London Bound (A Heart of the City romance Book 3) by C.J. Duggan

Author:C.J. Duggan [Duggan, C.J.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780733636684
Publisher: Hachette Australia
Published: 2017-03-25T18:30:00+00:00

It was a big risk, but all the same, with my finger pressed against my lips, I gestured for Jack to follow me through the bedroom door and up the hall, stilling before the secret room. The one place that worked to calm me like nothing else, even if it was with the one man who had quite the opposite effect on me. I carefully turned the handle, smiling over my shoulder as my heart beat out a frenzied tattoo.

‘This is intense,’ he whispered, which only caused me to smile even bigger.

‘Behold a thing of beauty,’ I said, before pushing the door open, flicking the light on and revealing ‘Kate on the Thames’ HQ.

I thought that maybe I had been enamoured by the space because, well, I was a girl and I like pretty things, but as I watched Jack edge his way into the room, his eyes trailing along the shelves and to the glass-topped counter, I could tell that even he was taken aback. The constant wonderment I experienced in this room was reflected in his wide-eyed gaze.

‘No wonder you’ve been missing.’

I grinned, a weight lifted from my shoulders; for the first time I was able to share this with someone, and funnily enough, it was the last person I ever suspected.

Jack moved to peer over the jewellery under the glass in astonishment.

‘Is all this yours?’ he asked.

Oh shit. How to kill happiness with one question.

I gently closed the door behind me. ‘Ah, no, not exactly.’

‘Nana Joy’s?’

‘Yeah.’

‘Please tell me she has all this insured.’

‘Um, I don’t know the details, I just use this room and these things as a form of inspiration for my blog. I know I shouldn’t but—’

‘Be damned you shouldn’t! Do you have any more videos?’ Jack turned to me, his eyes alight with excitement.

‘Um, yeah, I have been filming all day, but I haven’t edited them or anything.’

‘Kate, you’ve got to get them out there, you have to show the world “Kate on the Thames”.’

I could feel the heat creep up to my cheeks. ‘Well, I’ve only shown you so far.’

Jack came to stand before me, looking down at me intensely. ‘Well, that’s got to change.’

‘Yeah, I know but—’

‘Kate.’

My eyes flicked up to his, and I was once again lost.

‘Your vlog is brilliant.’

I smiled blindingly wide. ‘Really?’

‘Really. It has everything it needs to work, Kate; if you want, I can help you.’

‘Know much about beauty and fashion, do you?’

Jack laughed. ‘Not so much, but editing and video content? Now that I know.’

I folded my arms. ‘Do you work in IT then?’

Jack smiled. ‘Something like that.’

‘What is it that you do exactly, Jack?’

Jack rubbed the line of stubble at his jaw; the question seemed to put him on guard. ‘Oh, you know, a typical white-collar job that affords enough stress to down a few beers on the neighbour’s steps after hours.’

It was as good an answer as I was ever likely to get. He was lucky: ordinarily, I would have pressed for more, but right now I was distracted, excited.

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