the floor-to-ceiling windows
rested her cheek against Fletcher's bare, muscular chest. She listened to the steady, rhyt
ne buzzed on
r father, Leland, sending more passive-aggressive articles about corporate merger
r. His eyes were closed, his breathing slow and ev
rried," Elodi
ire body went rigid. The muscles in his
gaze to her. His dark eyes were searching, scanning her face for the punchline. H
he understood it. She thought he was ter
ghtstand and pulled open the top drawer. She took out a
shoved the folde
ic. "It's a prenup. A complete separation of assets. If you sign this, my father can'
eets fell away from his waist.
cover read: Pre-Nuptial Agreem
d violently in his skull. He saw the document for exactly what he believed it was: a leash.
d turned
it the wall and clattered onto the expensive P
board. Her thumb instinctively sought her wrist, grinding
shirt from the floor and shoved his arms into the sleeves.
ie's voice cracked. "I'
buttoning his shirt. His lips cur
ean protect yourself. From th
eant!" Elodie cried
cument at me and buy a husband? I'm not one of your country club lapdogs, Elodie. My company might be
They tracked hot and fast down her chee
. He didn't look at her tears. I
any to run," h
rate-owned McCarthy penthouse slammed shut. Her father held the deed to this place
t the scattered legal papers on the rug. A sob
e silver Aston Martin was parke
erile text: Come down. I'm tak
ack sunglasses to hide her swollen, red eyes. She ope
ght ahead through the windshield. His hands gripped the steer
d took an hour. They di
o the massive wrought-iron
didn't turn off the engine. He
bag," he said. Hi
hed the door open, and stepped out into the humid evening air. She slammed the
gripped the steering wheel. He squeezed the leather until his knuckles turned white and his join
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