His Secret (4 page)

“
So, you’re Carlos’s new
girl.” A man with blond hair and deep blue eyes blinked at her. He
had a glass of champagne in his hand
and
he seemed intoxicated. His smile did not touch his eyes.

“You are?” she asked.

“
Oh, dear, where are my
manners? I’m Carlos’s half-brother, John.” He stretched out his
hand to shake hers.

Elsie sighed. Carlos never spoke
much about his brothers or his half-brothers. She’d gathered they
weren’t really that close.

“Everything okay here?” Carlos
deep voice came through, his lips clenched and his body language
stiff.

“Um…I’m fine.”

“John.”

“Carlos.”

“I was just about to say
congratulations on finding a bride to keep your shares in the
business,” John slurred.

“Fuck off, John.”

“Oh, wait. You mean, you didn’t
tell your little lady here that you need to marry her to keep your
job at Kincade?” he slurred again and then faked an apologetic
look. “Oops. I best be getting on then. Have a lovely evening,
darling.”

Carlos lips were pinched and his
face was dangerously dark.

Elsie could not breathe. She
felt so small. “So that’s why you wanted me to marry you? So that
you could keep your job?” Why in God’s name had she thought he was
actually falling in love with her? He was just using her? Just to
get money. Ugh!

“I…I have to go…” Elsie stumbled
as she walked out of the ball room. Carlos didn’t even try to
explain anything to her. She looked briefly to her side to see if
he would be following her. He had not. She walked out alone.

So much for falling in love.

She had no idea her
relationship with Carlos would end as fast as it started. Her heart
squeezed in her chest. She got to the elevator and pressed the
button to their suite. She was getting out of there fast. Before
the elevator door closed, her eyes closed and she slid down to the
floor.

THE END OF PART 3

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Thank you for reading 31 Ways to Catch a
Billionaire.  If you enjoyed this story, you may enjoy other
sizzling hot romances from Ann King.

31 Ways to Catch a Billionaire (Part 1)

31 Ways to Catch a Billionaire (Part 2)

31 Ways to Catch a Billionaire (Part 4)

31 Ways to Catch a Billionaire (Part 5)

Claimed by the Billionaire (Part 1)

Claimed by the Billionaire (Part 2)

Biography

Ann King is a former legal consultant who
enjoys reading and writing sizzling stories of love and seduction
with a happily ever after. She enjoys indulging in sweet, milk
chocolate and romantic fantasies that make your toes curl and your
heart smile.