by Lucy Jones
'To the man who...
Haydée.'
I know about his sister, his mother, so... who is this woman?
I put the photo back and continue to look around. A wide terrace runs all along the length of the storey. I go through the French windows in the living room and look out onto a magnificent view of the Seine river directly below and the Eiffel Tower in the distance. Deckchairs, sofas, tables, plants and flowers, lamps... all kitted out. Looking up, I see another floor above. I thought we were at the top of the building.... I go back inside and pick out a small staircase between the living and dining rooms. This is actually a split-level apartment. Right at the top are four large en-suite bedrooms.
I must say that after having surveyed this penthouse, my enthusiasm to go look for a little two-bedroom flat has waned slightly... But I nonetheless decide to switch on the computer and view the latest offerings. It would be great to bag a nice little flat, we could always squeeze into Sarah's little studio until we find what we're looking for.
Between surfing the net, eating lunch (courtesy of Martha), napping on the terrace and reading the first few chapters of a novel, I don't notice the time pass and am surprised to see it's 6:30 pm when Daniel comes in to find me stretched out on the sofa, reading.
"Good evening, Julia!"
"Good evening. Did you have a good day?"
"It was all right. I feel like eating out tonight. Are you game?"
"Why not."
"It will be just the two of us this time," he laughs, with a wink in my direction. "I'm going to take a shower and change. Stay as you are, you look gorgeous."
Daniel empties his pockets onto the coffee table – phone, keys, wallet – and disappears into the bedroom. He isn't gone five minutes when his mobile phone rings. I can see the screen from where I'm sitting. The name of the person trying to call him appears on the display.
It's the name of the woman in the silver frame on the piano: Haydée.
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Hoping to take her mind off things, Julia accepts an invitation from Vincent, the young man hopelessly in love with her who she met on the plane back to Paris. But Vincent takes her to a party unlike anything she's seen before... Fighting off his own demons, will Daniel be able to rescue Julia from this sordid affair? Discover the next chapter in the At the Billionaire’s Command saga. Lucy Jones vividly describes the romantic struggles of a man and woman whose love challenges both their destinies.
Table of Contents
Cover
1. Thunderstruck
2. My twentieth birthday
3. A rough diamond
4. Insubordinate
5. For me only
6. Perplexed
7. The girl who dreamed of being devoured
8. Fantasy
9. A hint of concern and two grams of tenderness
10. Sterenn Park
11. Nerves and tears
12. Meet the parents
13. The colour of Fire
14. The Fire laid bare
15. The woman in the silver frame
