The Five-Year Contract's End

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.. she' s not herself. I don

her anger a cold, ha

. She needs to be held accounta

. She' s just a kid, she' s fragile. I' ll... I' ll make i

e would protect Chloe,

of his indulgence, his blin

ia said, her voice flat. "The one you ca

aback. "What are y

ect Michael' s memory. I understand that kind of

licker of something unreada

hael," he said, his vo

ne rang

antly softening. "Chlo? Are y

ked at Olivia.

r, Olivia spoke, her

n, Ethan. Years ago. Ri

, his ba

Not with you, not with anyone. My life

, his face ashen.

a choice.

, his eyes wide with a sudden, fierce possessiv

nding, Ethan. The divorce papers you sig