The Risk: A Billionaire Romance (Wagered Hearts Series, Book 2) by Calista Kyle
Authors: Calista Kyle
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hadn’t gotten back to me about her decision even though I had tried to bring it up to her again. It was almost like she was avoiding the situation. With the flight being scheduled for Saturday morning, I knew we had to resort to desperate measures.
Roman’s cousin, Stella, had arrived from England two days ago and she was currently sitting in my living room with Candace and me going over ways to kidnap Lily.
“What if we drug her?” Candace suggested. Stella and I both stared at her in alarm. “What? It doesn’t sound that crazy,” she said a little defensively.
“Ok, next suggestion,” I said.
“Are you sure she won’t just change her mind? I mean it sounds silly that she’s so adamant against going.” Stella said in her crisp posh accent.
When I’d first met her, I thought she seemed impossibly chic and just a touch standoffish. She looked like a proper British lady with her Burberry jacket, kitten heels and pearl earrings. I almost wondered if Lily hadn’t wanted to go to Vegas because she thought Stella would be offended, as if she would find it boorish and tacky. That was quickly dispelled once I actually met her. Stella had a wicked sense of humor and seemed wholeheartedly in favor of heading to Vegas. In fact, she almost seemed eager for it.
“No, she can be pretty stubborn when she makes up her mind. Plus we’re running short on time. I think the only way we’ll get her on that plane tomorrow is to somehow trick her,” I said. “And no drugging,” I added looking at Candace pointedly. “We’re not that desperate.”
“Why don’t we storm into her shop, tie her up, blindfold her and then pack her on the plane. She won’t know what hit her,” Candace offered.
I mulled over the suggestion. It wasn’t perfect, but at this point, I was getting a little desperate. Natasha had called me and told me everything was set with the plane and the hotel as well as the shows if we decided to attend. I would have felt bad backing out at the last minute after all she had done to make Lily’s party happen.
Besides, Ryan and the boys would be in Vegas a day ahead of us. A small part of me was looking forward to seeing him again. The last time I saw him was on the night of the magazine’s anniversary party after he dropped me off at my apartment. He’d been so sweet that night and so understanding.
Despite my better judgment, I found myself thinking about him from time to time, wondering what he was doing and where he was. It scared me at first, it still did actually, but I was growing more open to the idea of having Ryan in my life. At least as a friend.
“Well?” Candace said, staring at me impatiently. I looked up to see both Candace and Stella looking at me curiously and felt a blush stain my cheeks at being caught daydreaming, about Ryan no less. I hid my guilty expression and stood up pacing my tiny living room.
“I guess we have no other choice,” I finally said. “We’ll have to coordinate with Doris and Miguel so they don’t freak out.”
***
It turns out kidnapping someone in broad daylight is actually a lot easier than it seems. When Ryan had first suggested the idea, I hadn’t seriously considered it a real possibility, but yet here were were. After confirming with Doris that Lily was at the shop on Saturday morning, we set our plan in motion.
Candace knew a few of the guys from the mail room at work and hired them to be the ‘muscle.’ They’d be the ones doing the actual grunt work of kidnapping while I was in charge of packing a suitcase for Lily. Once that was done, I waited at the airport with Stella. Candace would stay behind to make sure everything went according to plan and that they didn’t accidentally nab the wrong person.
My stomach turned just thinking of Lily’s reaction when we revealed the truth to her. She’d be madder than a wet hen and I knew she wouldn’t hold back her anger. If she’d only just agreed to go or was willing to discuss it we
Roman’s cousin, Stella, had arrived from England two days ago and she was currently sitting in my living room with Candace and me going over ways to kidnap Lily.
“What if we drug her?” Candace suggested. Stella and I both stared at her in alarm. “What? It doesn’t sound that crazy,” she said a little defensively.
“Ok, next suggestion,” I said.
“Are you sure she won’t just change her mind? I mean it sounds silly that she’s so adamant against going.” Stella said in her crisp posh accent.
When I’d first met her, I thought she seemed impossibly chic and just a touch standoffish. She looked like a proper British lady with her Burberry jacket, kitten heels and pearl earrings. I almost wondered if Lily hadn’t wanted to go to Vegas because she thought Stella would be offended, as if she would find it boorish and tacky. That was quickly dispelled once I actually met her. Stella had a wicked sense of humor and seemed wholeheartedly in favor of heading to Vegas. In fact, she almost seemed eager for it.
“No, she can be pretty stubborn when she makes up her mind. Plus we’re running short on time. I think the only way we’ll get her on that plane tomorrow is to somehow trick her,” I said. “And no drugging,” I added looking at Candace pointedly. “We’re not that desperate.”
“Why don’t we storm into her shop, tie her up, blindfold her and then pack her on the plane. She won’t know what hit her,” Candace offered.
I mulled over the suggestion. It wasn’t perfect, but at this point, I was getting a little desperate. Natasha had called me and told me everything was set with the plane and the hotel as well as the shows if we decided to attend. I would have felt bad backing out at the last minute after all she had done to make Lily’s party happen.
Besides, Ryan and the boys would be in Vegas a day ahead of us. A small part of me was looking forward to seeing him again. The last time I saw him was on the night of the magazine’s anniversary party after he dropped me off at my apartment. He’d been so sweet that night and so understanding.
Despite my better judgment, I found myself thinking about him from time to time, wondering what he was doing and where he was. It scared me at first, it still did actually, but I was growing more open to the idea of having Ryan in my life. At least as a friend.
“Well?” Candace said, staring at me impatiently. I looked up to see both Candace and Stella looking at me curiously and felt a blush stain my cheeks at being caught daydreaming, about Ryan no less. I hid my guilty expression and stood up pacing my tiny living room.
“I guess we have no other choice,” I finally said. “We’ll have to coordinate with Doris and Miguel so they don’t freak out.”
***
It turns out kidnapping someone in broad daylight is actually a lot easier than it seems. When Ryan had first suggested the idea, I hadn’t seriously considered it a real possibility, but yet here were were. After confirming with Doris that Lily was at the shop on Saturday morning, we set our plan in motion.
Candace knew a few of the guys from the mail room at work and hired them to be the ‘muscle.’ They’d be the ones doing the actual grunt work of kidnapping while I was in charge of packing a suitcase for Lily. Once that was done, I waited at the airport with Stella. Candace would stay behind to make sure everything went according to plan and that they didn’t accidentally nab the wrong person.
My stomach turned just thinking of Lily’s reaction when we revealed the truth to her. She’d be madder than a wet hen and I knew she wouldn’t hold back her anger. If she’d only just agreed to go or was willing to discuss it we
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