Deceived - Part 1 New York (14 page)

“
It’s okay. I know
something happened tonight between you and Patrick. Are you going
to tell me about it?” He shot a sideways glance in my direction
assessing the degree of antagonism written on my face.

“
Well,” I sighed. “Remember
when I got that note from the waiter at the party?” He waited
patiently for the sound of the other shoe dropping.

“
It was a
note from Patrick, that is,
I
thought it was from Patrick…to meet him in the library. You know, I
thought he wanted to...well...have a repeat of the art work on your
glass top desk,” I explained nervously. My pulse quickens from the
mere discussion of the situation.

“
Go on,” he tipped his head
with an understanding nod.

“
When I
opened the door to the library I caught Patrick with his tongue
halfway down
the Baroness’ throat.
His hands were all over her, he was all up on - the slut,” I said
vehemently, my voice rising in pitch as I spoke. From the look on
his face, Ryan could tell a storm was brewing inside of
me.

“
Hey,
hey, take it easy girl,”
he interjected but my momentum was just getting started and I cut
him off.

“
I can’t believe that cock
sucker invited me for a romantic weekend and then had the nerve to
do THAT with his supposed ex-girlfriend right in front of my face
at the charity event? I guess I’m just no match for the
Baroness.”

I struggled to remain
stoic. I didn’t want to admit that yet another man had stomped on
my heart. I fought nobly but the river of emotions inside of me had
a strong current and it threatened to pull me into its undertow.
Ryan must have seen the frantic look in my eyes, as he sat there
driving
his car
in the late night hours. He probably wondered what kind
of
freakin
’ crazy
lady he had in his car
. I was at my wits
end and he was the epitome of relaxation, like an angel throwing
out a safety rope for me to latch onto.

“
Chloe,
listen girl, there’s no way Patrick is into the Baroness. Let me
tell you a few things about her. She’s the most egocentric, selfish
and conniving bitch I’ve ever met in my life. I’m sure you agree.
Besides, when I met you and Patrick at the gallery, I realized from
the moment that I saw the two of you together, that he was
completely into you. I’ve known him for almost twenty years now and
I have never seen him behave like that with other girls. He was
acting like a schoolboy with his first
love. Don’t beat yourself up so much, Chloe. Just give it a
couple of days and see how you feel. He really likes you and this
was just one big cluster fuck of a misunderstanding.”

I sat there feeling devastated, but
the tidal wave of hurt washing over my heart soon subsided, as his
soothing words helped me put things back in perspective. I sighed
into the passenger seat and turned to look for a moment at the
twinkling lights out in the distance from the highway.

“
I know that you are saying
this to make me feel better and I appreciate it but seriously, what
he did tonight was cruel and humiliating. I don’t care how much
money he can make on this Baroness account, it’s not going to be at
the expense of my heart,” I said with bridled anger in my voice. I
paused for a moment looking down, picking at some invisible lint on
my jeans.

“
Ryan, he
broke my heart to
night,” I said in
a soft low voice.

The story continues in
Deceived Part 2. Hope you have enjoyed Part 1 and this preview of
Part 2. To keep reading you can now get Part 2 at your favorite
online bookstore.

Eve xo

Eve Carter is a true romantic at heart
and with a modern contemporary erotic twist to her romance novels,
you had better fasten your seatbelt, as the ride is always fun,
exciting and fiery.

Living in Southern California, but a
mid-westerner at origin, Eve finds plenty of inspiration for her
books in her own exciting life. Eve has always loved the arts and
as a young girl, she took dance classes and spent the summers
reading books from the local library. Fascinated with the written
word and its power to guide the imagination, Eve started writing
short stories and later took Creative Writing classes in college.
Eve graduated from The University of Iowa with a B.A. in Journalism
and an M.A. in Higher Education. She also has a Teaching Credential
from Chapman University in Southern California.

Eve hopes you will enjoy Deceived Part
1 - New York, the first part of Chloe’s journey to find passionate
love, and promises more steamy hot action to come in Deceived, Part
2 – Paris.

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