Watch Me Win, Alpha

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My mom didn’t hesitate. “Of course you can stay here, sweetheart. You’re my daughter, and I would love to have you.”

My heart lifted, and I knew I made the right decision wanting to come home.

We chatted for a little while longer, and the conversation with my mom lifted my spirits. I needed to visit my parents more anyway.

But as I zipped my laptop into my purse, Gai came toward my desk with an apologetic look on her face, where I just knew that she had bad news.

I sighed as my ankle gave a painful throb. “What happened?” I asked, just wanting to get it over with.

“Alexander just got called away to a business trip to visit the London branch on Saturday,” she rushed out, as if hearing it quickly would lessen the blow. “Alexander wants you to accompany him.

”

I scrubbed a

Wow.

time with my parents was ruined. How was I

days, Alexander and I were either fighting or making out. That

now? If I refused, would I still have a job? My track record during business trips with Alexander wasn’t good. The past two times, something always seemed to happen. Alexander and I’s relationship always seemed to change whether for the good or bad. Being alone with Alexander was the opposite of what I

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me and studied my

on this trip, do you?” she

in my throat

usually bright eyes held sympathy and guilt. She ran her hands down her legs and bit her lip. “I feel like I’ve failed you in some

her direction. Gai was too empathetic for her own good. “The only reason that I don’t want to go on the trip was because I sprained my ankle earlier today.” That was only