STEAMY & BILLIONAIRE'S THIRSTY

er wind, a few sanitation workers in oran

ll cart was selling Swiss rolls, the

t swallow. Her stomach felt like it was home to a little cat that

the Swiss roll cart and pitifully said

y! Five

d her a steaming

then pulled out the only bill

times, frowning. "What kind of money i

st... if you keep this bill for twenty years-

her fair skin, clean and delicate features, she looked like some pa

he didn't ta

good idea. Go back to your pare

thank

ll and leaned against a wall

hing cool or overpowered like in the novels. Right now,

self-ready to study hard, ditch the spoiled rich-girl persona, learn some real skills. That way, when he

to her own fifteen. She wen

. The streets were familiar, but not a

he hadn't be

ndered the streets of early-1950s Chicago for three days-experien

ll from being a rich girl to a penniless n

ad Lucas soon, she might actuall

de her way to Lucas's old sch

n the city. Even when Sunny was born, it was still up and

dad often talked about it-how it held

d many times ov

green-painted gates that screamed vin

ttable, shameful wild mem

ol for three days-and still

sked a student, "D

ucas? He doesn't c

ld I find

anging with his gang. I'd advise

.

school. She was in a very delicate situ

l no Lucas. Apparently, this "Master Lu

ad, she just couldn't reconcile him with t

out of her mind, not noticing a

could wrap one hand around it. In her past life, she'd been crowned

enough to stir up jealousy-and that turned i

e's here ev

sking people

's even hanging outs

.

way more conservative-drawing lines between b

the school probably seemed scandalous to

s basically a w

was an unborn, undocument

he couldn't go to the police-they'd either to

p overhearing th

. Doesn't she know Lucas already has a

rked up. She li

d a girlfriend? Cou

melia and Lucas

r close? Amelia's gorgeous.

rently Amelia's been g

m w

xand

.

dead silent for

hy would she m

hills just thinking

s he supposed to suppo

.

me Alexander, cold sweat

go, who would, after years of scheming, ru

terrifie

ucas-those two future enemies-to

's school beauty girlfriend mi

, Lucas is

ding a motorcycle, followed by a

slightly open, sleeves rolled up to

t really caught attention were his flirtatious,

People used to joke that both father

felt her dad was way more

a rich kid with style and charm, effortle

t her future calm, compose

y, she jumped forwar

he tires screeched to a stop j

zy? You tryi

nking of all her recent misery,

there on the tip of her

cam me or something? If I really hi

e, gripping the h

s wallet and started flipping through bills. "I'm in

ogant energy of a

er. "Don't be so harsh, man. She looks sc

k handkerchief. "Here

cle Leo, bu

o,

cl

s hand and started bawling. "Dad, Sunny's starving... I have

as,

the a

d her a few more bills. Sunny sniffled and said, "It's not abo

me for money and now say

o to a diner and sit down

t a meal too? You'v

or support. "Uncle Le

with delicate features, smooth brows, and long la

she really did lo

t Sunny, then

, "What are y

ucas... she look

chin and tucked her hair behind her ear to show off h

face, and her earlobes

gitated, also

earlobes were on full display. The resemblance

his little sister who'd been kidnapped two years ago. She'd

n, his No

eyes darkened. "Sh*t. That bastard A

ved their bi

m helplessly. "Dad

her over, "Hop on. We're going to throw ha