Status Updates From In His Silks (Restrained, #1)

tell him he’s idiot coming after her, after man w/gun. He could’ve gotten killed & then what would she do? “I love you dammit” He tell her he’ll never give her up, especially to man w/gun. He’ll always come for her. Epilogue: Found Pastack in van masterminded whole thing. Hayes chose clients, falsified tax forms. Carter was innocent except being asshole.

Elizabeth tell him not allowed die. Alexander can’t breathe but tell her love you, blood at corner of mouth. Taking him Mass General hospital, critical, EMT’s need room work so she can’t go in ambulance w/him. Thomas take her to hospital. Bullet pierced Alexander’s lung, travel close to heart but dr say make full recovery. Nicholas tell her cops have Hayes & Pastack in custody & Carter spilling guts. She

Alexander call to her. Guy shoot him in chest. Guy try get her, she hit him in nose w/heel of hand, blood spurted. He raise gun at her, she run at him, scream, shot rang out, outer thigh burn, knee him in groin, he point gun again at her, Alexander yell at her, shot again, Elizabeth scream in pain. Arms haul her away, guy on ground blood gush out of stomach. Thomas (driver)& Milos there rush to Alexander side.

make a difference. Guy say he (whoever hired him) wants her pay so she’ll pay. She trip, he shove her to wall. Put hand on her neck, darkness come, her voice & body doesn’t respond, she fall as guy hoists her over shoulder. Take her down few alleys. Carl tell him get away from her, tackles guy to ground. She hear crack, Carl fall to ground w/hole in forehead. She yell no. Almost to van guy gonna put her in, hear

Alexander & Elizabeth talk about previous relationships. They play but she doesn’t obey & he punished her. She everything he never knew he needed. He ask her to move in with him. Yes, she will. They go to Tony’s italian restaurant Giuseppe’s so she can tell him she loves him. She go to bathroom, guy hold gun to her, tell not make sound or he’ll kill them all. Tell her move, she say he can kill her, won’t

to her laptop. In broken floorboard found Fairhaven taxes for past 3 years w/Carter’s signature & note say she part of fraud. Alexander told her he loved her but she didn’t respond. Federal Prosecutor came, asked questions, took handwriting sample. Did press conference, Elizabeth told them man broke into home, tried kill her & Alexander saved her. He take her place in Maine for weekend. She fallen love w/him too

her. Hear Alexander voice, then passes out. Nicholas find in her bedroom papers show their tax returns, doctored ones, notes appear show Elizabeth involved. Obviously left by intruder. Call lawyer Ben, personal dr to come & federal prosecutor’s chief investigator. Cops show up question her. Dr, EMT take her to hospital. Ok, go to Alexander’s. On her laptop r tons of files not hers, guy had to have downloaded on

over mouth. Guy say she wasn’t supposed b home. He well train in torture technique, could cause her pain not leave single mark. Tell her she gonna swallow pills he give her, die peacefully or he’ll torture her for hours, then force her take pills. She kick guy, try escape, screams, he throw her into table, bleeding in eyes, hit him w/bowl, he make her slowly pass out, right before, hear door crash, guy lift off

defamation of character & running libelous screed on them in morning about their vendetta against them for firing Elizabeth. Before when Alexander/Elizabeth in bed he said he’s falling in love with her. She say he can’t, it’s too soon. She tell Alexander to deal w/issue w/Nicholas too. She’ll go get cat & clothes. Her cat freaked out, growl at her which she never done before. Go to bedroom, gloved hand go

Alexander say sounds like threat, Carter say is. Security guards usher Carter out. Alexander recorded entire thing. Enjoy dancing. Got home, played again. Her elderly neighbor call her, say cat bit her. Smythe, board’s secretary broke confidentiality agreement cuz he’s friends w/Carter. They’ve lost any chance blindside w/lawsuit. Carter has judge in pocket, suing company & three of them individually for

Elizabeth, Alexander met w/lawyer Ben, Nicholas & Paul lawyer for their company. She tell them everything. Alexander/Elizabeth promise no more secrets. They go to ball, meet Nicholas & Candy. Elizabeth see Carter come toward her, Alexander & Nicholas stand to meet him, shield Elizabeth. Carter want speak to her. No. She violate non disclosure, they don’t want b in middle of it. CPH going after her 4 everything has.

If CPH screwed them, Nicholas sue them. Alexander promise her he wouldn’t even tell Nicholas, now ask Nicholas not say anything for 12 hours. Nicholas see Alexander falling for her. Nicholas keep Candy around for holidays to go w/him to parties but at 1st of year, dumping her. Need someone can hold conversation. Alexander pick Elizabeth up at airport, apologize for awful way treated her. He got his lawyer to help.

retired, had 3 sexual harassment cases & 2 wrongful termination suits against him, all settle out of court. Carter was clean. Hayes’s dad embezzled millions, was younger Hayes same? Alexander should’ve known, doubt Elizabeth want anything do w/him. Nicholas go to Alexander want know why told him drop CPH. Nicholas tell him had another employee look up all stuff from CPH, their company paid $10,000,000 more tax

If settle, won’t b able get job in accounting again. Tell her think over, talk next day. Talk w/Alexander, he tell something wrong, keep push & push her to tell him what wrong. She doesn’t trust him? If can’t trust him, no relationship. She tell him but tell him he can’t tell anyone! He promise, hang up phone, hope of relationship w/her gone. Alexander couldn’t help self, research CPH heads. Pastack just

She’d b protected, CPH wouldn’t b able do anything to her legally but could try ruin reputation. If settle, fee b $100,000, could declare bankruptcy & most fine b forgiven, she’d have liquidate all stock but 401K remain intact. If she go thru w/tax fraud against CPH, can’t tell anyone until go to federal prosecutor or could lose all protection. Go thru w/fraud gonna be hard prove w/only her memories go on.

