A Twist of Fate
| A Twist of Fate | |
| Twisted [3] | |
| Christa Simpson | |
| Christa Simpson (2013) | |
| Tags: | Twisted |
Edwin Santora is the kind of man every woman wants to be “friends” with.
He was Abigail’s first love, the love of her life, but when the devastatingly handsome Edwin admitted he just wasn’t ready to settle down and have kids, Abigail was left back at ground zero surrounded by the remnants of her shattered heart. Convinced that he can win Abigail back, Edwin bides his time and waits for his chance to reclaim her body and her heart.
Cameron Clarke is what dreams are made of.
He was the man of Abigail’s dreams and she was smitten. She hadn’t actually expected that he would fall for her, but he did; which only makes the clean-up that much messier after he drops a bomb that shocks everyone. Lost without her, and with his motherless little girl’s broken heart on the line, Cameron’s determined to stop Edwin from stealing his future; but is it too late for him?
Torn between these two men who stand to give her everything she ever wanted, who will Abigail choose?
By:
Christa Simpson
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2013 Christa Simpson
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To the
Twisted Sisters
on my
Street Team. You girls make my life a lot less difficult and a little more
colourful. Jayne Wilson and Cassandra Janey, you’re the best. I truly
appreciate all of your feedback.
Tanya Vought, I heart you, for your daily
dose of entertainment, inspiration and enthusiasm. I will be forever grateful
to you for helping me make the biggest decision in this series.
Thank you all so much! Without you
The Twisted Trilogy
wouldn’t be what it is today!!
~ Christa Simpson
Dear Reader,
I am so happy that you decided to
come along for the ride to experience Abigail’s adult pleasures and misfortunes
in this, The Twisted Trilogy, which is entirely fictional by the way.
Did you know I had never intended to
publish this story when I first wrote it? In fact, it started out as a single
title story, until Cameron walked in the door. Bits and pieces came to me in
scenes and, as I started to put them together, I realized that this story wasn’t
going to fit into a single book. It wasn’t until I finished writing the entire
story that I was like, Whoa! I had to share it with someone.
As a new indie author you never know
how you’re going to do until you put yourself out there. Just the fact that
you’re reading this now tells me that I did something right. Thank you for
your support and for sticking with me. Edwin thanks you too. ;)
I hope you are able to fall in love
with my characters all over again as you follow Abby on her journey toward her
happy ever after.
Happy Reading!!
~ Christa Simpson
WITH CAMERON CLARKE SITTING next to
me, it was difficult to think of anything intelligible to say. I couldn’t keep
my mischievous eyes off of him. His short, chaotic blonde hair and beaming
baby blues had captured my attention, but it was quickly relinquished when I
caught the way his thumb brushed up and down the smooth face of his mug of hot
chocolate.
I chewed on my bottom lip, watching the way he caressed the
handle, just the way he touched me. I had to part my lips just to allow a
breath to slip between them. It was amazing how something so simple could tickle
me in the most intimate of places.
When the phone rang, Cameron reached over for it and held it
out to me. "It's for you." Then his hand skimmed mine and a carnal
awareness rushed me with a vengeance. He winked through squinted, sunset-shaped
eyes and I melted.
Would I ever get enough of this man?
Breathless, I answered the phone. “Hey.”
"Hey, girl. Are you ready for this?" Aliah asked.
Aliah was by far my best friend.
"Absolutely," I replied, being seriously excited
about our ski trip.
Cameron had only just told me about it days ago, but Aliah
had been planning this thing for months. I had agreed to spend my Christmas holidays
with Cameron and his daughter, even though my ex-beau and housemate – Edwin – was
none too pleased about it. I had even agreed to go on this trip when Cameron
asked me. That was before I realized Edwin would be coming along.
“Everyone’s ready to hit the road. I need you here like 5
minutes ago,” Aliah said. “Me and Hunter are driving with you. There’s no way
I’m letting Maddie anywhere near him this weekend.”
When Hunter knocked up Maddie, it had officially ruined
Aliah’s life. She wasn’t about to give Maddie an inch now. Especially with
the knowledge that Maddie still had it bad for Hunter.
Cameron had been watching me intently. My mouth. My eyes.
And I was aware of every inch of his attention. I tried to stay focused on my
conversation with Aliah, but it was a challenge, with every little tingle my
body absorbed from his devastatingly sexy smirk.
"Okay. We'll be there in a few," I said, promptly
hanging up the phone and grinning at Cameron. "What are you trying to do
to me?"
Cameron pulled me into his arms, without a care. "They
can wait." His soft lips hooked onto mine, working me into a sexual
frenzy.
My heart raced as I pulled his shirt over his head, exposing
every inch of sculpted flesh on his core. I fumbled with the button on his
jeans and then quickly pried the zipper open to free him. I supposed it
wouldn't hurt to satisfy this one delicious urge before we left. And that we
did. Twice.
