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that built his empire. I thought we were a team. Then, on the night of o
hattering my world. I fled, rebuilt my life from scr
. When I refused to take him back, he had
r another chance, his eyes
you, Addy! I
heart cold as stone. I looked the monster I once
y voice lethal. "Or I will expose every last one of your f
pte
Fitzpatr
he adjoining room, sharp and dismissive. It wasn't loud, but the words hit me with the force of a physica
itched. Kad
er, Dixon Perry, chuckling reached me. "
very nerve ending. My heart started to hammer ag
stars. She' s always looked at me like I hung the moon. Easy, really. I needed the code, and she h
about Jodi Dawson? She's not going t
l CEO's daughter. The strategic business merg
warm body when I needed one, and a brilliant mind when the venture called for it. Nothing more. She'll be gone by th
floor seemed to rush up to meet me.
elf at me. What was I supposed to do? Say no to free genius and a night
ty, in a quiet sort of way. Not exactly Jodi's
aced with disdain. "And she was so
ight coding session, every passionate discussion about the app's potential, every
his promises against my skin. He had held me tight, told me I was brill
ifling a sob. I needed to ge
nd what about her family? They're quite fond of her, an
She adores Addison. Thinks she's practically family. But business is busi
ertwined for generations. His mother, my parents-they' d always
Dixon observed. "Almost like s
cruel amusement. "It's endearing, in a way. Her unwav
Easy to manage. Each wor
. My chest tightened, making it hard to breathe. T
g every moment of the past few months, searching for a sign, a hint I had missed. The truth, now laid
ispensable. He had called me his. The mem
lled it out, my fingers trembling as I unlocked the scr
the gala next week. Keep a low profile, okay? And reme
for me, for us, for everything I thought we shared. It was a final,
e. Now. Before I completely fell apart. I stumbled out of the

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