ily
ce clipped and impatient. "What is it, Cec
ere's a matter regarding our inter-company agreemen
nt before continuing. "Clause ele
heard his sharp intake of brea
ial jewelry," I continued, my voice as calm as if I were discussing the weather. I recognized the payment method. The bracelet had been purchased through an account fund
had walked right into my trap, blinded by ar
a financial journalist. They might start to question the stability of the Sterling Group
came, was a low, furious
simply fulfilling my duty as your mate and Luna. I'm protecti
etrayal. I kept it clean, professional, and cold.
demand was crystal clear. Th
e snarled, his disbelief evident. He
one that Dalton Pharmaceuticals has invested millions i
ny screaming match could have. He was used to a version of me that
pause. "I want legal to review exactly
at it says," I repli
without a
he bedside table, a thin, c
en
I returned to the office for
esk, the sound making my Beta, Blake, jump. The board me
ped, and ended the call wit
Cecily. How dare she? She had used my o
in screeching as I tore out of the parking garage. The entire way, he
ite, preening in front of a mirror. The diamond bracelet was on
mile on her face. "Caden, darling, you
said. My voice
. "What? What are
d, my patience snapping.
n filled with tears-it was always
ng the room. "It's Cecily. She's making
s always her! She's just jealous! She can't st
cracking through the room. "This is bigger than your feelings! T
o her so harshly. The first time I had ev
led with the clasp on the bracelet, her hands shaking. She finally got it off and threw it
stood there for a long moment, my neck itching with fru
my hair, a wave of unfamili
ily
here was a quiet knock
n named David, entered. He avoided my
velvet-lined Graff b
is to you," he said stiffly. "He
ightly and left as q
ictory yet. It was only proof that
k still throbbed whenever I moved, and the stitches beneath my hair pulled painfully when I
t the river of diamonds nestled inside. They
tstand. I tossed the box inside; it landed with a soft, hollow thud
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