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his hand for

how some peop

nt trust but... That w

It feels more like an invitation ... Or warning

dominance and no softness. Just two da

us as we walked into the private lounge behind his office. "If I'm going to we

lips quirking into a crook smile

triding toward the mini bar with the grace of someone who

say while unzipping my navy blazer and t

iskey without asking further. It sm

shadow across the sharp lines of Damien's cheekbones. He looks like he b

s and raises his o

gic unions

," I reply with a sarcastic smil

down t

ost a comfort for the heat. Gosh!! I

lence while settling into a chair across fr

lass cradle between my palms. "Because I ne

them stormy. "You don't strik

ips. "That's because you didn't see .... Well yo

I almost sold out my infor

"You want revenge. But that kind

g on it," I

Then he stands on his feet

and surveilled, and no one but my most trusted staff will have acces

nd me a new castle huh?" I smil

terms. My enemies will sniff blood the moment I'm vulnerable and t

ct me to play the helpless wife

earned him a place with me. That's the quality I need... A s

ed slightly though. "No. I expect you to be mo

Something unspoken passed in the quiet,

.. More like co-conspirators. Hah

arely survive without

of whiskey, the burn

d neither did I. There

his driver take me

. What lay behind me had already been buried along wi

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resh linen and cedar. The sheets are tucked in too neatly, like..

o

y, my head ban

me? Ahhh!! I place my right hand on my head, shaking off the headache formed by the fragments of twisted

e quieter now, more distan

the bedroom do

r appointment with Mr. Cross is in ninety m

is it, the begin

one waiting

rcoal-gray skirt and cinch at the waist with a gold-buckled belt. Understated eleg

ld. I can't wait to dish out th

luxurious. It is a strategically

ted exhibit: fresh berries, croissants, poached e

mber bows and exi

e admiring the whole deco

es later, Da

is expression is unreadable as always. There is no greeting, no s

n up well

ys do,"

sets a folder on th

. My lawyers worked overn

discussed-no intimacy, mutual public appearances, full acces

clause s

gly withhold information pertinent

. "You ad

es

you don't

-truths do to alliances. I w

eno

als at the bott

gn this, you'll have access to everything I have. If you bur

without flinch

sig

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