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I snap my mouth shut, glaring at him, realizing that of course he’s right. But still – Daniel has gotten sloppy in these past few months. Why is it my job to keep cleaning up after him, keeping his secret safe?

“Fine,” I snap. “You win, Daniel. I’m sorry for spying on my fiancé when I hear him messing around with his lover in the next room. You’re right. I’m so out of bounds on this one.” I roll my eyes at

him.

“What,” Daniel huffs, laughing at my apparent gall. “Are you seriously going to come at me for bringing my boyfriend into

my bedroom after you were out all day on a date with Ivan, our family’s enemy? Are we going to get into accusations of cheating here, Fay? Because I’m not sure you stand on solid ground-”

“Oh my god,” I breathe, my eyes going wide as I lean forward in

my chair, interrupting his harangue. “He’s your boyfriend?”

Daniel freezes, his own mouth wide as he stares at me, realizing

his mistake.

“Really?!” I squeak, my eyes as wide as saucers as his silence

answers my question. “Daniel! That’s-”

But I don’t get a chance to tell Daniel what I think about his

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the door to the kitchen bangs open. And there, filling the doorway with his muscular frame, is Daniel’s dad. Silent, we both turn towards him, taking in the irritation on

face.

Come on.” He nods his head towards the house behind him, indicating that he wants us

our

starts towards it but I grab his

into the house.

door. “Whatever happens in

“Why are you telling me this?

right now – have no idea, really, what he’s going to do – or reveal – when the three of us are alone in his office. And despite the fact that I caught Daniel with his

that…well, that I kind of let him

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up into his green eyes. “Let’s just be on each other’s team, okay Daniel?” I

hand.

Fay,” he says, smiling a little and pulling

on your side.”

relieved, and follow him into the house, still holding his

in the kitchen when we

But Jerome is.

at this, even though Daniel gives me a dirty look for it. It’s just all gotten so ridiculously complicated, it’s absurd. I

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