Locked Away (Living With Lies Book 2) Read Online Free PDF

look up at him. “Because I need someone to play with me when you’re working.”
    Daddy’s smile fades away. “You have friends to play with,” he counters. I do have a friend, but he doesn’t like to play girl games.
    “Okay, Daddy.” I lay my head on his chest as his arms wrap around me again. After a few minutes, he groans, “If you want a dog, you can have one.”
    My body jolts straight up as excitement takes over. “Really?”
    Daddy laughs and shakes his head. “I’ll do anything for you, baby girl.”
    “I love you, Daddy,” I shout as his smile grows.
    “I love you, too. I’ll love you forever.”
    ****
    Today is the first time since I’ve arrived here that I’ve been home alone. Everyone else left a few minutes ago to attend an open house for Callie’s new school, which has me digging out my bathing suit and heading down to the pool. It took everything in me to turn down Callie’s offer the other day to join her because swimming has always been a love of mine.
    Living in a coastal town and having an Olympic-sized pool on our grounds, I found that nothing clears my frustration like swimming laps can, but I also hate having an audience.
    Someone always had their eyes on me when I was home, but I never actually saw them so I ignored the thought and went about my swim. At Kate’s, however, I’ve been dying to get into the water without anyone around.
    I pull my long blonde hair into a knot at the base of my neck and dive in, starting my laps from one end to the other. I have no idea how long I’ve been swimming or how many laps I’ve completed but my body starts to wear down in the best possible way. I slow down and finally stop. Once I get my breathing under control, I push up and out of the pool. I walk over to the chair that I left my towel on and let out a startled scream when I spot Kiran relaxing in a cabana chair, watching my every move.
    “I thought I was alone,” I explain as Kiran’s eyes rake over my body from head to toe.
    “Well, you’re not. Gavin and Kate took Callie to her open house.” That makes perfect sense, but when Kate told me about their plans, I assumed she meant Kiran was going with them.
    “Oh, well, I’ll get out of your way then,” I grumble.
    “You’re not in my way,” he quickly replies. “You’re an excellent swimmer.”
    I glance over to thank him, only I find his greedy eyes taking in my body.
    Usually, I swim in a one-piece, but when I packed my bag, I was under the impression that I was going away for a vacation. Consequently, I only packed my very skimpy two-piece. I’ll admit I only packed this particular swimsuit in hopes of reminding my father that I’m a grown woman and not a little girl. Judging by the look on Kiran’s face, I would say my message was received loud and clear.
    “Yeah. I guess,” I reply.
    “What?” Kiran drawls in a strangled voice.
    “You said I was an excellent swimmer. I was agreeing with you. At home, I swim a lot,” I add with a shrug.
    Kiran nods his head as if he’s finally remembering what we’re talking about.
    “Why are you not at work?” I ask, hoping to start a conversation. The last two days, Kiran and Gavin have left for most of the day. Kate told me Gavin relocated his business to Denver and they are in the process of getting it up and running.
    “Because Gavin is at an open house.” My eyes snap to his as his tone suddenly sounds harsh.
    “Oh.” My voice is stiff. I’m unsure of what I said or did.
    Kiran crosses his arms over his chest and gives me a smirk. “What about you, do you work?” He narrows his eyes, waiting for my answer. The sudden change in his mood is confusing.
    “No,” I sheepishly reply. Kiran’s smirk turns into a full-blown mischievous smile.
    “Of course you don’t. Why in the world would a princess like you need to work when you could make a full-time job out of spending daddy’s money.” Kiran adds a snarky laugh to his demeaning comment.
    Kiran doesn’t know