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I stared at him, my eyes wide with disbelief.

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Jared sounded a little pissed. “Without real power, having a face as stunning as yours is just asking for trouble. I just wanted to protect you, to give you a peaceful home. Was that really so wrong?”

Yeah, right. Like that makes it okay.

I almost let out a string of curse words, but held back. The only reason Jared could say all this so righteously was because he hadn’t even had the chance to cheat on me in this life.

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“Fine, I get it. The world isn’t just black and white, and there’s no absolute right or wrong. You have your reasons. But now, you don’t owe me anything anymore, not even legally. I want to be able to face risks on my own. Thanks for all the ‘protection‘ these years,” I said, the last words coming out through gritted teeth.

Jared stared at me, looking completely thrown off. For a moment, I couldn’t tell if he was pissed or just weighed down by it all.

“Just go. I need to rest,” I said, feeling completely drained.

After a moment of silence, Jared turned and walked away.

I thought he’d head back to Hachester, but to my surprise, he got himself a room at this hotel too–right next door to mine.

on the balcony, I heard his voice through the wall

night. My mind was a tangled mess,

the hotel. I swung by home for a quick

out the site, and discussing

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I

He’s treating the whole company to

“No, he

check with Mr. Holcomb. Should we book the

nodded. “Got

Even though things got awkward yesterday, it wasn’t

I reached out to Jared, he said he’d already booked the

had no idea what Jared was playing at. It felt like he just wanted

charm a woman, how to create opportunities,

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that, where the hell

he use all his smooth

was trying those tricks on me all

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make sure he learned that not every tree is going to bloom

kept a straight face, all business at the

they drew on things I’d seen and learned during my travels around the world in my previous life, offering a unique

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