What's Her Secret? by Geraldine O'Hara Natalie Dae Nichelle Gregory Crissy Smith Lisabet Sarai & Stacey Lynn Rhodes

Author:Geraldine O'Hara, Natalie Dae, Nichelle Gregory, Crissy Smith, Lisabet Sarai & Stacey Lynn Rhodes [Rhodes, Geraldine O'Hara, Natalie Dae, Nichelle Gregory, Crissy Smith, Lisabet Sarai and Stacey Lynn]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Erotic Romance Fiction
Publisher: Totally Bound Publishing
Published: 2013-03-23T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Two

Piper glanced at the bag on the bed and calculated what she could pack into it. She needed at least enough clothes to last several weeks, plus her toiletries, her laptop and a few pictures.

She walked over and picked up the picture on the desk. It was the one taken last month of all of the staff at Anderson’s. She was right in the middle between Jace and the head cook Marcus. Jace had his arm wrapped around her shoulder and was laughing. She absolutely loved that picture. She wouldn’t be able to leave it behind.

Photo still in hand, she stumbled back to the bed and sat down. She couldn’t believe that she had broken her number one rule. It had been over fifteen years since she had allowed herself to become emotionally involved with anyone. And not only had she managed to do that in six months, she had actually fallen in love with Jace.

She’d been feeling it for months now. She had known that her time in Blue Cove was coming to an end. Money wasn’t an issue, as she had saved up and could have taken off, but she had been selfish. Had made excuses that the bar needed her, the staff, and Jace…well, she just couldn’t leave Jace.

Now she had to deal with the consequences.

She’d lost control. Hadn’t been strong enough to stop herself from having Jace. All reason and thought had left as soon as his mouth had closed over hers and she had tasted him for the first time.

Tears spilled down her cheeks onto hands that shook. Now she would really have to say goodbye. She had no other choice. Well, she couldn’t even say goodbye. Wouldn’t be able to tell anyone she was leaving. It was too risky.

So she would do what she had done many times before. She would sneak away like a thief in the night. And for the first time she truly felt like a thief. Jace didn’t deserve for her to just disappear without a word. But what else could she do?

Now that she knew that everything she had been trying to avoid was truly the best thing she had ever experienced, she knew she was not strong enough to keep resisting. By giving herself to Jace tonight she had put herself and him in danger. The result of letting Jace get too close and seeing what was hidden beneath. He might not realize it right away, but eventually he would start to question what exactly he had seen. Once out of the heat of the moment, he would know that there was something different. Something wrong.

She’d avoided anyone ever finding out, always moving on before the people she’d met had become suspicious of her odd behavior. Sometimes she could stay in one place a year or so, sometimes it was half that time.

She should never have tried to settle down in Blue Cove. From the moment she’d met Jace, she had felt the pull, had known instant attraction.