Andy Delgado

Riley Gray is the daughter of a corrupt cop who taught her all sorts of tricks to turn her into an expert thief. One day, Riley discovers that her father put them in a mess she can only get out of by stealing from the richest man in town: Theodore Maddox. To save her sister, Riley agrees, but eventually gets discovered by the attractive young man to whom she desperately tells the truth. Curiously, he doesn't seem interested in putting her in jail, but offers Riley a deal instead: if she steals an important jewel for him, Theo will pay her father's debt. But why does Theo want that jewel, and what will Riley have to do to get it?

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"Your wounds are different," he says in a serious voice. "I can heal them."
"What makes you think I can't heal yours?"
"I am not a battle you wish to fight," he clarifies.
"You're rushing to pick battles for me," I argue. "I'm the one who decides what to fight."

A Thief for the CEO is created by Andy Delgado, an eGlobal Creative Publishing signed author.

A Thief for the CEO

Cleo gives a few final brush strokes over my face. She steps away from me and looks at me carefully. “Good... I think you're ready,” she says.


I open my eyes and look at myself in the mirror.


“I think you've outdone yourself this time,” I tell her. She smiles, half with pride, half with nerves.


“Are you sure?” she asks nervously. I nod and stand up.


In front of me is a full-length mirror that I walk towards. I don't recognize at first glance the young goddess looking back at me, and something tells me that's not me, but when I move my hand, so does she.


The last six hours of my existence have been a total torture, but now I feel that they have been completely worth it. Cleo transformed me into a beauty. A person, ultimately very different from who I really am.


Chapter 22: More than a Brush