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 at

bad for doing what's right for you," I tell her. "You

But

continue, producing a second document from the top drawer of the desk. "We're not finished with our business

up the document. She glances over

is an NDA. What's it for?" she asks, looking up at

additional service I'd like you

in shock at the large number

asks, meeting his eyes again. "What

the desk, bringing my face closer to

want you to be my

still, like she's unable to

to her mouth, her breasts, her legs crossed neatly in the chair,

to pay handsomely

enjoy seeing her react like this, frozen in the chair before me, her mouth slightly agape, her sapphire

unruly red hair has fallen loose of its

desk, avoiding the ridiculous urge to reach forward and brush

of course

I made all of my previous girlfriends sign NDAs, and I'd treated our relationships in many ways

started a relationship this

lost control too many times with this girl-that disaster of an

her last night-damn, I had never meant for

to keep kissing her, had to

beginning that my wolf wanted

thought fighting it was the answer, but

in wasn't giving up. It was

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

Two birds

me, completely blindsided, as

gaze. "Almost as good as the one I gave Jayde. You

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