***
AFTER A LONG TRYING drive, thanks to
the snow covered roads and white out conditions, I was relieved when we all
finally piled into the lobby of the mountainside hotel. Aliah and Hunter had
managed to keep me entertained for a good portion of the ride, but I was
grateful to stretch out my aching limbs.
Jessica and Edwin were already lounging in the lobby when we
got there, and Maddie - of all people - was at the front desk checking them in.
Her hands anxiously rubbed over her bulging baby bump, while the receptionist
did her thing.
“I’ll go check us in,” Cameron said, giving my hand a
squeeze before leaving my side. He joined Maddie at the registration desk,
with Hunter following close behind him.
It was amusing to watch Hunter fumble over himself to make
sure Maddie was okay and even funnier to watch Aliah’s failed attempts to keep
his attention.
While Cameron registered us for our suite, he stared at me
from afar. It made my adrenaline rush, giving me a heady reminder of how it
pumped through every inch of my body whenever I was with him. Then Edwin
cleared his throat, snapping me back into reality.
Smiling, I moved closer to him and Jessica. “Hey, guys.”
Edwin was the epitome of casual, the polar opposite of Jessica.
Her face was painted to perfection, and she was wearing clothes that wrapped
around her body like a glove. Out of all the men Jessica could have had, she continued
to hang off of Edwin and smooth her hands all over his astounding physique like
he was hers. Edwin had told me that it was over between them.
They look awfully cozy to me.
Pulling away from Jessica’s hold, Edwin stepped up next to
me, draped his arm across my back and briefly squeezed my shoulder. “Hey,” he
said, his voice a sexy growl. “I didn’t think I would see you again.”
His eyes were dark and dangerous, but he released my
shoulder and just smiled at me. Nothing could compare to the knives tumbling
around in my belly, and that response didn't go unnoticed. Cameron's protective
stare wrapped right around me and I could sense the trouble that began to stir between
them.
Edwin wasn’t ready to give up on me just yet. He had made
that plainly obvious. I wished I didn’t care about Edwin’s feelings anymore.
But I did.
Cameron walked up next to me and swept his left hand up and
down my back. His other hand grabbed onto mine possessively, as he gave me a
peck on the lips. "Ready to head up?"
I locked onto his gaze and grinned. His jealousy was
adorable.
"Why don't we all head up to my room before we get too
comfortable?" Maddie suggested, as she joined us.
"Okay," I agreed. “What room are you in?”
“201,” Maddie announced. “See you in a few?”
I nodded at her, as Cameron retrieved our bags and pointed
toward the stairs. We climbed up one flight and walked down the long, narrow
hall, until Cameron let me into the suite marked 225.
After checking my reflection in the bathroom mirror, I
returned to the spacious room. No expense had been spared when they decorated
this suite. The rich, dark colours made it feel warm and safe and romantic.
The furniture was all natural wood, stained dark, and covered in luxurious
fabrics. The room had a gas fireplace for ambiance. The only thing missing
was a whirlpool.
I walked around the oversized bed, where Cameron was already
kicked back, looking sexy as hell with his hands laced behind his head.
"We should probably get over there," I suggested,
eyeing the large, sumptuous bed with my handsome man sprawled upon it.
"You’d better make your move fast then,” he growled.
“Because if I get my hands on you, we'll be awhile." His devious promise
was tempting, but as he reached out to grab me, I leapt over the corner of the
bed and shuffled for the door squealing.
Cameron chased me to the door with a growl, and he caught my
hand, but I had already pulled the door open. As he moved to lure me back
inside, Hunter crossed our path and cut off our heated exchange.
Hunter looked incredibly frustrated and ignored the
disturbing stare he received from Cameron. "I can't find an ice machine
anywhere.”
"Wrong way, buddy. I saw a sign in the
stairwell," Cameron said, not letting me go.
I pried myself out of Cameron’s loving grip and smirked. "Why
don’t you show him?”
Cameron disappeared from behind me and quickly reappeared
with our ice bucket. “I’ll do it. But only because I need to cool off.”
I grinned at Cameron and turned to Hunter. “I'm going to go
see Aliah then. I take it your room’s this way?”
“Yeah. We’re right next door to Maddie.”
Cameron’s smile quickly faded, and there was no doubt in my
mind that he had stumbled upon the same fact that I had.
Maddie's room equals
Edwin's room.
I gave Cameron a chaste kiss and disappeared around the
corner in search of room 201. Before having to search far, I overheard my
friends chatting rather loudly. Thanks to their door being left ajar, I let
myself in.
Edwin's face lit up in an instant, his sharply arched
eyebrows framing his pristine aqua eyes. And when his lips curled into a smile
that covered his handsome face, it unnerved me to no end.
Someone was happy to see me.
I took a seat on the bed next to Maddie, while Edwin poured
me a glass of wine. I had to sip from the glass before it could change hands,
just so it didn't overflow.
"Drink up," Edwin growled, slapping me with that
sexy smile.
