The Embrace: A Forbidden Billionaire Romance (Broken Slipper Series Book 3) by Vivian Wood

Author:Vivian Wood [Wood, Vivian]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-07-29T18:30:00+00:00

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I'm walking down the vast, echoing halls at the New York ballet company, my head in the clouds. Specifically I'm wondering how to deal with Callum and his apparently immense grief. I am so sore today after having pretty rough sex four times yesterday. I only managed to escape the apartment by saying that I had to practice my dance moves.

I mean, that is true but also a clear excuse.

So I'm here this morning, even though no one else will probably be here until ten or eleven. Lifting my duffel bag onto my shoulder, I glance up and see Ella’s dark head of curls turning down the hallway away from me. I grab my bag and pick up speed as I call her name.

“Ella! Hey, wait!”

Her head turns and then she pauses, scrunching up her face. “Hey. Why are you here? The rest of the company is off this morning.”

I run the last couple of steps up to her, checking out her ankle. She is wearing a bulky cast on her lower leg and walking with a pair of crutches. I frown a little.

“I’m just here because I needed an excuse to avoid my boyfriend.” I roll my eyes. “I am the worst girlfriend ever. What about you? Why are you here?”

She shoves her hands into the pockets of the big off white, knit cardigan that she is wearing. “I came in to see the director in charge. I don't know if you've met him yet or not? He's named Mr. Park. He's just a temporary fill in for the position, I think.”

I shake my head. “No, I can't say that I've met him. Things have been really insane for the last ten days. I barely even know what ballet we are supposed to be performing.”

Ella's mouth pulls down and I catch a glimmer of dismay in her eyes. “Oh. I see.”

My brow puckers. “Hey, why don't you come hang out with me for a minute while I warm up in the dance studio? You can fill me in on everything that is been going on with you. It feels like it's been forever since we have seen each other.”

Her lips twist bitterly but she only nods. “All right. You lead the way.”

It's only a minute’s walk down the hall to get to the dance studios. I pick the first one, holding the door open for Ella to hobble through with her crutches. I toss my bag down, toeing off my shoes. She drags a chair over from the corner and sits down with heavy sigh.

I sit down and spread my legs out, stretching them gently. I try to put the fact that I weighed myself earlier and managed to gain three more pounds out of my mind.

Ella blows out a breath and sits back in the chair. “The doctors say that I'll probably never dance again. Officially, I mean.”

I give her a sharp look. “I was there when the doctor told you that. And she said that it was uncertain.

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