Kingsley Baby Trilogy: The Hero's Son\The Brother's Wife\The Long-Lost Heir by Amanda Stevens

Author:Amanda Stevens [Stevens, Amanda]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Romance, Suspense
ISBN: 9781460336144
Google: lcHzAgAAQBAJ
Amazon: B00IPDSKOM
Barnesnoble: B00IPDSKOM
Goodreads: 21820634
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2014-04-15T04:00:00+00:00

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JAKE DROPPED HOPE OFF at her car at the Club Mystique, then followed her home. He wasn’t about to let her out of his sight until she was safely behind locked doors, he told her. And Hope had to admit that after the harrowing experience the two of them had just shared, it was comforting to have Jake so nearby.

At the gate to the Kingsley property, he waited until she was safely inside and the gates had closed behind her before he drove around to the rear entrance where the servants and delivery people entered the estate. Hope pulled her own car around the circular drive in front of the mansion and parked, knowing someone would later move the vehicle to the garages, where it would be washed and refueled for the next time she wanted to take a drive.

Hope had never been comfortable having servants at her beck and call, and she hated it even more now as she watched Jake’s headlights move toward the rear of the property. Her mother was right, Hope thought, as she let herself inside the house. The sooner she moved out of the mansion, the better.

The lights on the ground floor had been lowered, with only wall sconces and an occasional lamp to chase away the gloom. Hope moved into the library, intent on pouring herself a brandy to take upstairs with her. Her nerves still weren’t what they should be, and she needed something that would brace her for the long night ahead, when shock was bound to set in.

Splashing a generous amount of liquor into a snifter, Hope lifted the glass to her lips. Only then did she see the silhouette of a man standing by the windows, in a shadow that was left untouched by the lamp she’d turned on.

She gasped and the snifter fell from her hand. The silhouette separated from the other shadows and moved toward her, tall and lean and somehow menacing in the meager light.

Or perhaps, Hope thought, her mind was still on the dogs. After all, Jeremy had never frightened her before. He was a bore, yes, and odd, to say the least, but harmless.

His gaze dropped to the spilled brandy at her feet. “Hope,” he said. “What’s wrong?”

“Nothing. You startled me, that’s all.” He was dressed for bed in a dark blue robe over light gray pajamas. It struck Hope that she had never seen Jeremy in anything but a suit.

“You look different,” he said, echoing her thoughts. “Your hair is all messed up.”

She forced a soft laugh, running her fingers through the tangles. “Oh, that. I was driving with the top down.”

“It’s cool out. Weren’t you wearing a jacket?”

“It’s not that cool,” she said. “Besides, I didn’t go far.”

“You’ve been gone for hours.”

Hope frowned. “Are you keeping tabs on me, Jeremy?”

He looked a bit flustered. “No, it’s not that. I mean, I just happened to notice…” His voice trailed away and his gaze dropped. He seemed fixated on her jeans.

Hope’s frown deepened.

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