Turn
eld onto the promise I had gotten from Kno
Aston Martin, a sudden thought about Br
ther console. "Brodie is about to enter the league, and C
absolute secret from the Lane family. Only let your trustees know. If Carlene finds out
iving a slow nod. "Fine by me. The fewer people out
was the only thing keeping
ene slammed the heavy front door shut behind me, locking the deadbolt with a sharp sn
with your presence?" she hissed
nt did you pull at L'Espalier tonight? And how d
wool coat, keeping my
ly. "I already told you and Davey at the
h, mocking laugh that
I was born yesterday?" She stepped right up into m
ack! Knox Leonard is worth billions, and women like Bethany Herrera throw themselves at his feet! A man at
dn't belong anywhere. Tonight, thinking of the way Knox had pulled me behind
nd met her furious gl
uth," I said, my voice remarkably steady. "We
ically over my face, huntin
room window, and she had seen how effortlessly Knox's lawyer had crushed Davey Gar
ur mouth shut about it until tonight?" she demande
relationship," I said, weaving the exact excuse Knox had given me into my lie. "He
ce darkening with anger as she realized I was warning h
wed her eyes and lowered her voi
Leonard is actually sleeping with you out of pity or jus
t up with Davey tonight. If you're playing some sick game to make Brodie jealous when he walks
er the truth on a silver platter, her twisted mind
my fingers brushing against my phone
er toward the stairs. "I wouldn't look at Brodie if he were t
t you take that tone with me under my roof! Tomorrow morning, you're calling
two flights of stairs to my cramped attic room, steppe
haled slowly, my hands still trembl
nstead saw an official email from Vanguard PR's human resources department: Congratulations
job, and tomorrow morning, a legal shield th
ged my battered carry-on suitcase
outfits, my laptop, and my toiletries. From a small lockbox at the back of my closet, I pulled out my
, the howling wind of the Nor'easter r
warmest black turtleneck and wool coat, tucked my document folder into my bag, and carrie
e sidewalks was already past my ankles, and the
to the Red Line station and caught the first slow-
plaza steps outside Boston City Hall, shivering inside m
text Knox that I was there, an armored black Mayb
n three inches, revealing Knox's
ld," his deep voice c
trunk while I pulled open the heavy rear door a
charcoal bespoke suit, two men in sha
r my wind-flushed cheeks before he picked up a thick, leather
Knox said evenly, unscrewing the cap of a heavy gold fountain p
AND CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT on the cover page, my breath
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