The Third Sin (29 page)

“Harold knew that Kirsten stood between them and the stone. He didn't tell his mother—he just tried to solve the problem, with Max's help. Getting rid of Kirsten would have been a cheap way to get Irina off his back.”

“But then Max would have had his claws into Harold forever,” Keith said. “I don't think Harold Bruckheimer knows who Max Lundell really is.”

“I know this sounds crazy, Keith, but I feel sorry for Irina, in a way. That diamond gave her what she needed most—it made her feel important—gave her self-esteem.”

Sonya got up and took both wineglasses to the kitchen sink. “It's time for bed,” she said.

Keith got up and followed her into the bedroom. There would be time the next day to write her story, to figure out what she was going to say to Keith about his daughters, to do the interview with Kirsten. But now, she had a sexy man in her bedroom and she intended to take full advantage of that.

 

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This is a work of fiction. All of the characters, organizations, and events portrayed in this novel are either products of the author's imagination or are used fictitiously.

THE THIRD SIN

Copyright © 2014 by Elsa Klensch

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The Library of Congress has cataloged the print edition as follows:

Klensch, Elsa.

    The third sin : a Sonya Iverson novel / Elsa Klensch.—1st ed.

        p. cm.

    “A Tom Doherty Associates book.”

    ISBN 978-0-7653-1446-8 (hardcover)

    ISBN 978-1-4668-1554-4 (e-book)

    1.  Iverson, Sonya (Fictitious character)—Fiction.   2.  Women television producers and directors—Fiction.   3.  Inheritance and succession—Fiction.   4.  Diamonds—Fiction.   5.  New York (N.Y.)—Fiction.   I.  Title.

PS3611.L46T48 2014

813'.6—dc23

2014015698

e-ISBN 9781466815544

First Edition: August 2014