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

By the time I get out of the shower, Theo is nowhere in sight, but he has left a change of clothes for me in front of the bathroom door. I take it, aware that these are his clothes, and I can't help but sink my face into them, feeling the scent of his skin permeating the garments.


“Theo?” I emerge from the bathroom wearing one of his T-shirts and a pair of sweatpants that are too big for me and that I've had to roll around several times to keep them from dragging on the floor. But Theo is nowhere to be found.


Sighing, I walk over to the soft sofa and climb onto it. I feel too tired and groggy from everything that has happened. Before I know it, I'm asleep.


I wake up to the familiar touch of hands gently grasping me. My first instinct is to startle, but as soon as I meet Theo's green eyes on me, I calm down.


“Calm down,” he whispers. “I'm just going to put you to bed.”


A growl leaves my lips in response, but I wrap my arms around his neck and let him lift me up.


Chapter 25: Bewitched