The Fall of King Richard: The Crime and Passion Series, #1
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We Don't Control Desire. Desire Controls Us
Richard Pengrove lives a charmed life. He's the senior officer in an influential Swiss bank. He has a beautiful wife and child. On the surface, Richard has it all.
But Richard also has secrets. He is hiding a French mistress, Russian mafia clients and a hunger that he can't control. When all these tensions collide, will Richard have anything left?
The Fall of King Richard is a free introduction to the world of Crime and Passion.
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The Fall of King Richard - Gamal Hennessy
Dedication
To Alysse, for motivating and inspiring me with affection, support, and love.
Definition
Honey Trap: (noun) a strategy where an attractive person coerces another person into doing or revealing something.
—Source: Dictionary.com
A Winter in Geneva
Richard Pengrove was determined to end his affair with Dominique as he walked up to the Hotel Beau Rivage. The frigid night air blowing off Lake Geneva pushed him toward the door with eagerness that some people might take the wrong way. But he decided that his speed came more from a need to escape the cold than any desire for the warmth inside her.
He passed through the ornate crystal and marble lobby without raising his head or making eye contact with any of the evening crowd. He knew exactly where he was going, and he didn’t want to risk running into a client or colleague. Several men in his circle met their lovers here, under the flimsy pretense of business meetings. The ones who didn’t have mistresses would simply pick up a prostitute in the private lounge or order one with their phone. The outcome would be the same, even if the transaction was different. Either way, he didn’t want to see them. He certainly didn’t want anyone to see him.
The wide, immaculate white staircase carried him up, away