Chris Redding

He licked his lips and then looked at hers. She resisted the urge to mirror his movements. He looked as if he wanted to kiss her.  
She held her breath because the idea of Penn kissing her sounded like a good one. She wouldn’t resist, but would she regret it when they were done? Life was short and she should probably encourage him.
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Penn Wharton, a former cop, is due to take over his family’s company since his father’s death, and now he needs some time to think about his life. He discovers the remnants of a murder near his house and catches a glimpse of a woman, then follows the trail to a seedy part of town where Brooke Madison, a romance writer, lives. Penn rents the apartment next to her to watch over her because he knows the assassin will show up eventually and the police can’t protect her.  But when real feelings start to develop between them, can he keep them both safe?
The Billionaire Next Door is created by Chris Redding, an eGlobal Creative Publishing Signed Author.

The Billionaire Next Door

Once Brooke was able to get Paige alone, she didn’t come clean about her change in attitude towards Penn. She kept saying that they shouldn’t trust him. It was frustrating. 


Feeling better, Brooke went t work the next day, but Paige’s attitude bugged her. She spent a lot of time looking over her shoulder on her way to work. She didn’t notice anyone suspicious, but between the murder, the break-in, and Penn showing up at a convenient moment, Brooke no longer know what to think. Maybe she was just losing it.


“You okay?” her co-worker, Della, asked. 


“You were a little short with that small girl. That isn’t like you.”


Brooke searched for the girl in the library. She would have to apologize for her behavior. “Did I?”


“She’s gone, but I don’t think she took your tone the wrong way. What’s going on? Josh’s murder getting to you?”


Della grimaced. “This isn’t television. It takes time.”


Chapter 27: Suspicious Behavior