Chapter 72

There was a pause.

“You do realize,” Alexander said slowly, “that you’re not just

confronting Amelia now. You’re challenging the Windsors. And

the Hawthornes. You’re standing alone against two of New

York’s oldest families.”

“Doesn’t matter,” I said stubbornly. “Small war or big war–it’s

still war. I’ve already been dragged through the mud. I’ve got

nothing else to lose.”

There was another beat of silence before Alexander’s voice

dropped.

“Don’t be reckless,” he warned. “The last thing I need is for you

to get yourself killed.”

I blinked.

“I–I won’t,” I stammered. “Sorry. That came out harsher than I

meant.”

He didn’t respond right away. Then, unexpectedly, his voice

softened. “You’re representing me now. You understand that, right? When people see you, they see Green Group. They see me. That means you don’t get to go rogue.”

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My breath caught. Representing him.

“Yes,” I murmured. “I understand.”

“You want five days?” he said. “Fine. Take three. Be at the office

on the fourth. Eight a.m.”

“I… Thank you,” I said, unsure whether to argue for the full five or just accept the win. “I’ll get it all sorted!”

he said, but there was no real malice

There was a pause.

“Olivia?”

“Yes?”

it gets worse, tell me. I’ll find

words. “I.. I don’t

like

cracked a

it. Thank

then, I hung up

a few seconds, the silence on

louder than

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heart was beating too fast. Why

fast?

couch and

cheeks. They were burning.

I muttered to

regretted repeating that

from last night echoed in my

interested in you!!!”

afford to think like that.

Or strategic.

The way his tone dropped

he said he’d fix it.

for me–definitely

of the couch, fingers curling over my

to catch my

he so kind

special. I

myself during

even if I carried the burden of that position–I

belonged

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to

he even see

not. He said it himself–I

sharply and leaned back,

like a broken

I was spiraling.

was just being professional. Generous, maybe.

right there in his own

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