The CEO Who Won't Let Me Go

ring me with questions while I pinned her hair into an elegant updo. "A

t the club, and I don't want to bail on the

the vanity reflected

light. I wa

arents had gotten our

s from some designer brand I didn't recognize. Fashion had never really been my thing. Every conversation a

any of it. My short black dress looked, in my mothe

heavy makeup and loose blond

"Especially Kriss. Honestly, you should stop hanging out with all three of them. Can't you tell th

harder than I

knew they we

needed

my mother insane. The only time she ever seemed to

one of the most exclusive clubs in the ci

nt to spend the e

re

anniversary party with the rest of the fami

ing it. "Your hair's done. Go. And good luck meeting your fiancé. I'm su

oward me. One look at her face, and

ression softened

that. Not even when you were tr

e. I really want

ntually," I said. "Tomorrow

ri p

l you tonight." She grabbed her purse and headed for the

I said with

mattered. I

lways refused. I liked knowing exactly what was going on around me.

s left the house arm in arm with Val

right outside the entrance to the

came here a

er favor

as finally going

ead squealed, throwing

up shoved straight into her cleavage. She always tried so hard to look e

you weren

th a smile, glancing over at th

for?" Kriss asked. "You

ious

rd with the gold crown out

d, wrapped an arm around both Kriss and

bvious suspicion. For a second, I

saw th

were

h one of t

ut he stepped aside

ugh the huge, expensive-looking club.

he others to

ns, but there were a few. I ordered a

after the week. Among the rich businessmen, spoiled socialites, and women polished to

eave with an older man

rivate rooms? VIP su

said, holding out a glass full of

room again before landing on a huge aquarium against the far w

g dancing!" K

ed him toward the dance floor. He looked less than upset about it consi

e my way through the crowd, weaving be

de it to th

mo

e corner so suddenly I

all over the fro

so sorry," I blu

over me looked ab

y appeared

hing ok

t man said col

e like I'd just crawled

e you planning

jerks who thought the wo

my purse, took out my wallet, and cou

ills into the poc

aid coolly. "They'll make it look brand ne