Ravish: The Awakening of Sleeping Beauty by Cathy Yardley

Author:Cathy Yardley
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: American Light Romantic Fiction, Romance - Paranormal, Fiction - Adult, New York (State), Neurologists, Erotica - General, paranormal, General, Romance, Patients, Hamptons, Coma, Erotica, Fiction, Upper class
ISBN: 9780061376085
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 2008-09-15T05:00:00+00:00

Her father waved his hands. “Thank you all for coming, and for being patient while checking in.” There were a number of chuckles at that, as well as some good-natured grumbling. “This hotel has been a dream of mine for years. Then I met Lily, and I thought I couldn’t be happier. Well, I was wrong.”

Her mother was stunning, wearing a pale peach wrap dress, her hair up in a loose blond chignon. She reached into a stroller behind her, producing a swaddled baby. A tiny pink arm emerged from the folds of blanket, and a lusty baby cry followed.

“Now, I can honestly say that I couldn’t be happier!”

There were loud cheers. The pride and love in her father’s voice was so clear, Rory felt tears misting her eyes. She missed them, she realized. They were overprotective, yes. She had her differences with them, about everything, it seemed. But they loved her so much. It had been so long since she’d seen them. Too long.

If I don’t wake up, then I’ll never see them again.

It was a truth she hadn’t wanted to contemplate. Now, seeing this snapshot of their happy history, she felt an overwhelming sadness.

“Please, enjoy yourselves…”

“Wait!”

The loud shout sounded like thunder, and everyone in the ballroom fell silent. Rory felt a chill of dread seep into her chest.

Serafina strode across the ballroom, the crowd parting like the Red Sea before her. She walked up the steps slowly.

“I think you forgot to invite someone,” she said, and though she didn’t raise her voice, it still echoed and boomed through the ballroom. There was a ripple of whispering through the assembled crowd.

Her mother took the baby—the younger Rory—and hid behind her father. Rory watched in horror as Serafina approached them.

“Did you forget my price so quickly?” She looked calm, even though her tone was caustic. “It’s only been ten months, after all.”

More whispers.

“You don’t belong here,” Rory’s father said, his face turning pale with anger. “Get out.” He gestured to some burly security guards. They started to move in on Serafina, but one glance from her had them freezing in their tracks.

“You were supposed to introduce me to these fine people,” Serafina purred. “You were supposed to help me spread my reputation beyond this tiny island.”

“You’re a local nutcase,” Rory’s father said, and even Rory winced. “You didn’t do anything, we don’t owe you anything. We have no agreement.”

With that, Rory felt a strangling sensation, and she was immediately light-headed.

This. This is why I’m here.

She fought her way to the exit, ignoring the curious murmurs and comments of the crowd, who were aghast.

“You will pay for my services,” was the last thing she heard Serafina say. “One way or another.”

Rory forced her way out of the hotel, onto the grass lawn. She hugged her stomach, struggling not to retch.

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