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101 Sleeping With the Enemy

101 Sleeping With the Enemy (Jayden)

The morning after the custody hearing, I woke up with a pounding headache. Sleep was almost impossible. Ashlyn being beside me makes me nervous. I came into the office early to try and clear my head. Now I

I'm hoping this black coffee will help.

The judge's decision is still fresh in my mind, and although I understand that Abby being with Winona is probably best for her, the thought of Phillip being back in the picture fills me with rage.

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Winona is my world, and now I can't even talk to her because of Ashlyn. I need to find a way to fix this, to be with Winona again.

My lawyer, Daniel Richards, walks into my office, a grim look on his face. "Jayden, we need to talk."

My secretary must be on the job already. Good, we have a lot of work to do with Brennan Industries. But more crap news is not what I need. Anger is bubbling just below the surface. "What now?"

Daniel nods, taking a seat across from me. "Ashlyn approached Winona in the bathroom at the courthouse yesterday. She told her there'd be no confession. Winona was wearing a wire. She knew what they were up to." "Are you kidding me?" I explode, slamming my fist onto the table. "All this pretending, all this acting like I'm still in love with Ashlyn, and it's been for nothing?"

that Ashlyn's

sleep with that crazy woman is bringing me undone. I'm worried I won't survive the night. But at least now I don't have to worry about

have to find another way to

racing. "I'm done pretending I can't keep this up. I hate what she's done to my life, and I'm tired of the

with concern. "We have to be smart about this, Jayden. If you blow the lid now,

clenched. "A new strategy? Like what? I can't even talk to Winona because of Ashlyn, and now

on my shoulder. "We'll figure something out. But right now, you need to

take a deep breath to rein in my fury. "Fine. But I'm done

for a while longer. I have my investigators

If she does

"We need to

Sleeping With

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Mother like she's a queen or something. She sits down next to Daniel, her presence as imposing as ever. "If all you want is a

But I can get what you need

you sure? She doesn't trust you

smarter than

woman and not Winona. Why the

may want what's best for you, but Ashlyn crossed a line with

and the baby, to frame Winona. If I let myself think about it too long, I want to shove Ashlyn down

point, it can't hurt to try. I'm worried

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