No Escape From the Billionare's Contract

a proposal to marry her,

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p scraping the glass partition. She read

ling. There isn't a ge

fourth time could hardly change the recipient. The subject l

oving. Public appearances, payment terms, physical boundaries,

cus needed the revised template, the agency s

d the executive corridor. "You run a fake d

work. Today wa

be your last

slipped on the mouse, she tried again, and the b

anything else. "He has it, Zari. Sending anot

someone is testin

t have our compan

e pale lettering behind the clauses, a small sh

If we lose that booking, the bank takes Brenda's ho

sion faded. "How much

t three hundred dollars, and the ba

telephone. Zariel wanted to turn around and ask

ping his days running without being noticed. He had dismissed a senior vice president over

sage before she could de

rgency meeting. Attenda

t and took the files of

't tell him the server story before he asks.

their loosened bun. "If I don't co

o it yourself,"

is office. She steadied it with both hands, w

n't look up. The city stretched behind him, bright enough that she could see he

schedule?" she asked.

was on his screen, set the ta

o the tablet pressed against her chest. Za

ss Thorne. The s

the tablet across her lap. His suit had no creases, his desk

checking whether an unusual attachment

tout. "A marriage proposal is an u

wasn't the point. It

roposed fee is five hun

self inventing excuses and knew how those excuses

d. "It belongs to a private business. I'

urself?" His finger

partner handle

aited until she nodded. "The bou

when they think pay

thout regretting what it meant. She had coached enough

he said. "The work is separate. I haven't used company info

ed about your e

d at the office door, then back at the document,

e proposal wasn't

om the recipient yo

el recognized the clauses she had checked that morning, in

ace reserved for the client,

rrectly. Kaelen's signature was familiar from a hu

e asked, forgetting

he desk, leaving the pr

s Thorne. You have