There would be more caution from now on.

And as it turned out, that was the right call.

Sprague truly was ruthless-he'd tried to use the Quinn family to get Jarrod killed, hoping that a corpse would be his ticket home.

If Jarrod had actually died out there, in that war-torn region, who would be held responsible?

With the Silverstein Group left leaderless, the second branch of the family would inevitably seize power. If Sprague rose to the top, Watts would profit alongside him.

It was all connected, one link after another.

Elodie had always known Jarrod to be a cautious man with a mind as deep as a well, but seeing just how far ahead he'd planned still left her quietly impressed.

Especially now, with Watts utterly defeated.

Because of her, Watts could never return home. Even Eaton Aldridge would think twice before letting Watts back into the country. If Watts were ever held to account, it would stain Eaton's political record-a scandal with far-reaching consequences.

Both Watts and Patricia had been thoroughly ruined.

From now on, both of them would be under Jarrod's control: one forever barred from returning home to fulfill his ambitions, the other trapped in a cage she'd never escape, so long as Jarrod willed it and Watts remained in exile.

It put an end to a whole host of future problems.

No room for error.

No lingering threats.

the first time, Elodie finally felt a genuine sense of

thoughts drift for a moment, until

reaching for the collar of his shirt. "Let me see if you've healed

immediately pressed his hand to his chest to stop her. "So

look. "Quit covering up. Move

deliberate slowness,

on his chest had faded to a pale line. There was still some healing to do,

days, he'd

She'd worried that Jarrod

most of what had happened

go

bet

aware

mingling in the

and ticklish on her

he tightened his

on her face, tracing every inch, drifting from her lips to her

unspoken crackled between them,

had never been able to handle that look of his-the way his eyes could tease

was nothing crude about it, never too obvious-just the right amount of tension to make her heart

have

But now...

understood exactly what he wanted. So before Jarrod could make a

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