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

“Sh*t,” I mutter and bite my lower lip. “I was hoping you wouldn't remember that.”


Cameron looks at me with apparent amusement. But there's something in his eyes, something that makes me feel alert.


It vaguely reminds me of the way Theo looks at me when he analyzes me. He too possesses one of those looks that seems to be able to pierce to the very depths of your being.


“You see. There hasn't been any luck on forgetting that,” he says, clicking his tongue, obviously trying to be funny.


I sigh and lean my elbows on the table. First and foremost, I have to stay calm, and I especially want to stay in character.


So I approach him and look at him with complicity.


“Okay, I'll be honest with you,” I murmur.


“You better be,” he replies jocularly.


I nod and look at him carefully, as if I were a child who has to confess that she has eaten the whole jar of cookies.


“The truth is that I forced the door.”


Chapter 35: The Truth