Free Preternatural: An Erotic Paranormal Romance Collection (3 Book Bundle) by Cara B. Connor

still maintaining her position by the open door, and read through the contents in just minutes. She was tense when she finished her reading.
    Yuan stood upright, leaning against the door, staring at her potential employer with an equal mixture of doubt and aggravation, still holding the large envelope in her hands. The fact that the man was wearing a mask so that he couldn’t be identified was not the source of her annoyance; it was his entire proposal that she had just read that aggravated her.
    “So let me get this straight Mr. Johnson. You spent hours researching me, who knows how much time and effort tracking me down… all to offer me… this job,” she said wagging the envelope in his direction. “Something is not right here, Mr. Johnson.”
    She looked down at her watch before continuing on. “I spent over sixteen hours on an airplane coming here – stuck between an overly friendly business man with a cold, and a horny college boy. But when I arrive, you tell me that the job involves me stealing… truly ridiculous… a man’s heart? You want me to retrieve his physical, beating heart? Or is this some kind of organ theft you are suggesting? Either way, do I look like a surgeon to you, Mr. Johnson?” The petite Asian woman stared at the masked man with her iciest glare.
    “I am a thief, Mr. Johnson, and a damned fine one at that. One of the best, if not the best, in the business. I steal jewelry, gadgets, valuables, objects of art, sometimes even important secrets. Now I do not know where you got your information from. However I believe it is quite clear that you have misunderstood the extent of my services. I am not a hit man. So unless, by some chance, you actually are after a particular item, something that can be held in your hands, rather than an organ… then I believe this meeting is at an end, sir.”
    Yuan turned on her heel and headed for the open hallway. Before she could reach the elevator, the masked man’s cold voice stopped her in her tracks. “A moment please Ms. Wong. Please allow me to elaborate on my proposal before you leave?”
    The sound of the mans voice behind her caused her to turn around to see what more he had to say. He motioned her back into the room. “Please ma’am, just a few more minutes of your time.”
    She noticed that on the once empty desk, now sat two things, a check and a picture of something. She walked back to the table to see what better proposition the man had. The check, she noticed, trying to hide her surprise, was for one million dollars. The picture was of some type of lidded chest made from silver with gold trimmings.
    “Ms. Wong, allow me to assure you that no murder of any kind will be necessary,” said Mr. Johnson. “My needs are unique, I simply require you to secure the chest pictured here, and return it to me. In exchange, I will pay you two million dollars – half up front and half when you deliver the item to me.”
    Yuan stared at the man for a moment, at a loss. “I don’t understand, Mr. Johnson. If the job was to fetch this chest, then why tell me you wanted this man, Shan Li’s heart?”
    “My mistake, young lady. And I truly apologize for that. English is not my native language, consider it a poor choice of words,” said the masked man. “The chest, it is as dear to Mr. Li, as is his own beating heart.”
    Yuan stared on with a doubting look on her face. Dealers are usually exact; know what they want and go straight to it without mincing words. This man right before her was however a cunning one and was not being straightforward. There could be a purpose to his earlier statement but she couldn’t lay hands on what exactly it was. Although something seemed off about Mr. Johnson’s proposal, Yuan accepted the job.

Stealing Her Future: An Erotic Paranormal Romance, Chapter 2
    Two million dollars was nothing to sneeze at. She didn’t get to where she was in this business by cowering at jobs such as this that had good prospects. She