Secrets of the A-List, Episode 3 by Donna Hill

Author:Donna Hill
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2017-09-15T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Five

“I don’t believe this, Elana! You specifically said to meet here at the house. I’ve been waiting for over an hour.”

“No, Thom. I’m sure I told you to meet here at the restaurant. Why would I tell you to meet me someplace where I knew I wouldn’t be?”

“You didn’t... Look, forget it. I’m on my way to the restaurant. Stay put until I get there.” He hit the end icon on the phone and wished he had a landline so that he could have the pleasure of slamming the phone down. Elana was seriously driving him crazy. She was erratic and irresponsible. He knew she was trying to find a way out of this whole marriage thing, but he couldn’t let that happen. Period.

He shoved his cell phone in his jacket pocket and headed out. On his way to his car, he heard a familiar voice, but what he overheard stopped him in his tracks. Slowly he backed up so as not to be seen but still close enough to hear.

“...from the Cayman account... Yes, I have Harrison’s authorization...the same way we always do... I’ll take care of it...no reason for concern...the accident is only a temporary setback...business as usual...have I ever let you down...good...the transfer is in play...don’t worry about the senator...you have my word...it’s what I do.”

Thom dared not move. His thoughts spun while he listened to an engine kick on and a car drive off. He finally took a breath, and when he was certain the car was gone and he couldn’t be seen, he stepped out.

All this time. Right here at the house under their noses all along. In a million years, he never would have guessed.

For the time being, he would keep this tidbit of information to himself. He smiled as he opened his car door and got in. He gripped the steering wheel and stared off into the distance as a myriad of scenarios played in his head. Secrecy was clearly the bedrock of the Fixer’s success. Thom was certain the Fixer would do whatever was necessary not to jeopardize that anonymity. He smiled and turned the key in the ignition.

In the meantime, he needed to get to the restaurant and corral his reluctant bride.

* * *

The beep of machines echoed eerily in the stillness of Harrison’s hospital room. Take away the machines and IVs and the ominous hospital bed, and the room resembled a top-tier hotel suite, outfitted with overstuffed seating, flat-screen mounted television, expensive art on the walls, a desk, recessed lighting, a private bath, a full sitting room for visitors and family, and a magnificent view of the mountainside and ocean beyond.

From the doorway, Luc watched his father’s chest rise and fall beneath the pristine white sheet. The bruises on his face that were now deep purple, yellow and shades of brown stood in sharp contrast against his ghostly complexion and the bandages wrapped around his head. But it was the stillness that rattled Luc most. Seeing his father, a robust man full of life, vitality and always in motion, now reduced to.

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