Betrayed by My Love, Recruited by His Enemy

nto fuel, had evaporated, leaving behind a hollow, trembling exhaustion. I was acutely aware of Julian beside me, the faint scent of his cologne, the heat ra

each repetition a fresh wave of humiliation. He hadn't just saved

the gleaming, affluent streets of Veridia's uptown district, finally pulling into

asked, my voice

got out of the car. A valet, who seemed to appe

e and more a work of art. It was vast and minimalist, with polished concrete floors, stark white walls, and furniture that looked more like sculpture than something a person wo

tossing it onto a severe-looking black leather sofa. "You'll live and work from he

hes and personal items would look pathetic in a pl

oice shaking with repressed fury. "You had no right to announce that to the enti

mbiguity is weakness. Now, everyone involved-our enemies, my board, the press-knows exactly where you stand.

. "It was a power play! You wanted to show everyone that you were

he had looked at me, the possessive fir

ts below. "It's how I built my empire. It's how I will dismantle Mark and Leo Vance." He turned back to me

r only to run straight into the arms of another, more powerful one. The alternative-my

my arms around myself, the borrowed si

rkspace for you in the spare bedroom. Tomorrow morning at eight a.m., we begin dissecting every pi

vening filed away as a completed task. For him, this was just another

aguely towards another part of the cavernous space. "Th

walked towards

out. "You're no

, almost imperceptible emotion flickered in his eyes. "No. Thi

s deafening. I walked over to the window, pressing my forehead against the cool glass. The

demon. And I was terrified that in the end

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