Pink Orchard, Cincinnati #8

Thimbe Audah Shaunessy didn't fantasize about happily ever after. Sex was power. Money was her king. Thimbe was at the Wellington several times a week for brunch. She had a low-key crush on a handsome stranger in gold-rimmed glasses. He extended an invite. Thimbe accepted, not knowing how quickly she would fall into his embrace.

Gareth McIntyre was a fixer of sorts and preferred non-committed forms of pleasure. He admired Thimbe for weeks. She returned his curiosity. Their connection was intriguing, but another man wanted attention. Dangerous situations were constant for Gareth, but emotions are pushed to the limit when Thimbe's life is put in jeopardy. She belonged to him. Everyone will know consequences.