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    The Lying Game (Part 1)
    The Lying Game (Part 1)
    The Lying Game (Part 1)
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    The Lying Game (Part 1)

    By Diana Bocco

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    Part I of a three-part serial (ends in a cliffhanger) *** Part II coming soon ***

    Riley Wellman has a secret. That night she was supposedly lost in a dark street in the middle of nowhere? She wasn't. She was running away from her future; an unwanted future arranged by her rich family.

    Private investigator Evan Sager has a secret too. So when he has to rescue Riley from the bad guys he's been pursuing for months, he's not amused.

    Now Riley is making him feel things he's not supposed to feel anymore, and if he can't manage to keep his hands off her, it might destroy everything he's worked for. Again.

    NOTE: THE LYING GAME is about 12,000 words or 40 pages.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDiana Bocco
    Release dateApr 6, 2014
    ISBN9781498949866
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      The Lying Game (Part 1) - Diana Bocco

      Chapter 1

      Well, this was a bad idea.

      Heart pounding, Riley looked around. After twenty minutes of walking, she still had no idea where she was or where to go. The streets were darker than she had thought possible and it was way too cold for October, a fine curtain of fog molding itself around parked cars and dead streetlights.

      Her left hand was numb from carrying the suitcase. She switched it to the other hand and realized her right shoulder was cramped. Great. Maybe she should’ve taken a cab instead of diving into the first city bus in sight. So much for competent independence. She wasn’t doing very well so far.

      Despite her body’s protests, she resisted the idea of opening her suitcase in the middle of the street to look for a heavier jacket. There has to be a hotel around here somewhere, her mind reassured her. She wasn’t so sure it was telling her the truth.

      She thought about turning around and hopping into the bus again. Although she didn’t know the city, she was sure any other stop had to be better than the random one she had chosen to get off at. The few building lights Riley could see were far away, and even then she wasn’t sure they belonged to any place she would want to step into.

      Sighing, she looked at her watch before crossing the street. Almost midnight. Matt would be getting ready for bed with a glass of whisky. Funny to think she didn’t miss him, even at a time like this. Maybe it’s just cold feet.

      Or maybe not.

      After all, it was usually the groom who felt the need to run away before the wedding. Not the bride – and especially not after trying on the dress and ordering the invitations.

      Now that it was done, it felt liberating. No, that wasn’t the right word. It felt exhilarating. Riley Wellman, all-American socialite and the granddaughter of one of the wealthiest men in the country, was out on her own. No fancy lifestyle, no driver, no country club anywhere in sight. She was out on her own for the first time in... well, ever.

      She might have pushed a little too far, though.

      Somehow it had seemed like a good idea at the time to hop in a plane headed to a random city, get off and then catch a local bus to wherever that particular bus was going. Do something a little stupid, take some risks somewhere where people would not easily recognize her. Somewhere where she’d be just an anonymous face looking for fun.

      Then she could go back and face Matt to tell him it was over and there would be no wedding. She should have done that a long time ago, when she realized they weren’t meant for each other. But the truth was that they were almost a perfect match in every sense: the same circle of friends, the same kind of family money, the same social standing that would make the marriage such a smart choice.

      Except, of course, that being around him did nothing for her heart. And she just couldn’t face the idea of spending her life next to somebody she didn’t love. It was just too bad she had let it go this far. A lot of

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