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t
illiant suggestion, Jared?" My voice sliced
nds clasped behind his back, exudin
hat irritated
teele Industries is in jeopardy. The easiest way to shut a
er everything I have done for t
f my wheelchair armrest, eyes fixed on the p
ge. Th
o placate the mockeries t
," I said more to
contract, whom she'd be transferring me to, right after she told me about
us she was the kind of therapist that would dig in
ld try to make me open up, yet again. She wasn't
orce me to rehash my pains all over again. She'd m
ir didn't mean I was br
akes you think she'll a
s one of the top people in the game. She is clean and th
not pretend this is about anything other
one of the reasons I kept him around. Still, the idea of tying
ong silence. "Out of all the
along his way, his st
ting out of hand, and she's not able to pay. That desperatio
y. "So, I'm her c
y. "You're her opportu
I loathed the notion that I
confined to, of all things, a darned chair. The rest of the world still view
'll play along. But don't expect
es. "She's arriving tomorrow for a formal meeting. We'll go over
where a burning pain of phan
my ability to walk. It had stolen my pride
uld just waltz in here and fix me like on
n hell I was makin
*
d then Jared came in and, behind him, there was a
lia
and a tailored navy blue blazer that screamed professionalism. Her eyes wer
yet there was no compassion in her eyes. Th
e said, her tone
xpression unreadable. "I trust Jared
e nodded. "He has. I'm he
a look, but
her. "This isn't a negotiation, Miss Blake. You either
nd for a moment, I s
rest
ditions?" she rep
fly across the lines. The ripple of shameful amu
oday?" she asked, her voice rising. "And
es to mine, and a
the part of my devoted wife, you'll need to be
the contract. "I'm not your puppet, Mr.
Miss Blake. Desperately. And I'm offering you a way out. But
nger. "If I do this, there will be boundarie
s, Miss Blake. You'll follow my rules, or the deal is off. And remember, you're not h
arrowed, but sh
nd for that moment, I e
mo
st till tomorrow to move out of my apar
at this is about anything other than business, you're fooling y
ng. For a moment I almo
said n
he desk. Unless, of course, you'd prefer to live in the streets once
or just a moment I almost thought she might j
for air, she wrote her name
bit her lower lip, leaned across my table, and s
ret this, M
the colour of her
al, Mrs. Steele." I