His Madness, Her Unforgiving Vengeance

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

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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