Forever Loved (Forever Lost Book 2)

by Laura Morgan

  “You, me, and the baby against the world?”

  “Yep, but this time we’re going to be ghosts. No messing around. You and the baby are everything to me, and I’ll never let anyone harm you again as long as I live,” Leo answered, pulling her close for a kiss, and Cassie knew he meant every word.

  Epilogue

  Ten Years Later…

  “Where is your father when I need him?” Cassie bellowed, grabbing the jackets and boots from the cupboard under the stairs. She was hot and bothered, flustered, and in a mad rush. It didn’t help that her husband had gone missing in the vast expanse of English country manor house that’d been their family home for the past eight years.

  “He’s gone to work,” nine-year-old Leo Junior told her, scrunching his nose when she glared at him crossly. He knew she wasn’t angry with him, and shrugged with a cheeky grin that matched his father’s perfectly. “Dad told me when he came to wake me up.”

  “What? He didn’t tell me he had to be in today!” she grumbled, forcing Junior’s feet into his wellington boots.

  “Calm down, sis.” Will’s cheerful voice boomed from the entryway of the huge house. He had his namesake, six-year-old William, by his side and ready to go. How he’d managed to persuade the boisterous boy to get both his boots and coat on was beyond her, and the usually so mischievous scamp simply smirked at her from beside his favorite uncle. “What are you up to today anyway, seeing as I’m taking this lot out?” Will asked, and Cassie smiled coyly.

  “Well, we had discussed spending the day together, but seeing as my darling husband has disappeared on me in favor of spending some time with his newest prototype, I might as well head to the studio.”

  Cassie peered across the courtyard at her purpose-built annex. It’d been made into her private art studio, her place of solace, and she truly adored the refuge she found there. In the years since Eduardo’s attack, they’d not only moved to an isolated, secure mansion nestled in the heart of the countryside, but she’d also found her art again. The dark and dismal within her had come up for air, as had the beautiful and light work she’d drawn throughout the years.

  After leaving the city behind, their collective assets had been liquidized, and Cassie had finally caved on the issue of marriage. Leo had popped the question the day their eldest son was born, and she had been so in love with the two Leos in her life she couldn’t say no. It’d been a small wedding—she couldn’t have faced another big, white ordeal even if he’d wanted it—but Leo hadn’t pressed her for anything more than a registrar and a ring on her finger.

  Ever since the day they’d first met at that party in New York, she’d belonged to him, and Cassie knew she’d never fight his hold on her ever again. In fact, she still craved the satisfaction she felt in giving every part of herself to him. Leo was her everything, and he’d not only changed his life for her over and over again, he’d changed hers too.

  “Mum, will this do?” A soft voice interrupted her reverie, and Cassie looked down the hall at the little girl who was her absolute double. At only four years old, Gee-Gee Solomon knew exactly what she wanted, and how to get it. The little angel was smiling sweetly, and had pulled on her boots like her mother had instructed, yet she’d teamed it with a tutu and a tiara. Her jacket was on, so she’d also followed Cassie’s other order, yet she’d topped the ensemble off with a set of fairy wings that matched the bright pink netting bunched at her waist.

  “I don’t know…Uncle Will, what do you think?” She turned back to smirk at her baby brother.

  “You’ll do perfectly, sweetie. Who cares if all we’re doing is going to the zoo and then a sleepover at my house? A fairy princess always needs to look her best,” Will replied, curtseying to his niece when she joined him.

  Cassie bid her three children goodbye, kissing each and fussing over them far more than necessary, but she could never help herself. Despite having Roger and the other Secret Service agents still watching over them, she still worried. With a fake smile, she waved them off, not moving from the doorstep until the car turned out of the gated driveway and headed off toward Will’s new home just a few miles away. She breathed a sigh of relief when their private security team followed his car, but couldn’t fight a shudder as it swept down her spine. Cassie was suddenly aware of being watched. Yes, there were cameras and security guards around the property, but this was different. She felt eyes on her specifically, and not the house or the perimeter.

  She knew she needed to let go of her fears rather than fight them, and without Leo around to help her, Cassie guessed she’d use her art to offload that dread instead. Her work was a hit, and somehow sold to collectors all around the world. While no one knew her real identity, it was a thrill knowing that her work spoke to people, calling out their fears and fancies, and she adored her new job as a stay-at-home-mom and artist.

  Leo, on the other hand, had gone back into engineering after refusing the job with the Secret Service. He’d invented, engineered, and patented hundreds of different innovations since then, and while she had no idea what half of them even were, Cassie loved how he too had found his calling. Together they were whole, and their three children had brought them happiness beyond anything they could’ve hoped for. Life was good. In fact, it was amazing.

  Cassie stepped back into the now deafeningly silent house and shut the door. She turned to walk inside, thinking that a cup of tea seemed like a great idea, when she saw a folded note taped to the bottom rung of the banister by the huge front door. It was too high up for any of the kids to reach, so she grabbed it and read the handwritten words with a smile.

  I’m watching you. Don’t run, don’t scream, and don’t even think of calling for help. I want you, but I’ll have you only when I’m done watching. Then, I will take you hard and fast, and I won’t take no for an answer…

  The game is on, Jellybean. I’m coming for you.

  Cassie knew she was blushing. She was hot all of a sudden, and could feel her heart racing as she panted with desire and a desperate need only Leo could fulfill. So, the game was on, and her darling husband was in luck, because it sure was her favorite one in all the world. They’d perfected their ravishment roleplay over the years, and she knew exactly how to get what they both wanted from the hot and dangerous game of cat and mouse.

  “Come and get me, baby,” she called out. It’d been Leo’s eyes she’d felt on her, she realized, and she smiled. Cassie was more than ready to give him a show, and grew hotter in anticipation of when he might strike. Last time, she’d stood painting in her studio wearing nothing but an apron to tease him. However, this time she decided she’d make him work harder for it.

  Cassie reckoned it was time she washed and waxed her new sleek and sexy sports car, and figured she might as well wear as little as possible while doing so, just in case of splashes. She’d wanted to christen it for weeks, and hoped her predatory lover might take the opportunity to have her over the bonnet.

  But first, it was time to enjoy a nice cup of tea while she read the morning paper in peace.

  The End

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  Acknowledgements

  Once again, I’d like to thank my close friends and family for the wonderful support throughout my writing journey. Without you, I couldn’t have done it. Please don’t ever think it goes unnoticed.

  And a huge shout-out to my wonderful PA, Jodie and my amazing team of faithful ladies—Morgan’s Minio
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  About the Author

  Laura Morgan is a hopeless romantic with a dark side. A self-confessed computer geek, Laura spends her days looking after her two young children and their cocker spaniel Milo, as well as making the most of her free time by indulging in another of her passions, music. Laura loves going to concerts with her friends, or else listening to rock music at home while writing.

  Laura loves edgy, gritty books that strip your heart and soul bare, and that leaves you with an epic book hangover at the end. That’s what she aims to do with her own work, and thinks her readers agree. At times they’re dark and controversial, but that’s also what makes them unique.

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