The Dahlia Trilogy (The Gilded Flower Series) by Winslow Vivian

Author:Winslow, Vivian [Winslow, Vivian]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Vivian Winslow
Published: 2014-12-07T08:00:00+00:00

Chapter 1

“Your mother isn’t home,” the housekeeper says.

“Where is she?” Dahlia demands, walking into the immense foyer of her parents’ East Hampton beach house. “She always spends August here.”

“She’s having lunch with Mrs. Graham. Your father is outside playing tennis with his coach.”

“Hmph. It’s nice to know he’s recovering well,” Dahlia mutters.

“Excuse me, Ms. Baron?”

“Nothing, Lydia. I’ll just go see my father.”

Dahlia walks out through the enclosed terrace and crosses the great lawn to reach the tennis courts. There, she watches as her father holds his own against the tennis pro. It’s almost as if he never had the stroke late last year.

When he notices her standing by the gate, he says, “Match point, Dahlia. Let me finish him off.”

He can’t see Dahlia roll her eyes from behind her sunglasses. Even though he hasn’t seen his daughter for several months, he’ll put winning first. He always has to win. “He’s back to his old self,” she says under her breath.

Her father serves an Ace and jogs over to greet her. “To what do I owe this surprise visit?” He asks, wiping his face with a towel.

“I came to see Mom.”

“No love for your old man anymore, huh?” He says jokingly.

“As a matter of fact,” she says, then pauses to watch his coach walking toward them. He doesn’t bother to hide his interest in Dahlia the way he looks her up and down. The hunger in his eyes makes her shift uncomfortably.

After some polite introductions, her father dismisses him. “Same time, tomorrow.”

The man nods and waves, throwing his racket bag over his shoulder and taking one last look at Dahlia.

Dahlia takes a deep breath. She was saving her fury and anger for her mother, but her father would have to do.

“How could you not tell me that my daughter is still alive?”

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