Hell Yeah!: Saving Cicely (Kindle Worlds Novella) (MacKay Destiny Book 9) by Kate Richards

Author:Kate Richards [Richards, Kate]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Kindle Worlds
Published: 2017-08-21T05:00:00+00:00

When Hamilton brought her dessert, he held out his hand, and Cicely placed the phone in it, staring at the floor with what she hoped would pass as resignation. “I couldn’t use it anyway, with the password.”

“Of course. Mr. Francisco insists we maintain security.” He shook his head and deposited it in his inside jacket pocket. “You really shouldn’t have done that, miss.”

“I should just stay here a prisoner, without trying to escape?” She stomped over to the elaborate white dress and yanked it from its hanger. Waving it at him, she hissed, “Would you marry someone against your will?”

“It’s not a question I have to answer. My family has worked for the Francisos for generations, and I would shame my father and grandfather if I were to be responsible for your leaving. Marrying the scion of this family is an honor, miss. I have been given to understand it will be a coming together of two great families and lead to peace between them. How can you not embrace this opportunity to be instrumental in saving lives?”

“Ohh!” She spun to face him. “First, I have made it a policy to keep as far from my father’s business as possible just to avoid this sort of craziness. No, I take it back. Even while trying to make my own life, it never occurred to me I’d be forced into a marriage.”

“Sometimes life offers challenges.”

“And what’s to stop me from obtaining a divorce? Or even an annulment?”

He bent and lifted the dress then hung it carefully on its padded hanger. “Because you won’t be able to escape until you have given the union a child.”

“Does my father know?”

“I couldn’t say, miss. Do you not speak to him often?”

Crap on a cracker. Of course she didn’t. If she was a good daughter who at least checked in on a regular basis, at some point, he’d notice her absence. Somehow, her reasons for ignoring him completely fell away when she needed help. He’d never tolerate his daughter being held hostage. He’d have been over here by now, guns blazing, goons vs. goons, and take them all out.

Conclusion, even if she had the ability to reach him, she wouldn’t. She couldn’t trade her life for all those others, even if they were all criminals.

So, if Corbin couldn’t save her, she’d be married to David Francisco and pregnant. Even in the twenty-first century, criminals, especially very wealthy ones, had their ways. By the time her dad heard about it, he’d be a grandfather.

Oh God. If she had a child, she’d never be able to leave.

As the butler left the room, she sank back into her seat and prayed. Calling Corbin had been crazy. She’d had no reason to believe he was in Texas at all. Corbin who she’d broken it off with. Corbin who she’d thought was in in California. But, through some miracle, was in Texas and even now on his way to rescue her. If anything happened to him, she’d never forgive herself.

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