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Hayden-“No.” Dominic dropped his gaze to his phone as it chimed.“What do you mean no?” I slammed my palms onto his desk. “You can’t keep me caged!”“I don’t have time to argue with you. You know the reason I won’t allow you to go. End of discussion.” Dominic tapped his phone a few times before standing up and placing it in his pocket.“I thought after you taught me how to protect myself, I would be able to have a little more freedom!” I didn’t care if anyone else in the office overheard me yelling at Dominic.“You thought wrong.” Dominic walked around his desk.“This isn’t fair!” I screamed. I knew he was trying to keep me safe, but I was tired of hiding.“Life isn’t fair, but at least you will get the chance to live your life.” Dominic walked to the door.“This isn’t living. All I do is work and go home. I can only see Lily if she comes to the apartment, but you also limit that. I have a chance to make friends at work, but you are being unreasonable!”Dominic paused at the door, wi
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Hayden-“I am glad to see you!” I stand up and throw my arms around Lily to hug her.“If I had known you were here sooner, I would have told Tristan to shove off when he asked me to stay late.” Lily grabbed a chair from another table and slid it between me and Amy.“You and Tristan seem close.” I raise my brows at Lily.“He is growing on me.” Lily shrugged as she reached across the table to grab a beer bottle that hadn’t been opened.“How did you know I was here?” I changed the subject.“I will give you one chance to guess.” Lily popped the cap off the beer with her teeth.The answer was obvious, so I kept my mouth shut as I grabbed the beer Amy gave me when we arrived. Taking a long swig, I tried not to let it get to me that Dominic sent someone to monitor me. At least, instead of it being more bodyguards, it was my best friend.“Whatever the reason, I am glad you are here.” I smiled.“Let’s get this party started!” Someone from the opposite end of the table shouted.“Why don’t we pl
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Hayden-“Have you really killed someone?” Amy asked, breaking the silence.“Of course, she hasn’t.” Lily laughed as she lightly punched me in the arm. “Hayden misunderstood. She didn’t say never have I thought about killing someone.”Knowing Lily was trying to help me escape my predicament, I laughed. “What did she say?”“Never have I killed someone.” The girl mumbled.“Oh. Then never mind.” I put my hand back up and lifted my finger. “I guess I wasn’t paying attention.”“I think everyone has thought about killing someone at some point.” Lily poured a shot for me. “Even if you didn’t hear it correctly, it is still a penalty shot for lying.”Once the shot was ready, I drank it without complaint and held the glass out for her to pour me another. After I finished the second shot, I looked around the table. Everyone was staring at me as if they didn’t believe I hadn’t killed someone.”“Are you sure you haven’t killed anyone?” The girl beside me asked in a low voice, but I was sure everyon
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Dominic-“No one is leaving until a solution is found.” I slammed my fist against the table.“Parker Publishing has already blocked every solution we have tried.” Lawyer Quinn said.For the last hour, I have been sitting in the conference room with Fox Ink’s legal team. Lexus Parker had sent a legal letter to them, as every author I have signed had moved to Parker Publishing, except a few. Lexus had found a loophole in many of the contracts signed with Fox Ink's authors.I knew there were some issues with many of the contracts, and we have been trying to fix them, but I hadn’t been fast enough. If it weren’t for Hayden pointing out specific contracts, Fox Ink would be completely finished. Now, I was forced to pay the authors a large sum of money for a breach of contract.I could technically afford to pay, but that would require me to withdraw funds from my personal account and liquidate a few other businesses I owned. If I had more time, I could have turned things around and gone afte
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Dominic-“I will deal with the two of you later.” I narrowed my eyes on the two guards.“It wasn’t their fault. If it was anyone’s fault, it was mine. I stepped away because my father called me. When I returned, the man was harassing Eric. Everyone tried to get involved, which turned into a bigger problem.” Lily stepped forward.“I don’t care whose fault it is or isn’t. It was their responsibility to keep her safe. No one should have been able to get close to Hayden like that.” I turned my glare onto Lily, who stepped back and lowered her head.“You're right.” Lily chewed on her bottom lip, with guilt falling over her face.Returning my attention to the two guards, I glared at them once more before giving Hayden my attention. She was leaning against me, but there was a dazed look in her eyes. Her cheeks were covered with a pink glow, indicating that she was drunk. The smell of alcohol on her was also a dead giveaway.Keeping Hayden tucked underneath my arm, I glanced around, and many
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Hayden-Despite drinking as much as I had, when I woke up, I could recall everything Dominic told me. I was a little upset that I didn’t see Dominic when I woke. Glancing at my phone beside the bed, I saw it was twenty minutes until ten.Bolting out of bed, I nearly fell over my feet as I went to the bathroom to get ready. I was finishing my shower when I heard a knock on the bathroom door. Waiting to answer after I turned off the water, I grabbed my towel to dry off.“Yes?”“It is me.” Dominic’s voice was slightly muffled. “I thought you might want to sleep longer, so I made an exception for you not to go to work if you don’t want to.”“The last thing I need is to get an extra perk because I am with the boss. It is bad enough. I was teased last night because they figured out we are together. I don’t need them thinking that I can do whatever I want just because of our relationship.” I finished drying off and opened the door with my towel wrapped around me.“I mean, I can tell everyone
