The Billionaire One-Night Stand Mistake
hing from a bag of chips, when a knock on
that could be. Marina went to wor
ed the door and peered
art is
vi
clad in a fitted suit, hi
eaming to hide, but it was a
e again, loud
nell opened the door and
her, lingering on the pa
is voice all low and
htened as Darnell said, "
es were glinting with am
wondering if she
on. He took one stride forward, sen
back with a
ammered again, trying to m
led hers, si
he said in that low,
es flashed w
ot some sort of prized possession, Elvis." You've already
altered and his
ll," he growled. "Yo
d up, there was a f
out a word, and now I am supposed to hurry into your e
e spat venomously. "You still refer to Estrella
nipulat
overworking his face. "I see. She signed your s
owed, and her mind
asked despi
ur beloved sister, Marina." A
beat. "No," she whispere
shone bright
. Your ex
She shook her head, "No, that's a l
was quite persuaded by the prospect of marrying into your family'
ief had shrouded
at. "Marina would neve
But the fact of the matter is, Marina and Daren
lities tumbled in her head. This had to be some kind of play. M
, seeming to find it all very funny
o me, as though expect
stormed out of the door,
the sidewalk, her
r with tinted glasses glinting w
ed whispers escap
She asked, b
Elvis De Luca," said the brimming confidence in
eyes glued to the car. She ha
e finally mad
, and a luxurious in
e said
ated. Should
w what was going on w
e passenger seat and took a
Darnell couldn't help but wonder h
ing?" she tried
pulled to a stop in front of the grand wedding venue; she hadn't t
entrance, a wave of
eaming guests, the merry melody-a
ed her further forward as Da
search of the unimagi
he saw
stood before the
she saw her sister's lips to
lause and whistles, but D
e'd been kicked
ick joke. Marina woul
ething that ran a chill down her spine-a flash of guilt
d: Had Marina been p
med in a quavering tone, b
ered for a while,
arnell. You lost him, a
s gleamed w
for me, Darnell. Marina kn
he tears she heard them utte
this to me, Marina
are me the drama, Darnell.
od beside Marina, said, "You're no longer part
orld crashed around her as
k away; her legs buckled under her, and she fainted in
la just stood the
hushed tone, as if Darnell was a child, and he had hoiste
ward, but Estrell
la warned. "She's no
Darnell away, M
ter off wi
ing. She knew the doctor was talking, but nothing much r
confirm that Ms. Darnell is ap
eyes but lay still,
Elvis anywhere
the tempest brewing inside him. He had lea
he whispe
moved, her hear
clutched on hers before he turned a
or shut behind her tha
a cursing, "You will nev
re, she threw the covers off
loor; she could ta
to be seen. She knew she couldn't go to Joan's; Elvis would be the firs
t. As she reached the middle of the street, a
was t
he ground. Darnell's world seemed to spin
er, cradling her in
ell saw a stranger's fa
whispered, her
ell's eyelids fell as her s
in, she felt the stranger's
.
smile, expecting to see Darnell's
of sheets stretched over a be
eart
lled into the qu
as no r
owed as he dragg
to the receiver.
eting. "I haven't seen her, sir. "I thought she w
the mansion, searching room by room; he look
e was no
, the cool air offering littl
ess. His eyes raked the grounds with an almost silent pr
ne, and Elvis
chil
ansion, his hand alrea
!" he exclaimed, his voice