasn’t in the habit of breaking his promises, so he had flown out here in person to find a way to make it up to the Charleston Institute of Art for the last-minute withdrawal of his collection.

So, he shoved down the potent mixture of nerves and excitement that boiled through his body at knowing Lacy was so close by, and went into combat mode.

Calm. Cool. Efficient.

He strode to the reception desk. “Is Edith ready for me?” He glanced at the office behind Lydia, expecting to see the cheerful, grey-haired curator, and was surprised to see, instead, a maintenance man unscrewing the nameplate next to the door.

Lydia gave him a bright smile. “I’m sorry, Mr. Treynor, didn’t they tell you? Miss Treadwell retired last week.”

“Edith retired?” He frowned, taken aback.

“It was kind of sudden.”

No fucking kidding. Millie had just made this appointment a few of days ago. You’d think they would have said something.

“The interim curator will take your meeting. But she just called to let me know she’s running a few minutes late. Have a seat in her office and I’ll get you a cappuccino while you wait. Would you like a chocolate croissant to go with it? They’re fresh from—”

He waved her off and paced into Edith’s office. Former office.

Just great. He was not a fan of going into an unknown situation and dealing with an unknown person. Especially when he was delivering bad news. They were not going to be happy with him for pulling a Houdini with his collection. Not one damn bit.

But there was no help for it. Too many others were depending on him.

He accepted the cappuccino and croissant when the receptionist came in with a plate and a piping hot cup. Too impatient to enjoy either, he set them on the desk. And thank God for that, because as soon as she left, the door opened again.

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