All Chapters of The Heir's Secret Obsession: Chapter 31 - Chapter 40

◇ KEL ◇   So he was off-limits. Fine. Whatever. I had more important things to focus on, anyway...and I shouldn't beg for him to open up to me. He would if he really wanted to. His agitation seemed real, though

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◆ MILES ◆A year earlier

◆ MILES ◆Brichese, Italy   I rubbed the grogginess off my tired eyes. I sat up against the headboard, ignoring the sleeping naked woman snuggling under my covers and her arm loosely draped over my right thigh.  "Woman" because she told me she was 23, right before I'd asked her if I could buy her a drink. The memory provided some reassuranc

◇  KEL  ◇ New York City  

◆ MILES ◆Milan, Italy "What d'you want?" I looked up from my phone. It didn't surprise me to see Paul approaching with a lit cigarette and a snarly frown directed at me.  "Did she call you?" 

◇ KEL ◇ H. J. School of MedicineNew York   "Subdural hematoma, multiple mononeuropathy, nonmalignant neoplasm." I dictated more complicated clinical neurology words to myself as I stepped out the huge doors of the main building.Today's exam had positively turned my exhausted brain into a hotchpotch of medical terms and textbook definitions, and if I hadn't flipped through some pages along the walk to school this morning, I doubted I'd even get past the first half of the exam.I was almost done rechecking my test answers in my aching head when my eyes caught a familiar face.The guy stood alone in the parking lot, leaning against an expensive-looking car the same color as his shiny shoes.My breathing hitched. I almost turned on my heel. My mind just drew a blank. Had he been waiting for me? To collect payment? This soon? Oh crap. I didn't have any money on me.His posture str

◆ MILES ◆ A brunch date. With her new number one fan. Sure. Whatever it takes... Suck it up for half an hour or so. Whatever it took to get her attention, I would oblige her willingly. Even if it meant having to sit through an awkward brunch, with her newest admirer showing all the wrong reasons she should hang out with the guy, I would shut up and not complain one bit. Mykaela might walk out on me if I actually said I didn't want Lorenzio Tomassini anywhere near her. The guy even had the entire restaurant closed up just to "get some privacy"...for him, probably, as well as his

◇ KEL ◇  Eighteen minutes had dwindled since Miles excused himself to take a phone call, leaving me alone with Enzo at the dining table, who also got busy with his phone.  I waited and waited. I stared at the end of the hall leading to the comfort rooms. Who was Miles talking to on the phone? Was he alone in the men's room? "Does he think we're dating?" I turned to Enzo. He was squinting at me and grinning lopsidedly, as if genuinely curious and amused by something. His question caught me off-guard, but he seemed rather interested than prying.  "Maybe." I looked away and drank some water. "So, he thinks we're on a date?" "I suppose." "Did he ask?" Enzo mumbled after leaning closer. His arms were crossed, now resting on the table. "Not really."   "But what'd he say? Last ti

◇ KEL ◇ We'd been hiding out in the men's room roughly half an hour now. If it were up to me, we'd be past the Emergency Room at this point, getting xrays, laboratory r