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Lily’s POVI stood in front of the headquarters, taking it all in. It was everything I had expected but nothing I was prepared for. I showed the pass Alex had given to a security scanner. It beeped and I stepped into the building. I had walked into very tall buildings before but standing inside the Vale headquarters with my bag on my shoulder I felt something different.This was Morgan Vale’s world. The lobby had dark marble floors. Minimalistic setting. The Vale Industries logos and names were mounted on several parts of the walls. Staff moved through the space at a quick pace. No one was paying attention to the woman on her first day on the job. When I got to their floor, Aaron was already inside. He was speaking with Alex near the reception when I walked in. He looked up when he saw me and gestured. I joined them. “The meeting is at ten,” he said. “Board room on the tenth floor. Sit at the far end and take notes. Do not speak unless I ask you.”“Understood,” I said, nodding.

Aaron's POVSleep was difficult after the wedding. It had always been like this. But I lay awake longer than most nights. My eyes were on the ceiling. Many thoughts came and my mind refused to stay for more than five seconds. I knew Bella Jamie. Everyone did. I still couldn’t figure out why Dorian would decide to settle down with a woman like that. Rude. Arrogant and selfish. Those were the words people used to describe her. The corridor scene replayed. Not the near kiss but the moment before. Lily pressing against my body. Her shoulders shook as her hands rested on my chest. I thought about how she turned into me. Like her body had decided before her brain caught up. That wasn't my first time I held someone. But this was different. I turned on my side and convinced myself to stop thinking about it. By Monday morning, thoughts of Lily still hadn’t left my mind but I was at my desk by six thirty. I already knew the day’s agenda before she arrived to confirm it on paper. She knoc

Lily's POVI stood alone in the corridor long after Aaron followed Alex back to the reception. Laughter, music and the clinking of glasses from the reception all drifted through the wall. A room full of people celebrating something that had haunted me. I pressed the back of hand against the spot on my cheek where Aaron's fingers had been. Then I walked back to your reception. I found a seat at the edge of the hall and soon Marco moved over to join me. “Are you alright?” He asked.“I'm fine,” I said. “He'll be back shortly,” Marco said, nodding toward the end of the wall. I turned to the direction of his nod. Aaron stood in front of a table. The man seated at it wore a blue suit and had his back turned to me. The carefulness of other people moving around the table told me exactly who the man was. Morgan Vale. Aaron stood in front of his father. Both hands were in his pocket and his posture was exactly the way I had known him for. Morgan said something and Aaron nodded. I st

Lily's POVThe voice sounded familiar. I turned my head back slowly.Dorian stood behind me with a glass of champagne in his hand. The corners of his lips were curved up the same way he had smiled at the altar minutes ago. “I couldn't believe it when my assistant told me he saw you here,” he said. I didn't reply. I glanced at Aaron. He was shifting his gaze between me and Dorian. Then I stood up to face Dorian.“Dorian,” I said his name the way I was already used to.He didn't even spare his brother a look. “Can we talk,” he said, sipping the champagne with the calmness I knew him for. I should have said no. I turned to look at Aaron who still hadn't said a word but his brows were drawn deeper now. “Sure,” I said. I followed Dorian to a quieter corner of the hall where Aaron's gaze could still reach me. Dorian turned to face me. He didn't say a word at first, he just stared deeply into my eyes that I had to blink. “You look well,” he said. “Thanks,” I responded.“I didn’t

Lily’s POV It was the morning of the wedding and I still hadn’t figured out an excuse. I picked up the phone and decided on the option Aaron would believe most. ~Good morning sir. I’m not feeling well this morning. I will be going to the hospital for a medical check up. Thanks.~ His reply came as if he had been expecting my message. ~Get ready Lily, I’ll be there by ten.~ I stared at the screen with a knot in my stomach. Did he not care about my health at all? I placed the phone down and pulled the blanket over my head begging the universe to rearrange my life so this morning never had happened. At ten o'clock a knock sounded on my door. I knew who it was and my body refused to stand up from the bed. The knock came again. Two times. Gentle and firm. I stood up. I opened the door, drawing the pajamas tighter on my body. Aaron stood on my doorstep in a grey tailored suit. But something struck me. His hair was black unlike before. For the first time in weeks, I no

Lily’s POV I was already at the gate by eight a.m. The security guard nodded at me the same way he had been doing each morning over the past two weeks. I smiled and nodded back before walking through the gate. I convinced myself that today would be like every other day. But it wasn’t. I had information now that changed the shape of everything. And I had to sit with it inside Aaron’s house for eight hours without making it obvious on my face. I switched on the laptop the moment I placed my bag down in the office. As usual, Aaron’s light was already on in his space. He was on a phone call. And his voice was low and unhurried, the way I had come to know it to be. I sat down and clicked open the pending folder. For a few minutes, I stared at the screen without really doing anything. Dorian’s brother. I had spent some time in front of the mirror earlier in the morning, giving myself a firm conversation. Dorian was in the past. Aaron was the job. I vowed to keep them sepa