Kipp Llewellyn, the proverbial poor little rich boy, can have whatever he wants, except the one thing he wants most: his father’s love. When the opportunity arises to obtain it, Kipp jumps at the chance, even though it means breaking a date with “Ham,” the man he’s sure he’s falling in love with. However, the opportunity turns out to be an arranged marriage with his father’s biggest competitor. Even worse, Kipp discovers his proposed groom is Hyde Wyndham, the man of his dreams. Having lived in a gilded cage his entire twenty-one years, Kipp refuses to settle for anything less than love and walks away from both his father and his future husband. Hyde didn’t achieve his position in the financial world by taking no for an answer, however, and he’ll do whatever it takes to make Kipp realize he’s wanted for himself, including wooing the young man he intends to marry, prenuptial agreements be damned. He’s certain he’s succeeded, until Kipp learns something that puts an insurmountable barrier between them. Will Hyde be able to overcome Kipp’s doubts, and will Kipp realize that some things are worth the sacrifice?

Two Lips, Indifferent Red

“What you had was nothing more than a minor…a veryminor…outburst.”


Great. I couldn’t even pitch a fit properly. I sighed. “Well, thank you.”


“Not at all.” He nodded and left me to get myself together.


I went into the bathroom down the hall, stripped off my clothes, and turned on the water. While I waited for it to heat up, I made sure my pockets were empty before I dropped jeans, shirt, and underwear down the laundry chute.


My palm was feeling better, but I didn’t want to take a chance with it, so, as the night before, I put a latex glove on my left hand and wound a rubber band around my wrist so water wouldn’t get inside.


Chapter 76