Penthouse Prince by Nelson Virginia

Author:Nelson, Virginia [Nelson, Virginia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Prince, Penthouse, Entangled, Romance, Indulgence
Publisher: Entangled Publishing, LLC
Published: 2015-02-08T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eighteen

Riding high on the success of his zoo surprise, Camden whistled as he headed downstairs on the elevator. Due to his many issues with his father growing up, he’d always assumed he’d be as horrible of a parent as his dad had been. Yet being around Kaycee made the idea of having children—previously abhorrent—more appealing since his relationship with Kaycee pleased and satisfied him in a way he’d never expected. .

The added perk of Jeanie’s response to his gift left him soaring. Knowing the two of them stayed in the apartment while he headed down to meet with Lowe in the building coffee shop—preparing for naptime, safe at home—warmed him.

Home.

Funny, it’d always been the penthouse or the city apartment when he’d thought of it before, not home. It took Jeanie and Kaycee to turn the rooms into that impossibility. Home meant family, another pipe dream he’d long ago decided only fools believed in, like love. It seemed the ladies in his life were determined to try to change his mind about a lot of his established truths.

Glancing at his cell phone, he strode out of the elevator, only stopping when a woman blocked his path. Her gray-streaked hair reminded him of Jeanie—what her golden curls might look like in a few decades or so. A quick scan of her from head to toe revealed more similarities—his bride-to-be might look just like this woman in a few decades, depending on her life choices.

Could they be related? But that couldn’t be. Jeanie had said she didn’t have any relatives to call.

Could it be the mysterious her in the text messages?

He thought of the terror etched on her face each time a text came in.

Pieces clicked into place, but he was still missing a few integral parts to create a whole. “Can I help you?” Polite, distant, unconcerned. He guarded his tone even as he rattled through possibilities in his mind.

“Perhaps. Do you have a minute, so we could speak privately?” The woman’s voice sounded far huskier than Jeanie’s, marking her a smoker if he hadn’t already caught a whiff of the smell.

“I’m a very busy man…” He trailed off and started to move away from her, but the woman caught his arm. “I’m sorry, do I know you?” He looked at her hand as if it were no more than an irritating bug that had landed on his suit.

“You don’t know me, but you will. Mr. James, it will only take a moment of your precious time. I’m sure you can spare that.” Sharper edges, gleaming dangerously, marked drastic differences between her and his fiancée. This woman? She reminded him more of himself—a practiced liar and a cold-hearted bitch.

He twisted his lips to keep his irritation obvious. “Vagueing it up isn’t buying you more time. If I were you, I’d talk fast before I have security remove you from the premises.”

“Fine. You know my daughters.” A smile gave away her glee at her hope he’d pepper her with questions.

“I know a lot of daughters.

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