I Faked My Death to Take His Empire

Twice in my life, I've been another man's kept bird.

The first time I was young and green, taken in by a brutal Riverton nouveau riche.

Back then I was naive and soft, certain that if I was sweet enough, I'd earn something real in return.

Then I found out he only kept me as something to use, while behind my back he threw a fortune at the working girls all over the Tri-State area.

I walked away with nothing but the clothes on my back. Clean.

The second time, I thought I'd gotten smarter. I went with Val James, the financial titan the whole circle knew as cold and untouchable, a man who…