Redemption by Jennifer Bene

Author:Jennifer Bene [Bene, Jennifer]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-1-946722-58-4
Publisher: Jennifer Bene

Lianna

Looking at the guard in the driver’s seat, Lianna couldn’t help but second-guess the rant she’d just gone on about Jean-Luc, but she doubted that he would allow any of his men to hurt her. He’d still been begging her to stay and talk to him when she was getting in the SUV to head into Nice.

However, it probably wasn’t a great idea to share all of her dirty secrets within earshot of someone who was definitely loyal to the Faures.

“Lianna?” David sounded worried, and she took a deep breath.

“Apparently he knows about…. us,” she finally answered, trying to stay vague. “All the shit from before, but he absolutely doesn’t know me, and he doesn’t have any right to dictate who is in my life.”

“God, I love you,” he said, and she couldn’t help but smile.

“I love you too, and I’m getting on the first plane I can to New York.” Shaking her head, she leaned against the window, gazing at the remnants of the sunset over Provence. It was breathtaking, one of the most beautiful sights she could remember... but she couldn’t even enjoy it. Rubbing her eyes, she lowered her voice. “I still can’t believe he would do this.”

“It doesn’t matter, angel,” David replied, taking control just as she started to feel weak, and she loved that about him. “Just tell me when your plane is landing so I can be there to get you.”

“It’s going to be really early. I haven’t got a flight yet, but I’m going to try and book on my phone as soon as we hang up. I’ve saved Harry’s number so I can call you when I have the info. Where’s your phone anyway?”

“He kept it. Along with the rest of my shit,” he growled, the anger a rumbling undertone to his voice, but she couldn’t blame him this time. Hell, she was pissed too.

“Well, I packed up everything in our room, but I’m pretty sure your wallet and phone weren’t there. Unless you had them tucked away in your backpack already?”

“That sonuvabitch…” David continued cursing under his breath, and she took that as a ‘no.’

“It’s fine, we can replace all of that. It’s annoying, but I’d rather do that than have to deal with them again.” Her rage spiked as she realized how incredibly petty keeping his stuff was. It was just to fuck with David. It didn’t have anything to do with her safety, or whatever bullshit Jean-Luc told himself. It was pure manipulation. Clenching her first, she dug her nails into her palm as she kept her voice low, hoping the driver couldn’t hear her. “I just should have known he’d try to control me, just like my father. Paying for the apartment, getting the FBI to drop the charges… it was all just a tactic. Just Jean-Luc trying to get me to trust him, to come here.”

An awkward silence followed her hushed rant, and she knew David was biting his tongue, she just couldn’t stand to hear the words right now.

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