“Very well, Mr. Grayson. Would you prefer having your breakfast in bed or shall we go to the kitchen?” she asked in a playful tone biting her lip.“The kitchen is more than perfect. But I have a small request for the brunch and I hope you will please your CEO,” he said helping her to get out of the bed.          Stephanie looked at him a little suspicious but then smiled. Billy knew right then and there that she would do absolutely every little thing he would ask of her, as her husband, as her CEO, as her lover.           In fact, after breakfast, they both ended up in the shower. Leaning against the wet walls, they made love, enjoying every moment, playing, and experimenting like never before.           With a heavy heart, Stephanie and Billy left the

          The door to the office opened and Marie saw Isabelle coming in. She was waiting for her since they had an appointment for that afternoon. It was such a busy day at the foundation, but for Marie, the encounter with Isabelle had priority over everything.          Especially now when the greatest secret of all had finally been revealed. Marie wanted to take advantage of every little opportunity to see Isabelle and know how things were going, how was she feeling with the pregnancy and all.“Sweetie, I’m so glad to see you more often these days,” Marie said hugging Isabelle. “How are you feeling? Is the pregnancy going well? Is everything alright with you and the baby?”“Fortunately, everything is absolutely wonderful. In half an hour, I’m going to meet with Shawn in front of the clinic. I have to see my OB-GYN about

          His gaze froze Charlotte’s blood and for a second, she feared for her safety, for her life. Even if he had a smirk on his lips, Nathaniel’s eyes were glassy and vicious. “Shut your trap and listen to me!” he said softly, in a cold tone, grabbing her arm and pulling her towards him. “I have an envelope with some photos that I want you to give to your boss. You should do it without being seen by him, of course. Just leave it on his desk. Once he’ll see the photos, once he’ll see his beloved wife kissing another man, Shawn Grayson will experience the greatest pain of his life.”“But Shawn will understand that is me doing this.”“When I would want to hear your opinion on this matter, I’ll ask. Until that day, you do as I say. I’m tired of waiting. It is time to pour gas on the fire and stir the pot in Paradise. I gave them enough

          Billy gasped. Those three words had the same effect of a bucket filled with ice thrown in his face. Stephanie already told him that her stepbrother abused her, but he didn’t know that it happened more than once.“Until that night, I was still a virgin...”          Stephanie quickly wiped her tears and coughed to calm the tremble in her voice.“After he was through with me, Grant ‘advised’ me to keep all this to myself. That if I should tell my father what happened, it will be my word against his. That he would tell everybody how I chased him around, how I… stalked him in order to get him in my bed. Then he laughed in my face, and left my room.”          She got up from the couch and went to the window. People were walking down the street and Stephanie fe

“I just... can’t believe it...” Danielle murmured.          The stunned look in her eyes made Nathaniel laugh with satisfaction. He got to play her again. Once again Danielle proved that she wasn’t as intelligent as she wanted to appear. She was embracing the same pattern as all the other women he knew in his life: beautiful and dumb.          Well… not all of them. His Gwen was the exception. She was sweet and shrewd. She kept quiet then took the money and ran. But in the end, he found her. Nathaniel was as happy as a kid about it. Gwendolyn is going to be his secret move in winning the war against all the Grayson. And even if she wasn’t in love with him, in time she will. He will take care of that.  “Oh, Dany… You’re so disappointing. I thought you’d knew by now that I was talking about Isabelle Grayson