Inheriting a SECRET (Corrigan & Co. Book 7) Read Online Free PDF Page A

protect Brayden’s cousin,
Jenysis. She was being stalked by a particularly nasty older man who
wouldn’t take no for an answer. We were able to keep him from her,
but he retaliated.”
    “Is she okay?” I
think she is, because I’ve heard her name, but maybe she’s been
hurt in some way.
    “She’s fine. But
while we were concentrating all of our energy on keeping her safe, he
stole some important pieces of jewelry belonging to the royal
family.”
    No. No, no, no, no, no.
Oh God, no. I interfered with a Society mission. I use every ounce of
training I’ve had to keep my face neutral. “That sucks, but I
still don’t see what it has to do with this mission.”
    “We failed, Darcy. We
rarely fail.”
    “So this is out of
guilt?”
    “Partly yes.”
    “Nice to know I’ve
been pawned off on an asshole to assuage Jane’s guilt.”
    “You’re treading a
fine line, my dear. Jane is not the only one with guilt, and my
presence here should let you know that we’re not just ‘pawning’
you off.”
    “Sorry.” And I am.
For causing them to fail, and for being a bitch now because of my own
guilt. “What’s the other part?”
    “Your engagement may
finally flush out the jewels.”
    I need the floor to
open up all the way to the Earth’s core, and take me down there.
“Are they that important?” I know the answer to that, but I need
to play dumb, especially now.
    “Yes, and no. They
were the first jewels of the monarchy, and it’s expected that when
Brayden ascends the throne, he’ll have possession of them. It’s
more of a superstition than anything, but it’s still important to
them.”
    “So you’re hoping
to rectify the mission failure—which wasn’t exactly a failure
since you kept Jenysis safe—by getting the jewels back now?”
    “Yes. We should have
disclosed this to you sooner, but we didn’t think it would become
an issue. Brayden seemed like he was finally ready to be king, and he
knows he can’t do that by sleeping his way around the world.”
    “Does that really
matter in this day and age?”
    “You can’t walk
into a supermarket without seeing a picture of Kate and William. Now
imagine being a royal in a very small country where many of the
streets still have cobblestones, and no one moves there ‘just
because.’”
    I’d move to Cyndryann
in a minute. I was only there for a short time, with a job to do, but
I’ve never forgotten how beautiful it is. I’ll admit that I was
happy to have a chance to go back when I was assigned to this
mission. That was before I knew why Brayden chose me, and that he’d
be happy to have me spend my time there in his dungeon. If he has a
dungeon. Of course he has a dungeon. Wait, why am I thinking about
that when my entire life is about to fall apart. I’m not only
attracted to the man who saw me steal from his family, but I just
found out that I once betrayed the family I’ve created for myself.
At least I look good in orange.
    “Darcy?”
    “Huh? Oh yeah, I
guess they would want
someone respectable running the country. Or pretending to. Don’t
they have a Parliament or something?”
    “You were given all
of this information, Darcy.”
    “I was also made to
change my clothes, eating habits, and free time entertainment.
There’s only so much I can retain.”
    “You have an eidetic
memory.”
    I forget that playing
dumb doesn’t work with people who know your skillset. “Okay,
fine. I know how it all works.”
    “Let’s address the
elephant in the room.”
    Oh God. Does she know?
No. She would’ve said something. Wouldn’t she? Yes. She’s
family. “Elephant?”
    “You ran from Brayden
last night. I’d say that’s pretty big.”
    “Oh yeah. That.”
    “May I ask where you
got the clothes you’re wearing? The pictures from last night show
you in a dress, and I’m told you never made it back to the royal
house here.”
    “I went next door to
the mall. It was easy to sneak over right when they opened and grab
some