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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!”
there
There was a pause.
“Olivia?”
“Yes?”
worse, tell me. I’ll find a
his words. “I..
don’t like repeating
a little, and I quickly added,
Thank
I hung up
for a few seconds, the silence on the
louder than his
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fast. Why was my heart beating
fast?
the couch and pressed my
cheeks. They were burning.
him,” I muttered
instantly regretted repeating
teasing voice from last night echoed in my
interested in you!!!”
think
strategic. Or
the way he said it. The way his
it. I wasn’t
for me–definitely not
edge of the couch, fingers curling over
catch
was he so kind to
wasn’t special. I wasn’t
during that inspection, even if I
carried the burden of that position–I
belonged beside someone
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dropped to the phone
he even see me that
course not. He said it himself–I don’t like
back, arms spread out
a
I was spiraling.
being professional. Generous,
right there in his
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