Desperate Domination by Lili Valente

Author:Lili Valente [Valente, Lili]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Publisher: Lili Valente
Published: 2015-07-27T23:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER ELEVEN

Hannah

Back at the house, Jackson put Adam to work alerting the staff to the change of plans while they retreated to their separate bedrooms to clean up. Hannah was disappointed that Jackson didn’t consider joining her in the large shower in her room, but she didn’t show it.

He’d come a long way in a single morning, but he was still far from embracing their new relationship with open arms. She wasn’t surprised when he elected to keep his distance for a little while and when it was Eva, not Jackson, who brought a small stack of clothes with the tags still attached to her room after she emerged from her shower.

As she spread the dresses and sports clothes out onto the bed, Hannah tried to catch Eva’s eye—wondering if she’d spoken to her son and if she too was working for Hannah’s father—but the cook kept her gaze on the floor and retreated as soon as Hannah assured her that she had everything she needed. Dismissing the mystery of Dominic and her family’s enemies from her mind for the time being, Hannah slipped into a black and white striped, two-piece bathing suit that made her look like a 1940s pin-up and a semi-sheer black gauze cover-up with embroidery on both sleeves and went in search of breakfast.

It felt strange to leave her room without permission and even stranger to pad barefoot around the empty kitchen, opening drawers and cupboards and otherwise making herself at home. But by the time the oatmeal was simmering on the stovetop and she’d chopped up fruit and almonds for topping, she was beginning to relax. Giving the bubbling pot one last check to make sure the heat wasn’t too high, she crossed to the phone on the counter.

A few seconds later, Sybil’s voice crackled to life on the other end of the line. “The Mahana Guesthouse. How may I help you?”

“It’s me, Syb,” Hannah said, her throat tight with emotion. It felt like ages since she’d heard Sybil’s voice and so much had happened since she’d said goodbye, none of which she could tell Sybil about. “The phone was installed this morning so I wanted to call and check in.”

“Hannah! Sweetheart, it’s so good to hear from you.” Sybil’s smile was practically audible, and Hannah could imagine the way her aunt’s kind eyes were crinkling with pleasure. “I know you said you might not be able to call, but I was still worried. Are you enjoying the job? Is the family nice?”

“Yes, I am, and yes, the family is very nice,” she said, only feeling the faintest twinge of guilt as the lie slipped from her lips.

She’d told her aunt that she was going to be working as a nanny for a wealthy family while they spent a month decorating their new home on a private island. It had seemed like the kindest choice at the time—if Sybil knew her niece had sold her body to save their home she would be devastated—and it seemed the best choice now.

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