Signed Away: A Life Unbound

the company Liam and I had poured our souls into, was a familiar soun

architect of the company's structure, the one who turned Liam's brilliant, chaotic ideas into a functional, p

partnership. We were going to change the world to

office, his face

usted," he said, hand

ine,"

He had seen the toll the last five years had taken. He knew about the

't eaten,

omach was a tight knot. Food felt like an impossibility

sks, approved budgets, and answered questions, my mind a million miles awa

to my office when I heard a co

lling at the young recept

And I am his girlfriend. That means when I show up, yo

s. Reed, but Mr. Davis isn't here, a

ming her hand on the reception desk. "I run

voice calm but firm. "

scowl when she saw me. "Well, well. Look

ignoring the jibe. "You can't com

the new COO. So soon, they'll be my employees. And the first

ions. She would run this company into the ground in a month.

that," I said, trying to reason

d with a triumphant smirk. "His vote is the onl

an emergency board meeting, expose her, try to wrestle back control. But for what? To

s done f

aring. A delicate silver chain with a

caught i

my ne

He'd had it custom-made by a local artist. It was

ia was w

exhaustion. The last shred of hesitatio

a, a strange calm

cid. "You're right. Liam is the CEO. If he w

sudden capitulation. Even Ma

derful job," I said. "I'll h

e in shock. I closed the door behind me, the silver wave of the neckla