Rum Cay, Sweet Surrender (Rum Cay, Sweet Surender) by Hallie Collins Page A

felt herself calm down to the point where she could act normal around him again.
    “Actually, what I was really hoping for, was your famous pancakes you always bragged about when we were hiding out on Rum Cay.”
    “Well, I can see where your head is at… and it’s definitely not into me right now,” grumbled a dejected Garrett.
    “I’m sorry Garrett; it’s just that I’m so famished after everything, especially the bedroom gymnastics you so skillfully provide… I had no idea I could twist and turn like that and still have those incredible orgasms.”
    “There’s no end to my talents my sweetness, I keep telling you that,” said Garrett as he jumps out of bed wearing nothing but the same gold necklace he had on when she first met him in the secluded bar on Rum Cay.
    “I’ve been meaning to ask you about that necklace…” said Liliana softly.
    “What, this?”
    “Yes, you wear it wherever you go. I’ve never seen you take it off. You had it on when we met, and even in bed, I see it flying around as you show me all those masterful positions you seem to have perfected… must mean a lot to you.”
    “Actually it does. My wife gave it to me two weeks before she was killed. It’s an infinity symbol. She told me it meant that our love would be forever linked, that nothing would ever come between us, no matter what happened in our lives. Little did either of us know, that a short time later, Barchano and the Mayor would destroy that promise.”
    “She must have meant the world to you,” replied Liliana sweetly.
    “My family was everything to me. But like most people, I took it all for granted. Didn’t appreciate the small things.” Garrett suddenly caught himself just before getting emotional, changing the subject. “But that was another place in time… I’ll never forget them. I have had to look ahead, adjust my focus, and you my dear have helped me turn that corner… you are such an amazing creature, someone that I could see in my life for a very long time.”
    Liliana was speechless, listening to Garrett talk so sweetly about his family, just made her love him that much more. Unfortunately, fate has thrown her new found happiness into a downward spiral, unless possibly, she can help Garrett exact his revenge. But how could she lead him to Barchano, she knows nothing about the criminal minds of such people, and even if she could, it probably would just get them both killed. There has to be a way to … then it dawned on her, Stagnoli! He worked for her Father many years back when he was just another henchman trying to make his mark in the gambling arena. He mentioned to Liliana that he had something on Barchano before leaving the family to start his own syndicate. Stagnoli said that the information he possessed could bring down the whole Barchano family. That had to be the reason he was released from the grasp of her Father. If only she could find out what that information was, she could help bring down Barchano… then Garrett could never hold her family ties against her, she thought. It was a flimsy plan to say the least, but a plan nonetheless.
    Liliana still felt the need to get far away from Garrett before his men dug any further into her background… before she could implement her plan. But how was she going to convince Garrett to take her back to Rum Cay, especially after putting his plan into place to fake her death. She had to come up with something, and quickly.
    “Garrett, honey, what do you think about taking me back to Rum Cay to lure Stagnoli out of his hole.”
    “Why in hell would you ever want to do that? After all the precautions we’ve taken to keep you safe and then bringing you here, where you’re far away from anyone that could hurt you… you’re talking complete nonsense!”
    “Yes, but we can’t stay here forever. We have to have a plan …”
    “Plan? What about my idea to fake your death?”
    “I understand that you want to make me disappear, I get that. But you