Torn: Caught between the Billionaires, Book 1: Lucas

by Sykes, Julia

  The high that she had been riding for the last two days ended abruptly, and she dropped fast and far. The long flight back to Charlotte was miserable, and several times Shay found herself fighting back tears. She was so confused. She had thought that there was something between them, that Lucas had felt the same way. But now… Now she wasn’t sure of anything.

  Lucas left her when they reached the airport, letting his driver help her into the car, leaving her without so much as a kiss on the cheek. But he never had kissed her, had he? He had fucked her. That was all. Hell, she would have settled for a firm handshake at this point. She angrily brushed away the tears that were rolling down her face, not wanting the driver to see.

  Her phone rang suddenly, snapping her out of her dark thoughts. The number on her caller ID was unfamiliar to her.

  “Hello?” She answered, her tone questioning. “This is Shay Greene,” she added her typical professional greeting.

  “Shay,” said a warm, masculine voice. The caller had a hint of a Southern accent. “It’s Jonathan. Jonathan Manning. We met last night at the club.”

  Shay blinked, taken aback. Of course as her employer he had her contact info, but why was he calling her now? Was he going fire her? To threaten to out her as a kinky freak?

  “Yes,” she answered, a bit shakily. “I remember.”

  “Listen,” he said, his tone light, conversational. “There’s this big party that we’re throwing in a couple of days. You know, so that we can network and mingle with the locals. Would you like to be my date?”

  Shay was silent for a moment, completely taken aback. “Ummm…” She said, trying to buy herself some time. She didn’t know Jonathan at all, but she couldn’t deny that he was devastatingly handsome. Usually she would have jumped at the chance to go out with such a hot guy.

  But what about Lucas? She thought of how he had gripped her tightly as Jonathan had eyed her naked body, the possessiveness in his eyes as he had stared Jonathan down. And then his sudden, inexplicable coldness towards her today.

  A dangerous idea came to Shay in that moment. Could she use that jealousy as a weapon?

  Yes, she decided. This would be the ultimate test that would prove if Lucas cared about her or if she was just a good fuck. She knew that she was toying with fire, playing these two dominant men against each other. But she threw caution to the wind, speaking before she could second-guess her actions.

  “Yes,” she answered finally. “I will go to the party with you, Jonathan.”

  The End

  The story continues with Book 2: Jonathan, coming soon!

  Also by Julia Sykes

  The Captured by the Billionaire Series

  Pursued

  Captured

  Teased

  Bound

  Tested

  Collared

  Or check out Captured by the Billionaire: The Complete Series

  The Dark Submission series

  Switched (#0.5)

  Dangerous Desires (#1)

  Bratting (#1.5)

  Secret Submissive (#2,) coming soon!