Bought To Love

r half-brother, William, as she tried

about a woman c

over a year, Karen was surprised and pleased wh

te in school and b

der than her and had left home by the time she'd moved back into their father's house as a mixed-up fourteen-year-old. But-come to think of it-hadn'

rounded by gorgeous women. Did she inform him she was soon to be homeless and that the Irishwoman had threatened t

ing as anothe

ou texting me

ecause something told her he wouldn't do it, despite the fortune William had built up for himself in america. Her half-brother had been one of the people who were alw

wavered over

nted to

e to hear from you.

an to fill with tears as she

it gave her didn't last long. Karen sat on the floor disconsolately finishing her cigarette and t

ir sofas, but for how long? And she couldn't even do that without enough money to offer towards household expenses. Everyone would start to look at her in a funny way if she didn't contribute to food and st

ng a particularly low point in her life. It hadn't, of course. It had been one of many lessons she'd learnt along the way. I

would get a desultory price for the bracelet. Because people who tried to raise money against jewelry were v

tter and the words of Louis Lane, his assistant. Speak to Annie James. And even though every instinct she possesse

wn at her cre

didn't trust them, and with good reason. But she knew their weaknesses. Her mother hadn't taught her much,

her suite bathroom and took a long shower. And then she

in her navy-blue eyes as she'd said that. So she fished out a navy-blue dress which she'd only ever worn to failed job interviews, put on minimal make-up and twisted her black hair back into a smoo

with cherry trees. She didn't know what she'd expected to find, but it certainly hadn't been a restored period bu

goat. Beside it was a huge canvas with a glittery image of Marilyn Monroe, which Karen recognized instantly. She felt a little stab at her heart. Everything in the place seemed achingly cool and trendy, and suddenly she felt like a

n I hel

out more clumsily than Karen had intended

day,' she said, her smile a little less brigh

here. She found herself wondering what on earth she was doing in her frumpy dress when this sunny-looking creature looked as if she'd just strayed in from a land of milk and honey, but it was too l

need to see her-urgently-so I'll just