Aurora is a woman with the worst luck – she can’t seem to hold onto a job, though she is desperate to pay off a large debt and escape her past. Wondering when her luck will change, she falls into a job as a fortune teller and meets a young billionaire with dangerous charisma who offers an intriguing deal. If she pretends to be his girlfriend, he will help her with her debts. Aurora takes the job, promising herself that she can keep things strictly business. However, as she learns more about the devastatingly handsome and charming Theo Barone, she will realize that the future is not always easy to predict. 

“She wanted his lips on hers. 

But she didn’t expect their first kiss to happen under such circumstances. At a loss for words, Aurora could only stare at Theo as hundreds of thoughts zoomed through her mind at once.

Is she really going to let him kiss her in front of all these strangers? If she didn’t, he would be embarrassed in front of his friends. 

But they’re my lips! Aurora protested silently. 

But you promised to help Theo, her conscience poked at her.   

Theo wasn't grinning. He remained still as he held her gaze, as if he was waiting for her to decide. 

He's giving me a choice, Aurora thought. 

In a fleeting glance, she caught Audrey smirking at her -- and decided. 

Aurora inched closer with her eyes set on his mouth. Theo took the hint and swooped down to take what she was offering. 

The second their lips touched, it was electrifying.”

All Signs Point to Us is created by Noko Simkin, an EGlobal Creative Publishing signed author. 

All Signs Point to Us

What’s the meaning of this? Aurora read the text again, her anger rising rapidly, filling her eyes with the familiar overwhelming hotness. 


That sick b*stard thought she could get the money from Theo. Sicko! She can't possibly ask Theo for money. If she did, she would be exactly as Audrey had described her - a gold digger. 


Theo was already reaching the club car when he felt no one behind him. He turned back and saw Aurora dead in her tracks, staring at her phone in anguish. He called out to her and when she saw him, she immediately turned away. 


His expression switched into a grim one as he strode back to her. She is not letting him out on this one, he thought angrily.


In three long strides, he was behind her. He called her a few times but she didn’t move, so he grabbed her trembling shoulders and turned her around. 


She looked like she was about to cry. Her eyes were red and moistened. 


Chapter 18: In Which He Grew Impatient