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

I wake up in the middle of the night, when it's still a few hours before dawn. The bed is empty, and where Theo should be, there is only a pile of rumpled sheets.


With my eyes squinting from sleep, I remain laid down on the bed. The room is silent. The bathroom lights are off. He is clearly not here.


Curious, I get up. I grab my underwear from the floor and put on Theo's pajama top. I leave the room rubbing my eyes from exhaustion. Through my body, I feel an ache that concentrates on my inner thighs that speaks to what happened hours ago. An ache that is not bothersome at all, but one that I feel I will notice more strongly in the morning.


The kitchen lights are on, so I head towards them, thinking that Theo must be there. His voice however gives away that he is obviously having a conversation with someone. A conversation I shouldn't be listening to.


Chapter 37: The Runaway