BILLIONAIRE: Secret Ransom: Desired Love Series: Book 1 (New Adult Contemporary Romance) Read Online Free PDF

eye. Just one more time.”
                  Even as she hesitated, Nora slipped towards Michael’s closed door and clutched the brass knob in her hand.
                  “You better make this fly,” Nora said. “Because I have access to your details.”
                  Lily leapt to her feet with a smile and started to enter Michael’s empty domain when Nora gripped her arm and turned her back to face her.
                  “I’m serious, honey,” she said. “I can find your apartment and make you pay if this turns any kind of bad.”
                  Knowing that she meant it, Lily’s eyes lifted towards the office that was more windows than wall, and she cast Nora a sly wink as she took hold of her hand.
                  “Not that I don’t believe you,” she started. “But somehow I don’t think it’s going to come to that.”
                  “We can both hope,” Nora said.
                  Lily was nearly hidden behind a closed door when Nora’s head darted across the frame, and she whistled through her teeth.
                  “Try to make it work,” Nora said. “I need this job.”
                  Lily nodded her head and tenderly grabbed Nora’s hand.
                  “I get that,” Lily said. “I’m in the same boat.”
                  Nora scanned her carefully, and Lily watched as the receptionist’s face morphed from frustration to fear. Lily didn’t want her to change her mind and suddenly throw her out, and she was ready to stand her ground when Nora backed off and shook her head.
                  “We all had to cut our bones somewhere,” Nora said. “And maybe you might even be good for him.”
                  Lily’s mouth curled towards her eyes, and she wanted nothing more than to fold Nora into a quick embrace and kiss the woman’s cheeks when she held off and lowered her head.
                  “Thank you, Nora,” she said. “I’m good to wait.”

Chapter 5
                  Lily grazed her fingers at the edge of his desk and paused before his console. She pictured him typing and warding off the likes of Lucas Powell as he fought to keep his namesake close to the vest. Couldn’t be easy with the likes of the mustachioed man lying in wait, and she was ready to tell him that she could be trusted when the door suddenly flung open, and she started where she stood.
                  “What the hell are you doing back here?”
                  Even as he bellowed, Lily stayed strong and lightly pressed her hands to her hips.
                  “Didn’t like the way we left things,” she said. “And I am the right girl for the job, Mr. Bingham.”
                  “So you say.”
                  Michael scoffed as he headed towards his stocked bar and reached underneath the hardwood. Revealing a fresh bottle of scotch, he poured the amber liquid into a glass, drinking fast as he just glanced over his shoulder.
                  “Called Walters,” he said. “Swore there were no hard feelings. But---”
                  “Don’t do that.”
                  Moving carefully, Lily plucked the glass from his hand. She thought about polishing off what was left of the drink when she simply set it aside and stared hard into his eyes.
                  “If you called Walters,” she said. “Then you already know that he clued me in to what’s what. And I’m not running scared.”
                  “Maybe you should---”
                  “Michael?”
                  Savoring the feel of his name coating her lips, Lily leaned in and felt his breath running around her cheeks. Michael touched her lips, and Lily longed to lick his nails when Michael suddenly