Wedding My Ex’s Uncle

Chapter 8 When the contract’s up

Serena watched Kaia walk out, looking straight stunned.

Is she just kidding, or is she really gone?

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“Luna, you gotta be more careful,” Alden said, keeping it soft. “You know your health isn’t up to par. Why not move into Graves Manor?”

Big fat tears started rolling from Luna’s bambi eyes, dripping right onto Alden’s hand.

Watching her cry like that hit different–had Alden’s chest feeling tight.

“Luna, I didn’t mean to come at you like that…” he said, his voice laced with remorse.

Luna sniffed, wiping her face with her sleeve. “I get it, Alden. I know I’m no good at taking care of myself. But what choice do I have?” Her voice went all quiet. “You’re the only one in this whole family who actually cares about me.”

Alden dropped the cotton swab he’d been holding and pulled her in close. “Hey, cut the waterworks. I was being too tough just now. Listen–from here on out, nobody’s gonna mess with you. I got you.”

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Chapter 8 When the contract’s up

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Early in the morning, Kaia made a beeline for the law firm.

Rachel Hartley, her assistant, caught her at the door. “Thank God you’re here! Jude’s about to lose it. He’s banking on you to sort out the mess. Vanessa and Warren really screwed up that court case yesterday.”

Kaia gave her an okay gesture and knocked on the conference room door.

“Come in!” a voice barked from inside.

She walked in to find Vanessa Redmond and Warren Wright looking like kicked puppies, while Jude Halston was ready to breathe fire.

“Finally! Kaia, how did that Starshine Capital guarantee contract hearing go yesterday?” Jude asked.

a chair. “Smooth as silk.

settle.”

done! Maybe if you two took notes, I wouldn’t need these damn blood pressure

leave.

the door.

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breath. “Jude,

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extra patience for this

“Shoot,” he said.

legal–counsel service contract with Alfly Entertainment’s about to expire at the end of this month. Thinking of handing it over to Warren

piece of the Graves Group empire, with Alden running the

didn’t want anything

scrunched up. “You landed Alfly yourself, and now you want to

Entertainment might be small potatoes, but the Graves Group backing it?

actually called her in hoping to

down even one contract with

operation, they’d be swimming in cash for

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engagement. Regular folks outside New York’s elite circles had no clue she was supposed to marry into the

got Alfly because my ex pulled strings. Now

her

aren’t you two

a bitter smile.

“Alright. I’ll handle

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Kaia finished her

from

let out a soft scoff, hardly

a light lunch today, Kaia? God, you’re already skin and bones. Not like you need to squeeze into a wedding dress

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