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

“You'll love this wine,” Cameron continues. “It has a delicate body that blends wonderfully well with its fruity flavor.”


He takes a sip and I do the same. To me the wine tastes just like the others I've tasted before.


“Delicious, isn't it?” he comments happily.


“Of course,” I answer, gently setting the glass aside.


Cameron keeps pacing back and forth in the kitchen. He's playing chef. He has taken the food out of the oven at just the right time, pretending he had just finished cooking, but for all I know, the delivery man had left five minutes before I arrived.


Now we're eating and he's talking about wine. He couldn't have chosen a topic that interests me less, but it's something I choose to omit in pursuit of fulfilling my role.


“So, what do you think?” asks Cameron.


I try to remember what he was telling me, but I wasn't really paying attention, so I take a quick bite and smile with mock delight.


Chapter 28: The Baroness