away from him”
I shook my head. “How do you know about Luc?”
She smiled. “Well I know that he took pity on you and Cameron while you still lived in that shack, in Sacramento. He and Cameron were on the football team and at some point he fell for his best friends little sister. You were a junior right, and he was already in college. According to what I’ve been told, one night after he dropped you off, you packed a bag and you and Cameron were on the road to the city. Am I getting the facts right?”
I stood there , shocked as she laid out details I had never told anyone from my new life.
“I don’t know what the fuck you were thinking. The man is gorgeous. He’s definitely too good for you.”
“How …? How do you know all of this?”
“Money can buy you anything you want; only poor people believe it can’t.”
She sounded so much like Derek Blackwell, that I could almost imagine his voice saying all of these things. I could feel the cold venom he spewed from the night he convinced me to leave.
“I don’t understand… I… who told you all of this?”
She cackled cruelly. “A private eye, you dim-wit. I know everything, but don’t worry, your precious Lucca is just fine.”
I nearly snarled at her, no one called him Lucca but me. “You don’t get to call him Lucca.”
She smiled. “I think I can, I figure when he gets back and finds your bloody body he might need some comfort. As your dear friend, who received an email from you saying you needed some girl time, I will be stopping by in a few hours, and my shoulder will be perfect for him to cry on as he grieves?”
“I didn’t email you.”
“No? That’s so weird. Then why do have an email from you with the address and directions to this God forsaken ranch.”
“You stay away from Lucca.”
She reached up, pulling off the scarf, her once dark hair fell free in waves of platinum blonde. She then slid the sunglasses from her face. Her eyes glared at me in a pale shade of green rather than blue.
“What is this?” I asked.
“You really are an ignorant bitch. Do you think the gorgeous bodyguard will like it? What about your brother, think he’ll notice me now. Maybe work a little harder for my fucking career? You’ve got it all you trash born little whore. You’ve fooled everyone, but I saw through you, money can’t change where you came from.”
“So you, what? Hired some asshole to push me around, then hoped I would show up at some warehouse where he could kill me? That won’t land you jobs you psycho, it will land you in jail.”
“I don’t plan to stick around, and once I delete the security feed no one will ever know I was here.”
I was amazed by the cavalier attitude she used when talking about killing me. She really had lost it all because of some misplaced jealousy.
“Are you seriously that jealous?”
It was an ugly emotion, and with each word the beautiful woman spoke the more her features contorted in my eyes. Her hate turned her into a cruel and ugly individual in my mind. It was probably ridiculous, seeing as how I made my money off my looks, but if you’re unattractive on the inside, there isn’t enough make-up, air brushing or fancy clothes and accessories to make you anything more than the sum of your core personality. We worked in a cut throat business with a short career expectancy, but that didn’t make these feeling of hers any less outlandish. This was out of control. Dana had a decent career on the runway and in catalogues.
“I don’t know if jealous is the word I would use. You and your brother have stood in my way long enough, and now I am going to get what I deserve.”
My eyes locked with the dark gaze that waited quietly behind her. “I couldn’t agree more.”
Chapter Twelve: Luc
Fresh Starts With Old Favorites
The report of the gun rang out just as I slammed against Kenzi, wrapping my arms around her I twisted to take the brunt of the impact. Looking over I saw that
I shook my head. “How do you know about Luc?”
She smiled. “Well I know that he took pity on you and Cameron while you still lived in that shack, in Sacramento. He and Cameron were on the football team and at some point he fell for his best friends little sister. You were a junior right, and he was already in college. According to what I’ve been told, one night after he dropped you off, you packed a bag and you and Cameron were on the road to the city. Am I getting the facts right?”
I stood there , shocked as she laid out details I had never told anyone from my new life.
“I don’t know what the fuck you were thinking. The man is gorgeous. He’s definitely too good for you.”
“How …? How do you know all of this?”
“Money can buy you anything you want; only poor people believe it can’t.”
She sounded so much like Derek Blackwell, that I could almost imagine his voice saying all of these things. I could feel the cold venom he spewed from the night he convinced me to leave.
“I don’t understand… I… who told you all of this?”
She cackled cruelly. “A private eye, you dim-wit. I know everything, but don’t worry, your precious Lucca is just fine.”
I nearly snarled at her, no one called him Lucca but me. “You don’t get to call him Lucca.”
She smiled. “I think I can, I figure when he gets back and finds your bloody body he might need some comfort. As your dear friend, who received an email from you saying you needed some girl time, I will be stopping by in a few hours, and my shoulder will be perfect for him to cry on as he grieves?”
“I didn’t email you.”
“No? That’s so weird. Then why do have an email from you with the address and directions to this God forsaken ranch.”
“You stay away from Lucca.”
She reached up, pulling off the scarf, her once dark hair fell free in waves of platinum blonde. She then slid the sunglasses from her face. Her eyes glared at me in a pale shade of green rather than blue.
“What is this?” I asked.
“You really are an ignorant bitch. Do you think the gorgeous bodyguard will like it? What about your brother, think he’ll notice me now. Maybe work a little harder for my fucking career? You’ve got it all you trash born little whore. You’ve fooled everyone, but I saw through you, money can’t change where you came from.”
“So you, what? Hired some asshole to push me around, then hoped I would show up at some warehouse where he could kill me? That won’t land you jobs you psycho, it will land you in jail.”
“I don’t plan to stick around, and once I delete the security feed no one will ever know I was here.”
I was amazed by the cavalier attitude she used when talking about killing me. She really had lost it all because of some misplaced jealousy.
“Are you seriously that jealous?”
It was an ugly emotion, and with each word the beautiful woman spoke the more her features contorted in my eyes. Her hate turned her into a cruel and ugly individual in my mind. It was probably ridiculous, seeing as how I made my money off my looks, but if you’re unattractive on the inside, there isn’t enough make-up, air brushing or fancy clothes and accessories to make you anything more than the sum of your core personality. We worked in a cut throat business with a short career expectancy, but that didn’t make these feeling of hers any less outlandish. This was out of control. Dana had a decent career on the runway and in catalogues.
“I don’t know if jealous is the word I would use. You and your brother have stood in my way long enough, and now I am going to get what I deserve.”
My eyes locked with the dark gaze that waited quietly behind her. “I couldn’t agree more.”
Chapter Twelve: Luc
Fresh Starts With Old Favorites
The report of the gun rang out just as I slammed against Kenzi, wrapping my arms around her I twisted to take the brunt of the impact. Looking over I saw that
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