Taking what He Wants: Celine & Rhyland Series, #1

By Iris Deorre

Celine is studying chemical engineering at university and tending the bar in the evenings to pay the bills. But that is all about to change when Rhyland Chambers steps into her life.

She’s different and not like the women he’s seen around and he wants her, but there’s a catch. It isn’t a relationship. Instead Rhyland offers her a pay cheque she can’t refuse. But what will she have to do to earn the big sums of money he’s offering?

Even though her room mate Ava tries to discourage her from taking up the offer, Celine finds herself extremely attracted to Mr Chambers.
‘I’d do it for free,’ she tells Ava.
But for how long, how long will Celine be able to keep up the charade only to get a little in return.

Next in the series – Giving what he wants

• Language: English
• Publisher: Iris Deorre
• Release date: Nov 27, 2013
• ISBN: 9781497724235

Iris Deorre

Iris is a romance author and loves to read and write interracial romance... Iris loves to tackle things people rarely talk about. She loves to bring love where it seems the hardest place to find it. She sees love as the flower that grows in the desert or out of a rock. Her stories are about love that penetrates the hardest of places. In short, her stories are about hope and overcoming.  Iris resides in the United Kingdom, with her lovely daughter and a crazy eyed German Shepherd. When Iris is not writing or reading you'll find her taking walks in the countryside with her doggy or spending time with friends and family. To learn more about Iris visit her blog page at irisdeorre.blogspot.co.uk or follow her on twitter.

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This book is a work of fiction. All names, characters, locations and incidents are products of author’s imagination, or have been used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons living or dead, locales or events is entirely coincidental.

Chapter One

‘Sir she’s here.’

‘Thank you Finn please give her the bag.’

‘Yes sir.’

Finn walked to the corner of the office and picked up the black bag Rhyland his boss had given him.

‘This is for you.’ He gave it to Celine.

‘What’s this for?’

He shrugged and looked about him then stepped aside. The office building was empty. Everyone had gone home from the contracting site, just one of Rhylands many businesses.

Celine opened the bag, in it was a note. It read: It’s Christmas soon, be of good cheer! From now on until Christmas when you come to see me I want you in this gear.

She scrunched the note and tossed it back in the bag. Things had changed a lot for her since she’d met Rhyland. She thought back to the very day.

One month ago

It happened at one of the pubs she was working at. He’d been watching her the minute he’d stepped in. She was dark a beautiful and nothing like the women he’d seen. There was something about her that he liked, that he wanted to possess. He sat around with Finn, his driver, personal assistant and everything in between and just waited. It was only after the crowd had died down and she changed shifts with the new girl did he decided he wanted to approach her. He waited for her to leave from behind the bar. She ordered a drink then walked over to the other side of the pub to join a group of friends. He watched as he drank, watched her laugh, watched her tease a guy that was part of the group. He wondered if they liked each other, it was in the body language, but that was beside the point. Rhyland always got what he wanted and that night he wanted her.

It was half an hour later that Rhyland decided it was time to go and speak to her. He ordered another of what she was drinking and moved smoothly across the crowds towards the group of young people. He stood at the table; there was a moment of awkward silence that was quickly broken by Ava the beautiful blond who always got what she wanted. But not this time, the gorgeous Rhyland by-passed her and walked straight for Celine.

‘Ooooh...’ Came sounds from the group, it was the first time Ava had ever been ignored and she didn’t like it one bit.

‘Rhyland.’ He introduced himself and offered her the drink.

Celine studied him for a moment. He was tall and handsome with jet black hair, he wore a suit, not any suit, she could tell that it had been tailor made to fit him perfectly. He smelt amazing, nothing like the university guys she knew. There was something very intimidating about him and yet it drew her in.

‘Celine,’ she said finally and took a sip of the drink he’d given her.

Both her friends Ava and Harvey eyed her cautiously, she knew better than to take a drink from a stranger. The rest of the group seemed to drunk to care what she poured down her throat.

‘Would you like to come and join me? I have a private booth,’ he said.

‘Why would I want to do that?’ She eyed him.

He smiled, he liked her already. He moved in closer so that his mouth was on her ear and began to whisper.

‘Because you’re curious, because I have an offer you simply can’t resist, because you’re a woman who won’t be able to turn down the offer.’ He moved away leaving her breathing