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

Riley is in front of me, sitting across the table where she once told me it had all started. The silence in the room is palpable over the dirty bookshelves and over the liquor stains that swarm the worn-out carpet. 


Part of me wonders what memories all of this brings back to her. What parts of her memory recall this home? What it was like the day she left? And what other parts from the perspective of the child who was happy, at some time in her past, within these walls.


To me, both are blurred images of the person I know now. To say that Riley hasn't changed in the time we've been together would be a lie, because in fact, she has. The fearful, anger-filled girl I once knew trying to steal from me has given way to a woman who is slowly beginning to open up, like a flower in the middle of spring.


Chapter 33: Never again