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Hayden-Shortly after Lexus arrived, Dominic took him to his office to talk. Tristan remained behind to finish explaining what we were supposed to do today. The goal was to review as many books as possible to find authors to sign.After everyone was given a task, Tristan dismissed us. As I left, I was suddenly grabbed by the arm and pulled to the side. When I saw it was Tristan who stopped me, I silently stepped to the side until everyone left.“What is wrong?” I asked when the only other person in the room was Lawyer Quinn.“Dominic asked me to take you to Devon’s old office.”“Why?” I frowned as I glanced between him and Lawyer Quinn.“We will explain when we get there.” Lawyer Quinn answered.Tristan released my arm, and then I followed them to Devon’s old office. When we arrived, Tristan allowed me to enter first. Lawyer Quinn followed me while Tristan looked around before entering the room and closing the door behind him.“What is going on?” I sat on the small sofa in the room.“
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Hayden-“It is better if I start at the beginning.” Dominic settled onto the sofa in my office after we went to my office to talk.“Okay.” I sat beside him on the couch, crossing my legs under me.“As you know, I first came to your house when I was seventeen. I had met Lexi around the same time. My father found that her adoptive parents might be connected to the death of my mother, so he helped me attend the college she was accepted to.”“Maria told me your mother died in a car accident by a drunk driver.” I interrupted.“That is the story that we tell everyone else. Since you know the truth about my mother, I can tell you what really happened.” Dominic turned toward me, resting his arm on the couch's back. “It is true she was in a car accident, except it hadn’t been an accident. Lily’s adoptive parents had run us off the road and beat her until she died.”My blood ran cold at hearing what happened. “So, you got close to Lexi because of that?” I urged him to continue.“When I first me
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Hayden-Once he bent over, I secured the blindfold around him and led him out of the house. I guided him to the passenger seat of his Jeep, helped him inside, and shut the door. Once in the driver’s seat, I moved the seat up a little before starting the vehicle.It didn’t take long to arrive at the venue. Lily was waiting for us, holding the wedding dress in her hand. Tristan was also waiting with a broad smile on his face. I knew I could trust Lily by getting Tristan prepared. He had a tuxedo similar to Dominic's, except the colors of his tuxedo were opposite of Dominic’s.“We are doing a double date.” I told Dominic as I got out of the car.Another thing to report: Tristan and Lily were officially a couple. This surprised me at first, but I realized I saw it coming once the shock wore off. Lily admitted they had been dating for two months, but I didn’t learn about it until two weeks ago. I didn’t know if they would have a happily ever after, but at least they both seemed happy curre
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Hayden-Since Lexus was no longer in the picture, everything seemed a lot calmer. In the last four weeks, Dominic and my father have been working to bring Fox Ink back to its former glory. They also worked on other businesses.I wasn’t involved with anything as much as I wanted, but it didn’t matter. I still owned the companies my grandfather left me, but my father and Dominic wanted to help me smooth things over. It didn’t bother me too much since I didn’t know the first thing about running a business.I offered to give my father the companies, as he should have been the one to inherit everything, but he declined. Once the companies were in shape, he just wanted to teach me to run everything. He told me that if he had been younger, he wouldn’t mind, but a lot of things have changed while he was in a coma.There were still things he needed to learn. He did agree to help manage things for a few years until I gave birth and the child was old enough to start school. My father also remind
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Hayden-When I heard the gunshot, I flinched behind Dominic. I was afraid to look, as I wasn’t sure who Lexus had shot. I heard a commotion around me, making me want to see what was happening. Looking around Dominic, I saw Lexus lying on the ground with his mother crying as she sat by his feet.“Is he dead?” Dominic muttered, but he didn’t move away from me.Agent Leo moved over to where Lexus was, knelt beside him, and felt for a pulse. “He is dead.”Only after confirmation that Lexus was dead did Dominic move away from me. “Although things are finally over, it is a pity he didn’t live long enough to face his crimes.”“Cuff her.” Agent Leo motioned toward Lexus’s mother.“Wait!” I rushed forward and blocked the FBI agent who walked toward Lexus’s mother. “Can’t you let her go?”“It is okay, Dear.” Lexus’s mother patted me on my back. “This is for the best.”“But from my understanding, you haven’t done anything wrong. You even helped us.” I didn’t know why I was trying to help her, bu
