al document, a dry, incredulou
nce between herself and the marble cou
cked up a heavy Montblanc fountain pen from the cou
ability my investors will accept,"
do this!" Elenor argued, her chest heaving.
Christian's eyes, but he masked it instantl
thlessly. "You have no powerful family to co
r like a physical b
ntrol. No
d to destroy her last night. She was nothing b
e. He saw the exact moment the pain registered
"and for the duration of this two-year contract, you will have the absolut
d enough to taste copper. He
self. She didn't want a mar
nal page of the document, p
you walk away with an eight-figur
the massive windows at the sprawli
how she had twisted herself into knots trying to fit into
ly sever all ties to her pathetic past. She woul
er resolve. He picked up a glass of warm
eath ghosting over her ear. "And you will neve
, most wounded part of her soul.
ok violently as she reached out and took
k paper. The scratching sound o
nt of the pen, his breathing slowin
ed her f
ment off the counter. A flash of raw, unfiltered fanat
and locked the agreement inside. The heavy meta
lt empty. She felt like she was trap
e intense predator was gone, rep
per's emergency stock for you," he commanded, checking his platinum
in horror. "City Hal
nt," Christian said flatly, adjusti
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