Nyesha Adu is nobody’s victim.

Over the years she’s left a trail of broken hearts and emptied bank accounts, but Takeshi Nishikowa is different. Sweetly earnest and fiercely protective of her, for the first time in Nyesha’s life she just might be ready to stick around for a while. That is, until secrets from her past threaten their growing love affair, forcing Takeshi to return to a life he’d left behind.

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Nyesha wore a black trench coat that was clinched at the waist. With her hands in her pockets, she did a bouncy walk toward him. “You’ve been following me.”

“No.”

“You’re not a very good liar.”

It was true. Her stare caused Takeshi to drop his head, unable to meet her eyes. “Yes,” he blurted.

“See? Now doesn’t it feel better to tell the truth?”

“Yes . . . and no.” Takeshi nodded vigorously as he answered, because he hadn’t been truthful. “No, I am ashamed.”

“Why? It’s kind of a turn on for me.”

Surprised, his head jerked up. “I-I thought you would be angry.”