An Heir At Any Price: The Billionaire's Obsession - Contemporary Romance by Forbidden Fruit Press
Authors: Forbidden Fruit Press
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private issues and
his fear of any kind of commitment. It also made me a little
concerned about what his views on family bonds might be
like.
“Let’s go to the beach, Holly,” Aiden
said, out of the blue.
“Really?”
“Yeah, really. How long has it been
since you’ve gone to the beach?”
“Quite a long time,” I
admitted.
“Then we both need to get away. I can
only go for the day but let’s say we’ll leave around ten tomorrow
and go out to the Jersey shore.”
“That sounds great,” I told him,
trying not to sound quite as excited as I felt.
“I’d take you to my Island but we’d
have to take a boat and it’s not really doable in a
day.”
I had to remind myself to close my
mouth.
“You have an Island?”
“Yeah, it was a guilt present from the
old man. He deeded it to me the day of her funeral. Another thing I
wasn’t aware of until years later.”
“A whole island?” I was having trouble
wrapping my head around it. Who owns an entire island? I wondered
if even Aiden knew how wealthy he actually was.
Chapter Eleven
~
So here I was getting ready for a trip
to the Jersey shore with a man who owned an entire Island. It was
somewhat surreal.
“Are you ready?” he asked me around
ten.
“I’m ready,” I told him, still trying
to contain my excitement. I hadn’t been on any kind of vacation
since my father died over ten years ago. The thought of a simple
trip to Jersey was thrilling to me.
The driver took us to a place called
Avalon. I had never been there of course, but I had also never
heard of it. Aiden told me that King James I granted it as a
Province in 1584 and that it was fishing and hunting area for those
first two hundred and fifty years. In the 1800’s a developer had a
vision to turn it into a resort destination. Since then it has
become a tourist hotspot, but more of an upscale one than others
that surround it.
We were at a place called Seven Mile
Beach. As soon as I stepped out of the car I could feel the cool
ocean breeze against my face and taste the salty air on my tongue.
The wind was blowing slightly and the waves were crashing in
beautiful, serene arcs. We were surrounded by tall dunes and miles
of pure, clean white sand. There was no commercial boardwalk and
although the city of Avalon boasted a number of small boutique
stores and several upscale restaurants, the beach was quiet and
looked almost untouched. I could actually see whole seashells just
lying out on the beach. I would have loved this place as a kid. I
remember coming out with my father when I was little. We went to
the boardwalk though and the seashells that hadn’t been crushed or
picked over were few and far between.
Aiden took my hand like we were
lovers, or at least friends. I guess we were, in a way. We began to
walk along the beach, stopping occasionally to look into a tide
pool or to inspect an indigenous plant. I couldn’t remember when
I’d ever felt so relaxed, and I knew that since I’d met Aiden I had
never seen him so happy.
AIDEN
I don’t remember the last time I took
the time to do something so relaxing. Maybe I never have. My
ex-wife told me that was why she’d turned to my best friend. She
said that I worked too much and made everything about business and
money. She said that I didn’t know how to have fun and that’s what
life was supposed to be about.
I do remember that my life was fast
paced while she and I were together, but I had taken time with the
baby. I actually took a two week vacation when he was born and for
the next two years…before she took him away from me, I made time to
see him every day. I’m sure that if I had been given the chance, I
would have continued to find time to spend with him, I could have
learned a new way of life.
But if I was being honest, she was
right about me not taking time for her. I was under the assumption
that she understood
his fear of any kind of commitment. It also made me a little
concerned about what his views on family bonds might be
like.
“Let’s go to the beach, Holly,” Aiden
said, out of the blue.
“Really?”
“Yeah, really. How long has it been
since you’ve gone to the beach?”
“Quite a long time,” I
admitted.
“Then we both need to get away. I can
only go for the day but let’s say we’ll leave around ten tomorrow
and go out to the Jersey shore.”
“That sounds great,” I told him,
trying not to sound quite as excited as I felt.
“I’d take you to my Island but we’d
have to take a boat and it’s not really doable in a
day.”
I had to remind myself to close my
mouth.
“You have an Island?”
“Yeah, it was a guilt present from the
old man. He deeded it to me the day of her funeral. Another thing I
wasn’t aware of until years later.”
“A whole island?” I was having trouble
wrapping my head around it. Who owns an entire island? I wondered
if even Aiden knew how wealthy he actually was.
Chapter Eleven
~
So here I was getting ready for a trip
to the Jersey shore with a man who owned an entire Island. It was
somewhat surreal.
“Are you ready?” he asked me around
ten.
“I’m ready,” I told him, still trying
to contain my excitement. I hadn’t been on any kind of vacation
since my father died over ten years ago. The thought of a simple
trip to Jersey was thrilling to me.
The driver took us to a place called
Avalon. I had never been there of course, but I had also never
heard of it. Aiden told me that King James I granted it as a
Province in 1584 and that it was fishing and hunting area for those
first two hundred and fifty years. In the 1800’s a developer had a
vision to turn it into a resort destination. Since then it has
become a tourist hotspot, but more of an upscale one than others
that surround it.
We were at a place called Seven Mile
Beach. As soon as I stepped out of the car I could feel the cool
ocean breeze against my face and taste the salty air on my tongue.
The wind was blowing slightly and the waves were crashing in
beautiful, serene arcs. We were surrounded by tall dunes and miles
of pure, clean white sand. There was no commercial boardwalk and
although the city of Avalon boasted a number of small boutique
stores and several upscale restaurants, the beach was quiet and
looked almost untouched. I could actually see whole seashells just
lying out on the beach. I would have loved this place as a kid. I
remember coming out with my father when I was little. We went to
the boardwalk though and the seashells that hadn’t been crushed or
picked over were few and far between.
Aiden took my hand like we were
lovers, or at least friends. I guess we were, in a way. We began to
walk along the beach, stopping occasionally to look into a tide
pool or to inspect an indigenous plant. I couldn’t remember when
I’d ever felt so relaxed, and I knew that since I’d met Aiden I had
never seen him so happy.
AIDEN
I don’t remember the last time I took
the time to do something so relaxing. Maybe I never have. My
ex-wife told me that was why she’d turned to my best friend. She
said that I worked too much and made everything about business and
money. She said that I didn’t know how to have fun and that’s what
life was supposed to be about.
I do remember that my life was fast
paced while she and I were together, but I had taken time with the
baby. I actually took a two week vacation when he was born and for
the next two years…before she took him away from me, I made time to
see him every day. I’m sure that if I had been given the chance, I
would have continued to find time to spend with him, I could have
learned a new way of life.
But if I was being honest, she was
right about me not taking time for her. I was under the assumption
that she understood
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