Married To The Devil Who Bought My Revenge

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ant? That would mean they'd been slee

and... the hand that should've been holding mine. I

ce sounding steadier than I expected. "Damien,

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alk about thi

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Hart heir, Ava. That

say something, to explain or even apologise. Instead, he stood and

unstable, and if this turns into a scandal..." He actually looked at me like I

You want me to step aside so you can marry

he could respond. "Everyone, please stay

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ough to leave marks. "Giv

? He cheated on

u know how much this merger is worth?

ve years building this company for you. Five years writing every report, fixing every problem,

said, appearing on his other side.

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Let Lily finish this wedding. The merger hap

ne exce

d, like that settled it. "Lily needs protection right

just broke. Or maybe

my father's. "You know what

ring I'd spent weeks designing, hours picking the pe

father shou

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omed. "If you walk out that door

t wal

e Hale name, your inheritance, y

pouring out the tears I'd been holding back. I stepped into it, getting soak

oice start up again. "Dearly belo

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l steps into the storm wit

as thinking, but I fou

ed. I pushed through the crowd in my ruined wedding

I sat down. "Miss Hale, I saw what

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oever it was to fuck off. But

be illegal because it was too distracting. And those blue eyes t

e hell

rase a bad day," he said. His voice in a deep,

uld you

us and angry. Give it another

ked nervous. "Sir

. He let go of my wrist but didn

idn't you hear? According t

appened. At t

." I tried to grab my glass back, but he moved it out of

our wedding dres

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oice. The question i

I wake up with no money, no home,

you come

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someone will film it. Tomorrow's headline will be 'D

that he

't even

chose your sister over you. I know they disowned you in front of three hundred p

e you explain

ching someone with your skills drink th

er my first quest

his hand. "D

ight bite me. "The Dominic Ada

ple call

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deserve it," he correcte

steady myself. His hand shot out, catching

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care what ha

hat it's like to want t

think I w

cly. On purpose. And they did it because they thought you'd jus

home with a stranger. Drunk. Vuln

wasn't

caring about what happened n

inic Adams's voice told me he und

at I'm going to

said. "We'll figur

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in the space betwe

have demanded he take me to a hote

"What if I want to

d you the matc

scared me. Instead, th

rivate elevator, into his penthouse. "

ow what I a

t's

overlooking Manhattan, everything was sleek,

, shrugging off his jacket. "I'll

led off, not sure how t

en in a way I hadn't in five y

hung in the a

ter in my place. My father's voice disown

s of being invisible. Per

ing in this neat penthouse, looking at

feeling like thi

without touchi

nothing wi

ain. "You built an empire they couldn't run withou

n my chest

re," I said. "About them. Ab

n do

ow

surprising gentleness. His thumb brushed acro

get," he said softly

hat he meant. Should have been smart and c

, I kis