ed against the conference table, her palms flat against the cool wood, trying to anchor
d to use the most intimate of acts as a corporate weapon. The sheer, calculated cynicism of it mad
pocket. She pulled it
nown n
tally simple: Have
have to guess who it was. Without a second thought, she blocked th
. She had to focus on something, anything, other than the suffocating presence of Creed Scott. She sat down, pulled a diffe
It was the front desk receptionist. "Ms. Sull
him I'm in a meeting," she said, her voice a low, co
st could reply, a small, bitter s
or less tha
n to ring. The screen lit up with another unknown number. He
't run. She couldn't hi
' icon. "What the hell do you want from me?" she hissed, keeping h
rough, but it was different. The cold, commanding edge was gone
ppened was a moment of mutual, drunken insanity between two adults. The sun came up. It's over." She
of his breathing. When he spoke again, his voice was low, serious, and
said quietly. "Bina, you ha
ty, that Bina was struck dumb. She literally could not process what she
ly sputtered, the words bursting out
uld buy and sell entire city blocks was whining like a jilted te
he said, his voice regaining some of its commanding tone. "The Daily Grind
ve to threatening in a single breath. It was emo
en he
Bina stared at her phone, her knuckles white as she gripped it. She wanted to throw it against the wall.
ng Central Park, Scarlett Sterling threw a silk
ked outside that stupid law fi
te leather sofa, the picture of bored elegance. "I told you, Scarlett. A man like Creed Scott doesn't like to
nobody lawyer named Bina Sullivan! What could he possibly see in her? I'm t
ent was gone, replaced by a cool seriousness that always made Sca
ed, planting her
without a reason. If he's personally visiting a lawyer, it's not simple. Whatever he's doin
at look in her brother's eyes. He was rarely serious, but when he was,
na Sullivan. She repeated it to he
r don't go? Face the crazy, or hide and risk him doing God knows what? Every instinct screamed at
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