Maddie rolled her eyes, obviously disappointed that she was
about to be the only sober one among us. Jessica’s glass was nearly as full as
mine, but Aliah had already polished hers off.
"We’d better nail down what we're doing," Maddie
said, slightly annoyed. "I'm getting tired already."
"What do you want to do?" Aliah asked me.
I shrugged my shoulders, being without any ideas.
"What do you ladies say we hit the hot tub?" Edwin
raised his eyebrows shamelessly.
Aliah and I looked at each other at the same time, which
made us start laughing.
"Yeah, I could go for that," Aliah answered.
"I could definitely go for a nice soak," Jessica agreed,
eyeing up Edwin like a piece of man candy. She would say anything to get his
shirt off of him.
I wasn’t exactly complaining myself.
Just then, as Maddie began to pout, Cameron and Hunter entered
the room. "Aww! I can't go in the hot tub. It's not good for the baby."
"You could always dip your legs in," Jessica suggested.
"You're not going anywhere near that tub with my baby,"
Hunter stated, exposing his protective nature.
I was caught off guard by Hunter's demand and watched his
controlling stare. Aliah showed her disgust with Hunter, before taking a swig
straight from the bottle of wine.
It didn’t affect Maddie one bit. "You can't control me
like that, Hunter," she said, scowling. "You're not my father."
He propped his hands on his masculine hips, his voice hard
and cold. "No, but I am the baby's father and that means I get a say."
"Hunter, I think it would be okay for Maddie to dip her
feet in, if she wants," Aliah said, hoping to get some of Hunter's
attention. "Quit trying to control her. She’s been taking good care of
herself.”
Aliah’s compassion shocked everyone. I couldn't believe how
much her relationship with Hunter had transformed her overactive sass in such a
short time.
"Abs, are you in or what?" Edwin asked me, waiting
for my response as he topped up my glass.
I turned a blank stare on Cameron. "Do you want to go
for a soak in the hot tub?"
Cameron wrapped an arm around my hip. "You do realize
we have our own private hot tub." He said it loud enough for everyone to
hear.
"Hey, are you guys holding out on us?" Edwin
chimed.
"I didn't see one in our suite.”
Cameron smirked. "That's because it's on the patio. I
bet it'd feel pretty awesome out there right about now. You're all welcome to
join us." He paused and then directed his jab at Edwin. "That is if
you can handle the walk out to the tub."
Edwin narrowed his eyes, his face turning serious. "I
can handle whatever you can dish my way and then some. Whatever it is, I'm
sure I can do it better than you."
"I'm sure," Cam replied, unconvinced and uncaring.
Edwin cocked an arrogant brow. "Why don't we just ask
Abby?"
I pointed an unimpressed finger at Edwin, with a scowl. "You,
leave me out of this."
"That's short for: I'm better in bed," Edwin
announced to everyone.
They all snickered at Cameron's expense. I was not
impressed.
"Why don't you shut your mouth while you're ahead? Or
should I tell everyone just how good Cameron is to me?"
"Oh, burn!" Hunter hollered, laughing and pointing.
When I turned to leave the room, Cameron caught up with me
and looped his arms around my waist. All eyes were on me, so I made good use
of it.
"If you guys are quite finished, we're in room 225."
“We'll be there," Jessica hollered, just as the door
slammed shut behind me.
Cameron didn’t let me go and I couldn’t help but smile in
response to his seductive stare. I rustled my fingers through his short, messy
hair and when he raised his eyebrows it made me laugh. He captured my smiling
lips and tormented me with a soft brush of his mouth.
“Come on,” he said, leading me back to our room. “Let’s get
you into your swimsuit before we have company.”
Back in our room, I quickly stripped out of my clothes and
pulled on the tiny bikini that I had chosen expecting only one man to see me in
it.
"Want a glass of wine while we're waiting?" Cam
asked, as I tucked my clothes away in my bag.
"That'll be my third one tonight."
Cam smirked, glancing at my glorious rear-end. "That sounds
good to me.”
I smirked right back and slung my arms over his shoulders.
He pulled me against him, his hands groping my mostly exposed ass cheeks.
"If I didn't know any better, I would say that you’re
trying to get me drunk again."
"I would never," he teased, releasing one hand
only to lift my wine glass to his mouth and take a sip. Then he kissed me,
drizzling the fruity wine into my mouth.
I tasted it and I tasted him, and it was so hot. He handed
me my glass, but wine was now the last thing on my mind, as the tip of his
tongue licked across my teeth.
His hands drifted back down to my ass, barely covered by the
small scrap of material I called my bikini bottoms. When he gave it a squeeze,
he growled and it urged me to touch him back. I slipped my hand between us, to
find him long and thick and hard, at the same moment that Aliah barged into our
room ruining my fun.
"Woop,” Aliah hollered, as she passed Cameron and
headed for the electronics. She plugged in her I-pod and turned up the music,
ignoring the state in which she found us.
Hunter picked up our half empty bottle of wine. "It
looks like they got started without us."