Chapter 104

Chapter 104 Aden

Without hesitating, I pull a pen from a cup on my desk and slide it across the desk to Brooklyn.

Hudson tries to grab it, but she swats his hand away, snagging the pen and hastily signing her name to the bottom of the fourth page.

"Brooklyn," Hudson exclaims, putting his head in his hands. "What did you just do—"

"It's everything I've ever wanted, Hudson," she says matter of factly. "A way to help my family, to stand on my own two feet. And you and I-we can still be..." she hesitates.

She shakes her head, not able to get the words out.

But when she turns to me, her expression is grateful.

"Thank you, Aden," she says, her words sounding genuine. "I'll do everything I can."

Hudson pushes his chair back hard as he gets to his feet, storming towards the door.

"I'll never forgive you for this, Dad," he says, staring at me hard as he yanks the door open. "She was the

only one I had on my side, and you took her from me."

As much as I know this is all just business, I feel the smallest tinge in my heart for Hudson.

My son has never really had anyone who understood him. Certainly not me.

But for a while, he had Brooklyn.

Brooklyn lowers her eyes as Hudson slams the door shut behind him.

"Don't," I tell her, my voice soft.

up

doing what's right for you," I tell her. "You made the right choice. And

But still,

continue, producing a second document from the top drawer of the

forward and picking up the document. She glances over

for?" she asks,

I'd like you to perform.

contract, blinking in shock at

his eyes again. "What do

on the desk, bringing my

to be

she's unable to move

her breasts, her legs crossed neatly in the chair, before dragging slowly back

pay

help but enjoy seeing her react like this, frozen in the chair before me, her mouth

unruly red hair has fallen

my hands harder against the desk, avoiding the ridiculous urge to reach forward

of course I'd arranged it so

previous girlfriends sign NDAs, and I'd

started a

fact was that I'd lost control too many times with this girl-that disaster of an

never meant

her, had to tear myself

had been clear since the beginning that my wolf wanted her. Maybe even needed

thought fighting it was the answer,

wasn't giving up. It was just

I would win either way in this situation-if she refuses me, I'd have put her in her place. But, on

birds with

me, completely blindsided, as I lean

deal Brooklyn," I assure her, holding her gaze. "Almost as good as the one I gave

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