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ould have. She stared at the marriage contract in front of he

" she muttered again,

k, arms crossed, eyes unreadable. "You sai

racked. "But this

or divorce. You get your reputation back, I

you get in

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allowe

do anything without a deeper motive, and Elena knew it. This wasn't just

old stare haunted her

was the

ned her name at the bottom of t

a man accepting a business merger. "The lawyers will handle the rest. W

she echoed,

n't cooling down, and I'm not spending the ne

a drumbeat in her ear

lf. "Probably. But you'r

her to Damien for the first time. She'd worn a silver dress. He

ry someone who treats peopl

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gathered in front of the marble steps of Blackwe

into the crook of his arm, their fingers to

s all a p

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ted the art of

and tailored. He looked every inch the billionaire groo

kwell, is this engagement a c

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as he spoke, and sh

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was how easily he said it. Like

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he air

ell," he said, not

d tightly. "But I've had practic

he next six months, you'll be under constant surveillance. Paparazzi. Soci

aybe you should start acting like someone

n his expression-amusement? Annoyan

d. "You might end up

awake in the guest roo

mmediately. Optics, he said

its owner. Glass walls, sharp lines, no warmth. Ever

artment. Her real

uppet in a billi

ck came at

rt unbuttoned at the collar, sleeves rolled to h

m him, her fing

she said

dn't

w-was it really just a fling? The man in the

over. He's not part

d sharply. "That kind of ghos

n her throat. "

yours," he said simply. "And I

ooked

dle it,"

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then paused. "Sleep

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told him

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