e newspaper. Her brain flatlined. Her m
He watched her panic unfold with the detached i
er. Elenor felt the air in the room thicken, as if his relaxed posture wa
d, her voice cracking. "I won't bother you. I'
s," Christian interrupted, his tone devo
e from the counter a
on the wall flickered to life, tune
g the volatility risks surrounding
ting a long finger at the screen, "will evaporate hund
or pleaded, her fingernails digging painf
ket and slid his phone across
looke
photos. It showed the two of them outside the bar, lock
by his jacket, but Christian's
h, a wave of nausea hitting her. "H
move," Christian stated coldly. "If these photos rea
unter. "The board of directors demands a CEO wi
is neck. "This, combined with th
ty slammed into Elenor's chest. Her
, her voice trembling. "I don't have m
e stood up and walked around the cou
against the corner of her eye, wiping
of the gesture sent a viol
his voice dropping an octave. "I need
up, desperate for a w
e heavy oak desk near the window. He opened a draw
ile down onto the marble counter
e bold, capitalized wo
REEMENT - STA
he alcohol was still messing with h
marble, caging her in. His dark eyes lo
sterile, business-l
e a legal union to turn a catastrophic
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