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

Theo's gaze remains fixed on the floor. He does not look at me. Dark red hair falls over his face in a flaming mess.


I don't feel able to speak, but I don't need to either. He continues to tell the story slowly, bringing memories to light with each word.


“I met my mother when I was four years old. I have vague memories of that time. By then, Cameron had already been born. After her affair with my father and after she recovered from childbirth, the Baroness had her married off to a man of high society.”


Theo is silent for a moment. I dare not speak, but inside me, I beg to know what he is thinking, or remembering.


“She was a sweet woman. I remember she always smelled of flowers, though I could never identify which ones. She spent many years away from me so her mother didn't find out that she did, in fact, know where I was.”


“How did she know?” I ask in a whisper.


Chapter 40: Decision