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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-Exactly an hour after Dominic left the office, he returned, and we went to the cemetery. I couldn’t remember the last time I had gone, but it felt like forever. Since I had believed that Dominic had died in the fire, I had been alone to handle the Funeral arrangements.I knew that my mom had loved Dominic’s father, so I had buried them side by side. Kneeling on the ground in front of their graves, I silently cried until I couldn’t cry anymore. Dominic kneeled beside me on one knee with his hand on my shoulder.Neither of us said anything for long this time. It wasn’t that I didn’t want to talk; I didn’t know what to say. This was the first time that I felt a sense of regret.It has been a long time since I last saw them. After talking about the past with Dominic earlier, my thoughts kept circling back to the past. Specifically, I thought about our last meal together when I found out they were getting divorced.“I wish I could go back in time.” I whispered.“What do you mean?”
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