Her Secret Seduction by Brenda Jackson

Author:Brenda Jackson
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2020-03-10T18:21:33+00:00

Chapter 2

Savannah had never relied on sex appeal for a single, solitary thing in her life.

But today was different.

If her plan succeeded, it would correct the course of her family’s lives. Money wouldn’t be an issue. Not now, nor for generations to come.

Her grandfather would get justice and the recognition he deserved. Her sister wouldn’t have to struggle under the crushing weight of student loans.

So failure wasn’t an option. Even if it meant playing to the caveman instincts of a cretin like Blake Abbott.

He hadn’t been obvious about it. She’d give him credit for that. But the smoldering intensity of his gaze and the sexy growl of his voice had made the interview feel a lot like a blind date.

His warm brown gaze penetrated her skin. Made her feel something she hadn’t expected. Something she couldn’t explain. Because despite the charm of the man she’d just met, she knew the truth about Blake Abbott and his family.

They were thieves, plain and simple.

The kind of folks who would cheat a man out of what was rightfully owed to him. Who didn’t have the decency or compassion to feel an ounce of regret for leaving such a man and his family twisting in the wind, floundering in poverty.

So despite Blake’s warm smile and surprisingly pleasing demeanor, she wouldn’t forget the truth. The Abbotts were heartless and cruel.

She would expose them for the snakes they were and reclaim her grandfather’s rightful share of the company.

Once she’d exited the parking lot in her crappy little car, she dialed her sister, Delaney, back in West Virginia.

“I’m in,” Savannah blurted as soon as her sister answered the phone. “I got the job.”

Laney hesitated before offering a one-word response. “Wow.”

“I know you don’t agree with what I’m doing, Laney, but I’m doing this for all of us. You and Harper especially.”

“Vanna come home!” her two-year-old niece said in the background.

“Listen to your niece. If you’re doing it for us, pack up and come home now. Because this isn’t what we want.”

“It’s what Granddad deserves. What we all deserve.” Savannah turned onto the road that led back to town. “This will alter our family’s future. Make things better for you and Harper.”

“This isn’t about Harper or my student loans. You’re playing to Grandpa’s pride and yours.”

Savannah silently counted to ten. Blowing up at Laney wouldn’t get her sister on board. And deep down she wanted Laney’s reassurance she was doing the right thing.

Their grandfather—Martin McDowell—had raised them after the deaths of their parents. He’d made sacrifices for them their entire lives. And now he was gravely ill, his kidneys failing.

“Grandpa’s nearly ninety. Thanks to the Abbotts, his pride is all he has, besides us. So I say it’s worth fighting for.”

Laney didn’t answer. Not surprising.

When they were kids, Savannah was mesmerized by her grandfather’s stories about his days running moonshine in the Tennessee hills as a young man. But even as a child, Laney took a just-the-facts-please approach to life. She’d viewed their grandfather’s stories as tall tales.

Their positions hadn’t changed as adults.

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