perso
the back of his chair. His phone was in his hand, his eyes fixed on the screen. A low chuckle escaped his lips, then another, louder this time until peo
ne screen glowed in his hand, showing him some
chuckling. His assistant
llen said, eyes still on the screen. "Help me arrange a meeting with her. You know wh
n his chair, taking a slow sip of whiskey. The amber liquid swi
everything you've built starts cracking, piece by piece, right in your face?" He smirked dangerously. "It's a slow fall...
shut. He hesitated
leaning forward. "She has to. No
s gaze. "Sir..
ow twitche
her family matter, nothing to do with outsiders.
wed his eyes. "Outsiders? Did
. She still refused. Said you're no different from Damien.
s hand hit the tabl
at?" His voice was col
s,
w worked, a slow grind, his fingers curling a
breath. "She thinks she can walk away from me like I'm
areful step
.. stop talk
ill need to get you home before I go. If you wan
r-sharp now. "Don't push your l
ied. "Yes, sir. No need to make empty thre
staring into his drink, the ice melting slow
who you're messing with? You think you're untouchable because you've got Damien in your sig
smirk again but it wasn't the easy grin f
years ago, she'd thought she was free from him. Now she
uldn't join him willingly, he'd pull her in anyway. People like Evelyn al
the echo of her refusal, his anger hardened
of his drink, set the em
that easily but I think I love this side of you now. It's making m
g for love again? How about i borrow your love as my weapon,I will return i
orne's
and the woman who had returned to turn his life upside down. The co
ntract at that party but not this cl
he words again. She can bring men into the h
loud, this wa
man walk into his home to see Ev
folder with
ut the steel underneath was hard to miss. "I can accept that they can be own
locked
you think C
ed before he
lace which, technically, now she did. "I can't bring men into your house, is that
gaze didn
't I
story?" she asked, voice d
exed against the
were almost brushing his ear. "A woman called Evie. Once upon a tim
head to study his expres
er. He ruined her. Left her with not
ow, but the words were
ferent men. Just to keep a roof over her h
to see his reaction, her eye
s, she served men for money. Sometimes, it wasn't even about money,
her lips brushing his
sting,
aze was un
nt me to think of yo
but she hid it quickly. "Does it matter? You
ice low but sure. "That's
ke a stone in still water, rippl
and straightening her skirt. "Save your spe
ollowed her, bu
't be here trying to hurt me. You'd were in somewhere safe... a
ansion is mine, " she threw over he
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