Free The Billionaire Saved My Life (BWWM Billionaire Love Story Book 1) by Sherie Keys

sure?”
    “Sure.”
    Kurtis went over to the desk. He put his hand on the handle of the top right hand drawer and looked as though he was going to try to pull it open but changed his mind. He turned off the table lamp.
    “Come on. Let's get back to bed.”
    He held her hand and took her back to the bedroom. They got into bed and he held her tight, kissing her lips before saying a last goodnight.
    “Hope now you can get some sleep, baby.”
    “Me too,” she said.
     

The Final Chapter
     
    In a leafy New York suburb, the mansion, set within acres of parkland with a small forest surrounding it, was being given the final touches for the engagement party that, so far, Tanya and Kurtis had been able to keep a secret from the press.
    At the front entrance there were security guards on patrol. The entrance to the estate was situated miles from the actual door to the mansion. All the guests would have to be checked off a list by security and any press would be strictly forbidden to enter.
    The dress Tanya was changing into was deep red in color. It was strapless with a molded bodice and pushup bust line that enhanced the already ample cleavage she naturally had. Its slim line showed off her hourglass figure, accentuating her curvy hips and narrowing her slender waist. She wore tall heels and put on her crystal earrings as Kurtis, standing behind her at the mirror, was fixing his tie.
    They were getting ready in one of the upstairs bedrooms in the mansion, while, on the ground floor, the caterers prepared the three-course meal and the waiting staff polished champagne flutes.
    “What time is it?” Tanya asked.
    “Ten minutes later than when you last asked me,” Kurtis replied with a wink into the mirror at her. “Relax, Tanya. It's going to be a great night. No one other than our guests know where we are and, if for any reason the press gets hold of the address, they'll never get through to the house. It's like a fort in this place. That security firm has the best reputation around.”
    “I know it will be fine, I'm not nervous. I'm glad we managed to find a place like this.”
    “You're telling me. An associate tipped me off on this one,” Kurtis said, still struggling with his tie. He normally never wore one. “In fact, we ought to buy a place like this. It would be nice not to live in the heart of the city.”
    “Good idea,” she said, turning to him. “Let me fix your tie.”
    “Thanks. I wonder how much this place costs. I like it here.”
    “Let's go downstairs, people will be arriving.”
    “Come here,” he put his arms around her waist. “You look beautiful, you know that? I'm a lucky man. Everyone says so and it's true.”
    He gently kissed her. “So?”
    “So...what?”
    “Aren't you going to say that you're a lucky girl to have me?”
    She paused a second and looked at him, the vision of the key hidden behind his mother's photo flashed across her mind. Why the hell hadn't she said something before?
    Her hope that this was all a bad taste joke on James' part and that there was no picture of Catherine in the drawer would have been out in the open. One way or the other, she would have had the proof she needed. But something stopped her. She was still feeling lost and confused but had done a good job of hiding it. How much longer she could keep it up, she wasn't sure. Straight after the party, she planned to confront Kurtis and put an end to the burning question once and for all.
    “I am lucky, Kurtis,” she finally said. “I'm very lucky indeed. Now, let's go down. Make sure they've poured the champagne.”
    In the grand entrance hall of the mansion, Tanya and Kurtis stood and greeted their friends and family. There was an elaborate ceiling mounted candelabra above them and the wooden floors in the entrance hall gleamed from beneath their feet. The entrance hall was just for welcoming the guests, there was a grand hall just to the left in which staff wondered around with hors-d'oeuvres on