A Price to Pay by Angela Winters

A Price to Pay by Angela Winters

Author:Angela Winters
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Kensington
Published: 2012-07-05T16:00:00+00:00


“I think that went well, don’t you?” Elisha closed the door to Michael’s office after she stepped inside.

Michael turned to her, watching as she casually tossed her purse on his desk and sauntered toward him. He tossed his crutches on the floor and backed into his chair. “You’re very good. Setting up a conference call with Alton Frist clearly made Dad happy.”

“How can you tell if he’s happy?” She grabbed the arms of his chair and leaned in, giving him ample view of her modest cleavage.

Michael smiled at her advances, but didn’t take the bait. “You can’t. I’ve spent thirty years deciphering that man’s face and I can barely tell. But I think he was happy. He wants this to happen.”

“What is he afraid of?” she asked.

“He’s not afraid of anything,” Michael corrected. “He’s just excessively cautious. It’s made him a billionaire.”

“And you will reap all the benefits when you take over.” She positioned herself on his lap.

“Easy,” he said. He really didn’t want her on his lap or in his office. He had work to do.

“This deal will make you king,” she said. “Don’t you believe it?”

Michael would never tell her how much he hoped that was true. With everything that had happened, he feared he would never be CEO of Chase Beauty. This was especially so after Carter joined the board of directors last year. His father had threatened Michael countless times with his belief that Carter would eventually join Chase Beauty.

“It better,” Michael said, looking away.

“So where is my reward?” She leaned in for a kiss.

Michael turned his head away. “Not right now, Elisha.”

“Why not?” she asked suspiciously.

“I have work to do before we go to the pilot’s funeral.” He grabbed her at the waist and began to lift her off of him. He was still in pain from sex with Kimberly the other day. “I’m not in the mood.”

“So maybe you aren’t as grateful as you should be.” She had a sinister look on her face as she refused to budge.

Michael saw that look on her face, the one that came before she had a fit. “Grateful? Don’t act like you’re doing me a favor, sweetie. I’ve worked my ass off on this one.”

“But you don’t know everything,” she said with a sly smile. “For instance, East Coast Publishing just put in a bid for half a million more than you’re offering.”

He did know, and it made him angry that she thought she could use this against him. “But they don’t want to continue the product line. They only want the properties, advertisers, and subscription list. Frist clearly said he wants the publications to continue.”

“Look, baby, I get paid either way.” She placed her hand gently on his head. “And since Frist put me in charge, Steven Chase isn’t the only person you need to keep happy.”

Michael assumed she was bullshitting. Elisha wanted this deal to go through almost as much as he did, but he couldn’t take any chances. This deal was his redemption and there was nothing he wouldn’t do to make it work.



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