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y got a

as still stuck in Damon Blackwood's world, in his ridiculously fancy pentho

eone wanted me gone. And

zing out the floor-to-ceiling windows, trying to wrap my h

ad come to just

make it o

see Damon stepping in-dressed to the nines in a dark suit, c

he said, plai

feeling my heart

d clothes I had on from the night before. "Get

d walked away, leaving

that likely cost more than my entire paycheck. Every outfit was de

t just exist in wealt

about to step i

-

es Later – B

at beside Damon in the sleek black Maybach, the weight of wh

with me-just that we h

ed for more details. I sho

lackwood moved through life-with such unwaver

rivate underground garage, I

s a whole team of men i

sharp-featured man in his fifties approached us. He bare

s re

then motioned for

ed. "What

n't re

oom on the top floor of Blackwood Tower-and th

iage c

d at the sight. "

at the head of the table, his expression cool a

isbelief and frustration. "I thought

nst the thick stack of papers. "B

wed hard

's the only w

at the stark black i

sual agreement. It wa

nd sat down, my heart

ing completely relaxed.

. "You don't strike me as

e corners of his lips. "Yo

ath. "Alright then. J

ife. For one year. No questions asked, no i

"And what happ

orce settlement a

one

I had to

g a bit. Just as I was about to sign,

Lila, there's

t. I had felt it t

say it made it a

n to the paper a

n reached into his pocket and pu

ri

in knots. This was

y yet controlled, and slid the

ol. A

it, and his voice dropped t

, "let's go meet the