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ALEXANDER “Mr. Kingston, can I have a minute?” Vivian asked from my doorway as I placed my laptop back on my desk. It had been a hectic morning, and getting Justin McCabe back with the company had been a massive deal for us. I lost him to Caleb’s company around the time I discovered that Caleb wa
BAILEE “I don’t understand,” Lacey said as she leaned back against my desk. “Our meeting with Sasha was at eight. What happened?” “My new assistant rescheduled,” I grumbled, knowing it was probably for the best. We had been in the hospital for hours last night, and I needed my sleep. However, it
BAILEE “What in the twilight zone is going on right now?” Lacey muttered as sweat beaded on my skin from the wave of heat that crashed over me. “No. There’s no way.” “Excuse me?” I whispered, and Sasha clapped her hands together as she celebrated. Her oversized rings clanged together as she bou
BAILEE “Get out,” I said, wiping my tears on the back of my hand. “Excuse me?” Sasha gasped in shock and possible outrage. “Get out of my store! Your sister is not marrying my boyfriend, and even if the pits of Hell had frozen over and they were getting married, I will not be designing your dres
BAILEE The ride up the elevator at Elite was quiet, except for the repetitive jazz music coming out through the speaker. It was nice and calming, yet it did nothing to shake the feeling inside me. I felt sick and shaky. The new hollowness in my chest seemed to be fighting with the butterflies in
ALEXANDER I rubbed my temples as I returned from my fourth meeting of the morning. One of these days, I would have everything established within my empire and be able to move someone up to cover my position, so I could retire early. The migraine I had was getting progressively worse with each p
ALEXANDER “You’re stupid,” Lacey muttered as she turned to leave the house. Bailee hadn’t been feeling well. She said the exhaustion of her day was getting to her, and I could understand that. I ended up having to work late. So after all day of Bailee working, she had also been on her own with
BAILEE “Baby?” Alex whispered as he entered the bedroom, and I squeezed my eyes shut tighter, not wanting him to know that I was still awake. I had chickened out earlier when I went to his office, telling myself that it was better to pretend that Sasha hadn’t ever said anything than to confront A