Alexander, man following her. Lawyer ask what she doing w/Alexander if not violating non disclosure. They’re dating, but think once he find out, don’t think will b anymore. Lawyer say has 2 options, go to federal prosecutor & accuse CPH of crime of embezzlement which would protect her under whistleblower law or can try to settle. If accuse them, CPH lawsuit go away but need b 100% sure about it or CPH sue damages

her they’re being photographed. She see photographer, recognize him, fall to ice w/thud. She’s being watched by CPH (former employer). Now they have evidence she talk w/one their clients. She tell Alexander has go. No. She try play it off as if not used have pic taken. Don’t lie him, she afraid of photographer, why? She can’t tell him, has do w/trip to Seattle. She tell lawyer about her being fired, red sox

She tired, shaky. He say normal for 1st time, put blanket on her, give her water & piece chocolate. He drop her off home, she watch him leave out window, see man on corner on phone look up at her. She jerk back, when look again, he gone. Her lawyer call, she need go to Seattle talk w/him. she know Alexander will dump her when he find out about lawsuit w/former employer. They go ice skating at Boston Commons. He tell

playroom. He introduce her to flogger. She want him but he say next time. He doesn’t want her regret. She tell him bit about controlling ex had 2nd girlfriend while date her. Alexander only pursue one woman at time, want it b her exclusively. Only requirement is he attend balls at Christmas time. Will she go w/him? He want buy her dress, shoes, jewelry. Only if she picks dress. Will she date him exclusively? Yes

Alexander’s driver pick her up 4 dinner. Tell her Alexander hasn’t been same since met her & never cooked for woman before. At Alexander’s she try not laugh at huge mess in kitchen. But lasagne & company were good. He tell her he’s never felt as much himself as when w/her. Even w/Nicholas he’s guarded. They kiss. He requires total surrender, total trust in exchange she will b safe, protected He show her his

her, say need see her, charity dinner was awful. He’ll cook for her. She call him say no, ask he call her w/woman still in his bed. He tell her she is who he wants. She describe woman from pic, he laughs, she’s his brothers date. His brother is gambler, lost lot money. He worried about him. Sorry she jump to conclusion. He say she jealous, yes. She will come dinner. While run, see guy take her pic then flees.

w/former clients. How did they know, follow her? She need attend hearing after first of year. Alexander keep sending her gifts on daily basis, only one she kept was tea cuz soon wouldn’t b able afford it anymore. Kelsey, her best friend, have dinner. Look in paper for jobs, see picture of Alexander from charity event w/woman in low cut red dress w/obvious fake boobs. That his type, she glad turned him down. He text

Alexander. Went to former client at their invitation, tell them she can’t tell them anything. Guy take out envelope, say b back in minute, she take envelope w/proof she needed. Guy come back, see envelope gone, say thanks for coming. She called lawyers but once told them firm she used work for, no lawyer help her. Next day, gets served, firm accuse her breaking non disclosure agreement, tell her cease all contact

play thing. Text him talk as friends ok but no talk about sex, him fantasizing about her etc. He apologize, say she unsettles him, sorry making her uncomfortable. He show up at doorstep, take her breakfast, want her attend black tie event w/him. She doesn’t have dress, he offer her dress. She says no cuz it comes w/strings, leaves. Her ex was controlling, arrogant, rich dr & didn’t want it again. She miss talk w/

has no money, care she struggling. It’s been too long since he’s been able to have intelligent conversation w/woman who didn’t want b w/him for money or position in life. He tell her he’s master but want equal partner, is dominant in bedroom but doesn’t want to b dominant in her life, want her b in control of it. She not submissive. He says she is. Tell her hold on minute, she hangs up on him cuz she nobody

remember her numbers from last year. She did but can’t help them cuz non disclosure agreement. W/her incredible memory of numbers she recreated last years information cuz want know what happened. her client paid $3 million more in taxes than tax form she did. Alexander call her, can’t stop thinking about her. She tell him they can’t do this. She go good will for clothes & bank account low. He doesn’t care she

for cancer patients, cost $.06 make but parents hike price to $70 per pill. She gave interview to newspaper saying so. Her ex boyfriend told parents, they fired her, disowned her. He tell her research her, she doesn’t like it & walk out call him pompous ass. He text her apologize for morning, could’ve stalk facebook page but thought it too personal. Text questions to get know her. Old client of hers ask if she

Alexander stay in England w/mom. All night, day he can’t get Elizabeth out mind. Alexander & Nicholas both dominants. Elizabeth’s parents owned pharmaceutical company worth lots money. Alexander sent her package of favorite tea, ask her coffee. Meet him, tell him nothing in common, waste cuz guys like him didn’t date girls like her. She didn’t see family, had falling out. Anti nausea pill parents company make

She Harvard educated. Her place made of second hand things & falling apart. Her salary barely livable in Boston. He fascinated by her. He give her business card, let him know if can help. He tell her call him Alexander or sir. If she say sir, he’ll know his suspicions correct. She say thanks sir for his help. He love way she submit to him but still had quiet strength. His brother, Nicholas moved to US at 12 w/dad

In Boston, Elizabeth Bennett stuff spill on sidewalk. Alexander Fairhaven, richest man on east coast helps her. He give her ride. Alexander ask who fired her & why? Carter, Pastack & Hayes Accounting firm & cuz they said she made mistake but she didn’t. Sounded like someone was embezzling money, blame her. Alexander get her to apartment to change. He find out she’d worked for them 5 years, salary only $60,000.