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Dominic-As soon as I saw the flash of metal, I reacted. Lurching forward, I pushed past Agent Leo. I didn’t care about anything other than preventing Lexus from harming Hayden. Putting myself between Hayden and Lexus, I grabbed the blade of the knife with my hand.“It is over. You have lost.” I ignored the pain of my palm being cut open as I kept a firm grip on the blade.With my free hand, I removed my mask. Lexus released the knife and stepped back right into Agent Leo’s hands. Dropping the knife, I wrapped the mask around my injured hand. As Leo tried to cuff Lexus, I turned around and pulled Hayden in my arms.“You all tricked me!” Leo screamed.“Dominic?” My chest muffled her voice.“It is me.” I tightened my hold on her as I thought about how close I came to losing her. “I never should have pretended and let you be the one to expose him.”“Wait.” Hayden wedged her hands between us, shoving me away from her. “This was your plan?” She looked from me to Tristan, then to Agent Leo,
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Hayden-Upon arriving at the press conference, I was a bundle of nerves. Throughout my school years, public speaking had never been my thing. I could perform in front of an audience, but this was a lot different. It helped that Alexander stood in front of everyone with me since he handled the inheritance.“I knew you would do the right thing.” Lexus covered the microphone and leaned over to whisper. “Don’t worry. If you do your part, I will release your friends.”Little did Lexus know that Lily, Tristan, and my father were in the crowd wearing masks. Taking a deep breath, I tried to keep my emotions to myself so he wouldn’t suspect anything. Nodding my head, I looked down at my feet.“First, I want to address that Dominic Fox was recently hit by a car and passed away. Although there have been issues between us in the past, we were good friends. Some time ago, I bought many shares of his company because we planned to join Parker Publishing and Fox Ink to embark on a path to lead the wo
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Hayden-Over the next couple of days, news about Dominic’s condition blew up. Other than the day Lexus announced he would hold a press conference, I haven’t been able to return to Fox Ink. Almost everyone had been fired, including Tristan. Lexus brought over his employees to keep Fox Ink running.I had almost announced that I was the company's largest shareholder, but Tristan suggested I wait. Agent Leo informed me that the press conference was the perfect opportunity to bring Lexus down. I thought I would be able to do something to save Fox Ink from Lexus, but there wasn’t anything I could do.“Isn’t Tristan supposed to be here by now?” My father rolled his chair out of the kitchen, carrying a plate of sandwiches.“I got a text from him an hour ago, informing me he would be late.” I leaned back on the couch, crossing my legs under me.“Any news about how Dominic is?” He placed the plate on the couch next to me.I had a craving for peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, so my father want
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Hayden-When I woke up, I was lying in a hospital bed in the same room as Dominic. “How long was I asleep?” I asked Tristan, who was the only other person in the room.“Twelve hours.” Tristan stood from his chair and came to sit next to me on my bed. “How are you feeling?”“Fine.” I turned to look at Dominic, who seemed to be sleeping. “Has he woken up? How is he?” I returned my attention to Tristan.“He hasn’t woken up, and there is a chance he won’t, at least not for a while.” He diverted his gaze.Lifting the covers off me, I climbed out of bed. Walking a few feet to Dominic’s bed, I sat beside him. As I had done with my father, I held his hand in mine. I said nothing, afraid I would start crying if I tried.“Hayden?” Jack’s voice came from the door, so I turned to look at him.“What is it?”“Your father woke up.” Jack’s eyes moved from me to Dominic and back again. “If you want to stay here, I can tell him you won’t return now.”“No. It’s okay.” I placed Dominic’s hand back on the
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Hayden-Sitting beside my father, I waited for him to wake up. His breathing tube was already removed now that he was breathing on his own. Other than choking on the tube, he hadn’t fully woken.“How long do you think it will take?” I asked Jack, who was sitting in the room with me.“I don’t know, kiddo. I am still blown away by all of this. He has never shown any signs of waking in all the years I have been taking care of him. I don’t know what you said to him, but whatever it was, he must have heard you.”“Do you really think he heard me?” I moved my knee on the bed and rested my hands on it, still holding my father’s hand.“He must have. Before he ended up like this, he had told me that your mother was pregnant. I can still recall the sound of his voice when he told me. Your dad was excited about being a father. I wish he had had the chance to watch you grow up.”“You two must have been close.” I muttered as I glanced at him.He rubbed his hands over his face and sighed. “We were c
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Dominic-I hadn’t wanted to leave Hayden, but Agent Leo said it was urgent that we meet today. By now, he should have received everything to convict Lexus. We still had to be cautious, but at least this was almost over.“Thank you for seeing me today.” Agent Leo greeted me after I entered the safe house where I had stayed after he had rescued me from the police station.“If you hadn’t told me it was urgent, I wouldn’t have come. Hayden just found out her biological father is still alive, although he is on life support.”“You should have said something. I would have come to you.” Agent Leo motioned toward the chair across from him. “Since you are here, we will make this quick so you can return to her side.”Sitting at the table with Leo, I scanned the numerous papers scattered around the table. “What is all this?”“I have compiled everything we need to handle Lexus. I also have new leads on everyone who he is working with. Lexus has been busy lately, meeting with a lot of people, all o
