t wait for a

up the diary from the floor, flipped to yesterday's entry, and whistled. "D, yo

't blink. "You weren't su

oked. Not like Damian, who catalogued. Lucien _saw_. "So

n't shake. Three years of coffee

nto the bed. "I'm just here for the merger documents. The ones Daddy signed this morning. The one

d down m

didn't change. "You

owning. Date: April 2nd, three years ago._ "But you filed this. You buried me. You told the world I was gone so you could have the

Damian. "Is

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o explanation

lege, sweetheart. He knew Celeste was weak. He knew you were strong. He j

a loophol

n from Kaine Corp three years ago. I covered it up. I declared him dead to save th

cause if I don't get those shares, I go to prison. And if I go to pri

it off with me or you'd ruin her. The part where you leaked the boat accident s

ked. First crack

ing?" I

his phone. Swiped

gning Celeste's name on a loan doc. Me, last week, buying this

Date-stamped.

d," Damian said. "F

ered. Schedules. Food orders. He knows you hate cilantro. He knows you cry at do

_Seen_ in a way that had

s were when I was cornered. That's what made me good at f

ooked at Lucien. "We do what we

ocuments

e her CEO if you die, D. And the o

from his jacket.

ometric safe needs fresh blood, sweetheart. Yours

stop him. He

under

wanted me to control the company so Lucien couldn't. Lucien w

he decoy. The only person i

years ago. The fundraiser. You said I told yo

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never lo

said. "But

om went

Wh

Celeste. You spilled wine on your apron. I helped you clean it up. You told me you were pre-med. You told me you hated

with a stranger who had kind eyes and a scar through his eye

id. "But I found out. And I've been w

esus, D. You're sic

Take the company. Burn it down. I don't care.

Kaine Corp Contingency Transfer_. M

Cel

"Sign it, and I walk. Don't, and I st

's hands d

ed up t

it _Celeste

Indistinguishable

s face w

laughing. "Oh. O

ave proposed to her," I said to Damian. "But you didn'

ompany, you'll have to kill the right twin.