"I need the goodbye that you robbed me of this morning."
He drew her to him and lightly touched her cheek with his lips—and even that small trace caused vibrations through her nerves, sending chills through her entire body. "Tell me right now if you want me to stop," he said quietly. He brushed his mouth against the hollow of her temple, when she still didn't say anything. "Or now," he whispered. He drew a line across her cheekbone with his finger. "Or right now." His lips were pressed up against hers.

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A celebration night at the club ends with Sammy spending the night with a handsome stranger. The next morning, she sneaks out of his home while he sleeps and heads over to her new job. When she finally meets her new boss…her life is turned upside down.

Enthralled by the Billionaire Prince is created by Pat waDon, an eGlobal Creative Publishing signed author.

Enthralled by the Billionaire Prince

"You look like you didn't get your beauty sleep last night. Why is your face so puffy? Another night of partying during the week?" Ricardo asked her as they stood in the huge kitchen at Polar Stars.


Sammy shook her head slowly. She wished she could afford such luxuries.


"I was thinking about where I could lay my hands on a chunk of money. Do you know where I can sell my kidney? Or somewhere I can work late at night as a stripper?"


Ricardo looked at her confused. "Stripper? They would remove you from Polar Stars if you became a stripper. Sell your kidney? Why would you want to do that?"


"I am about to live under a bridge, downtown somewhere with my father who is in a vegetative state. Why do people call money the root of all evil, yet right now it is the solution to all my problems before I go out and DO evil?"


Ricardo frowned. "The LOVE of money is the root of all evil, not money itself. Live under a bridge? What is going on?"


Chapter 13: Torn