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opening party and I hadn't heard

alek already signing off the inheritance to

to reach Dashiell. Where do I even start from? How do I get t

a bolt of lightning, I rushed to pick it

e calling to ask whether we have a new event c

llo

voice filled my ears, "Were

s than before, "I was almost tempted to steal

going to bring you to my golf fie

around, or worse, Barney, or any of those snitches he placed on duty to watch me like a hawk? Dashiell had s

ons as I grabbed my purse

out why he was pressing me against him last week, but I soon shook those thoughts off. When we arrived, Dashiell was already t

thought, smoothing

mmanded, his voic

ood, the familiar whiff of his wood spice filled my nose. My throat felt dry, but I

ad ghosted me after you relayed all that bull crap about saving my

n my chest. In the blink of an eye, he seized my arm and grabbed me by the waist, pressing me towards him. I felt the build in his chest through

tly, and yet, he still didn't let me go. And I was enjoying it. His a

o, Dashiell?" I whispered

"I want you to talk to Malek about your son today. He'll be at your e

him in disbelief. "What? I

sed me from his grasp. "You don't tr

beats me to a stupor. I buy so many medicines for myself so I would

ntra. Meet Malek today and tell him that you want your son back. When he leaves, take some ti

but he pulled me back. "Who asked you to leave?" Then he pointed over to his car and said, "There's

I saw no one. I knew Dashiell might have thought the same, but he didn't say anything. Inste

"Kashem Empire" was written on it, but before I could s

e said, his eyes scan

ham!" he called to the other muscular one who stoo

flew into action. Their movement,