Tempting Danger by Katie Reus

Author:Katie Reus [Reus, Katie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: KR Press, LLC
Published: 2017-12-04T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter 8

“You’re really engaged now?” Nathaniel asked as he brought her a bottle of water.

On the balcony of his beachfront condo, Alena glanced out at the Atlantic before turning back to him. The salty tinge of the ocean in the air was refreshing and she hadn’t felt nauseous all morning. “It would seem so.” And she was still wearing the ring Andre had given her. It was simply to maintain cover, she told herself. She could almost buy her own lie.

“He’s a very successful man. Also dangerous. Do you know who his father was?”

Alena held back a snort. She might be friends with Nathaniel, but there were some things none of her friends would ever know about her. Not the name she’d been given when she was born, and not what had truly happened to her parents. The little girl she’d been then was dead. She didn’t even think of herself by that name. She was Alena. “Yes. I know who he was. He shouldn’t be judged by that.”

Nathaniel lifted a big shoulder. “Does he treat you well?”

“Yes. Things between us are complicated though.” And that was all she planned to say about that. “How was the rest of the gala Saturday?”

He cleared his throat, giving her a wicked smile. “My night ended well.”

She lifted an eyebrow. “Oh really?”

“Yes.”

“You can’t leave me hanging like that. Who did you hook up with?” Because a smile like that meant only one thing.

“It’s more than a hookup… I’m dating Summer Freeman now. I really like her.”

Alena grinned. “I can definitely see that. There always seemed to be a spark between the two of you.”

“She was always with someone at these stupid events. I didn’t realize she was single,” he grumbled.

“You’re always with someone at events like that—often with me. She probably didn’t realize you were single either.”

He let out a bark of laughter. “That’s exactly what she said. She thought we were an item until Andre showed up.”

Just the mention of Andre’s name had her shifting slightly in her seat. She wondered if he was with that woman right now, then cursed the stupid thought. She started to change the subject, then Nathaniel glanced down at his phone.

“Hold on, that’s the front desk.”

She half listened to his one-sided conversation, which was mainly just grunts, and looked out at the ocean. There were jet skiers, boaters, and hundreds of people sunbathing on the beautiful white sand. The weather was perfect, and with the cool breeze blowing over her, the only thing that would make it better would be if she could actually dip her toes in the sand.

“Excuse me for a moment,” Nathaniel said, rising from his chair.

She nodded and picked up her bottle of water as he stepped back into his condo. A few moments later, she heard Andre’s very annoyed voice. Turning, she found him and Nathaniel striding out onto the balcony. Surprise ricocheted through her.

“What are you doing here?” Water bottle still in hand, she stood, concerned. Was something wrong? How had he even known she was here?

“What the hell are you doing here?” he snapped.

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