Shiver: A Romantic Suspense Novel by Erica Savage

Author:Erica Savage [Savage, Erica]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Paper Hearts Romantic Suspense Novels
Published: 2024-02-14T00:00:00+00:00

I woke from a nap on a cold, snowy Thursday afternoon, completely exhausted from the long night before. My best client—an Economics professor with a penchant for watching me roll across a cheese-puff covered floor in a sling bikini—had taken so long to get off that I had cramps in my back and cheesy dust caking the inside of my nose.

Believe me, the life of a high-priced escort, who caters to the seedier side of sexual deviancy, isn’t as glamorous as the movies would have you think. It’s not all red wine and white gloves.

My back ached. My skin was greasy and cheese puff remnants gathered in uncomfortable crevices, much in the same way that you can never really wash all the sand out after a long day at the beach.

Gertie had taken Joey out for ice cream so that I could get a little more rest. By that point, she’d begun to expect that there was something more to my professional life than seating snooty rich people at a fancy French restaurant. If she had any real ideas, though, she kept them to herself. She was concerned that I wasn’t getting enough sleep, but that was the extent of her fretting. I assured her that it wouldn’t be much longer, because I was starting my own business soon and I’d be home more often. I’d planned to tell Roman I was leaving that day.

I rolled over, opened my eyes, then screamed and nearly flung myself off the bed.

Michelle sat at the end, looking entirely flawless in yoga pants and a thin jacket. Makeup perfect. Hair perfect. Even the way her eyebrows dipped angrily toward the bridge of her nose was perfect.

“You scared the shit out of me,” I said, once I was able to breathe again. “How’d you get in here?”

“I have a key, remember? And besides, I can’t come visit a friend I haven’t seen in ages?”

I sat up, scooted back to the wall and pushed the hair out of my face. “I didn’t mean it like that, but yeah, it’s good to see you. What’s up?” Thoughts zipped around inside my head. Why was she in my apartment? Why had she snuck in like that? Why did she seem so angry with me?

In truth, we hadn’t seen each other much over the past couple of months. She worked out during the day, I “worked” nights, and in most respects, it was easier to avoid her than accidentally broach the subject of what I’d been doing with myself.

“I’ve missed you,” she said.

“I’ve missed you, too,” I replied. “Too much.” So many nights, I wanted to tell someone, anyone, about what I’d been doing and had been tempted to call Michelle time after time. I needed the cathartic release. I could’ve gone to a therapist, I suppose, but I looked at that like a sign of weakness. I wasn’t broken. I needed a friend.

“So how’s the new job going?” she asked. The expression on her face hadn’t wavered. She knew something.

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