Chasing Paradise (Chasing Series #3) by Pamela Ann Read Free Book Online Page A

and when he didn’t meet my gaze, it merely confirmed the answer for him.
    “ I spoke to her family last night.” Toby finally lifted his face, eyes desolate. “I’m set to marry her in two weeks time back in Spain. I was hoping you’d stand next to me at the altar?”
    “ Marriage? To that heartless bitch? No bloody, fucking way, Watson!” I thundered out, past angry; knowing quite well that Amelia was using all weapons to secure him. The bloke had simply walked into a life sentence when he kept shagging that woman after what had happened in France.
    “ Lucy,” I muttered, thinking about the only woman who my friend loved more than himself, knowing that this was going to break both of them.
    “ Lucy doesn’t want me; or have you forgotten? Besides, everything is set. All I have to do is show up at the location they want me to show up and it will be done. My family’s flying to Spain next week to get to know them,” Toby huffed out, looking like he was having a difficult time breathing.
    “ Shit, Toby!” Sienna screeched behind me, walking towards Toby before hugging him, tears falling from her eyes. “Think this through; once you go through this, there’s no going back.”
    “ What’s the point? The woman I love doesn’t want to be with me so why not marry for the sake of my child? I want something to live for, Sienna. My life’s been really bleak since she left; I’m shattered and pretty much gutted that she could survive living without me.” He gave a dry chuckle, shaking his head as if he’d gone mad, which he truly had from where I was standing. “Hell, wouldn’t it be odd if I ended up falling for Amelia in the end? What a twist that would be.”
    “ You’ve completely gone mental, mate, if you’re wishing for one second to fall in love with a trollop.” I paced, moving towards the windows, barely managing to contain the turmoil inside. “Let me speak to her father. Just tell me you don’t want to go through this farcical arrangement and I will fix it for you.” Toby was my best friend; one that I could always count on, no matter what, and I wasn’t going to let him go into a trap of a marriage because the woman was with child. I was sure Amelia Mendoza and her family had a price.
    “ Bloody hell you will, Knightly!” Toby thundered out, frustrated. “She carries my child. Why shouldn’t I be a part of that?” He looked away, calming down. “Besides, Amelia isn’t all that bad. She just needs getting used to. At least she couldn’t get enough of me in the bedroom. I suppose that’s a decent incentive.”
    Hearing him now, I could truly see that he was giving up on Lucy. The prideful blonde beauty would certainly be affected when she heard the sad news, although the real question was, would she finally come to her senses and beg him to come back?
     
    ~B~
     
    “ Babe?” Sienna crawled closer, kissing my jaw before sighing. “Can we talk… about Kyle?”
    Cristo Santo! I tensed, knowing that this was not a subject I wanted to discuss with her when I hadn’t seen her in weeks. “What about Matthews?” I hissed out, closing my eyes and thinking that I was going to detonate soon. Each time I heard his name, the devil in me took over and I simply wanted to tear him apart, limb by limb, until he was no more. The man was the scalawag who’d tried to take her away from me. The thought of him shagging her erupted like a blasted outbreak of hives. Jesus, Mary and Joseph, I was going to be in a shambles soon if I kept on going with this off-putting tribulation.
    “ He arrived yesterday. I know how you feel about him and I don’t blame you for feeling and reacting the way you do each time you hear his name.” Sienna pushed herself up with her hand, watching me while her face contorted with pain. “I’m still going to see him and have him as a part of my life.”
    The hell she was! “You ought to be joking, surely? After what’s happened due to that cretin’s relentless