start, her heart instantly hammering. She sat up
steam billowing out. She c
hone. Five texts.
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wer
get dinne
y, phone died. Stayed at the spa late an
came so e
ps. Water droplets clung to the dark hair on his chest. He looked refreshed,
watch lay. "I have a board meeting at nine. You sho
was gone. He was back to bei
nightstand, began to buzz.
off his hair and couldn't reach
e ex-girlfriend who still thought she had a claim
ne. She didn't hit de
ing the ambient noise of the hotel room-the rustle o
was tinny and shrill.
g the phone in her han
She looked up at him with wide, inno
he phone, and checked the call log. He looked at h
stood up and began to dress,
she turned to him. "What's
buttoning his s
he said. "And
d. "I told you,
r voice crisp. She pulled out her phone, ready to open her
w growl. "You're planning to leave him, and you're going to create a direct, time-stamped wire transfer from your account to his biggest rival
is words sinking in. He was right.
ne softening slightly. "I want the look on Brittain's face when h
Juarez," she said, her voice tight. S
the door withou
just exited. He ran a hand through
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