kson's arm away
on warned, his chest heaving. "
n look at Cason. He kept his eyes fixed on the sliver
his tone shifting to pure business. "The tech acquisition in Sil
ly empire was a heavy chain around his neck. H
He squeezed her hand, turned, and walke
id shut. The physical barrier compl
ed, the last shred of Jack
ged fo
e slammed hard against the cold marble backsp
ther side of her hips. He caged her in completely. His bro
h, hot and smelling faintly of
u trying to steal this time?" Jackson
rced her eyes to widen. A single,
pered, her voice crack
lip curled in
lled it five years ago when you slit your wr
gh her chest. The memory of the blood, the cold water, and t
nto his slacks and pulled out his phone. He tapp
glowing screen
eports. The fabricated clinic records de
ding," Jackson ordered, his voice devoid of any mercy. "Or I walk out to
r lower lip so hard the skin broke. Theyes and gave a s
s trousers as if touching the air near her had infected
ragged her aching body across the
r the bed. She opened the drawers and threw her
skin Chanel bag Cason had bought her sat on the glass surface. She didn't touch
e shut and dragged it
. Cason walked back insi
suitcase.
his voice rising in panic. He rushed forwa
from his. She forced a tragic
" she lied, her voice trembling. "I
around and glared at Jackson, who was standing by the
n screamed, stepping toward his
plied, his face a mask of bored ind
n lu
apped her arms tightly around Cason's
"Don't fight with your brot
t heaving as he looked
o of him. She grabbed her suitcase, turned her ba
cutting off Cason's desperate shouts
high-rise. The freezing New York
gave the driver an address for a r
t. She pulled a wet wipe from her purse and wiped the t
ous hum. She glanced down just as the flap of her purse shifted, catching t
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