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Say It Like a Weapon 2
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A Vow For Vengeance Ice Beneath Silk 2
I’d been bracing for it since Anderson mentioned she might drop by. I stepped out into the main hallway and rounded the corner just as Barbara walked out of the private elevator.She froze mid-step.Her eyes landed on me, then widened. Her expression twisted into a mixture of disbelief and feigned politeness.“Oh my God,” she exclaimed, her voice an octave high. “Elaine?”I smiled faintly. “Good morning.”She blinked twice with incredulity. “What are you–what are you doing here?”Her gaze traveled over me, head to toe. Just like it did yesterday at Anderson’s office.Her eyes lingered on my bare feet, then trailed up to the soft cotton shirt I wore and the comfortable slacks I’d changed into earlier.Her frown deepened. She was clearly trying to reconcile the woman she’d seen yesterday for the first time in a long while with the one now standing barefoot in Anderson Ellesworth’s penthouse.I tucked my hair behind my ear and crossed my arms. “I live here.”Her mouth opened, then shut.
A Vow For Vengeance Ice Beneath Silk
Sleep eluded me.Maybe it was the thin mattress pressing against my back. Maybe it was the relentless drone of the fridge down the hall. Or maybe it was the knowledge that by morning, I’d be leaving this place behind.Anderson’s words replayed in my mind. I was leaving. And Anderson didn’t bluff.The first light filtered through the curtains, slicing the bare walls with golden streaks. I sat up with my gritty eyes as I thought of the coming day. And honestly, the months I had spent here felt like a lifetime.I slid my bare feet onto the frayed carpet. My suitcase lay tucked beneath the bed. It was shoved there months ago with anger. The same one I’d arrived with after the release.I pulled it out, and the zipper caught on the fabric as if resisting the inevitable departure.I moved to the closet. There wasn’t much to sort. Half the clothes no longer fit, either in size or in memory. Some relics of my past life. The rest were cheap replacements that were bought in haste and necessity.
A Vow For Vengeance Say It Like a Weapon 2
Anderson reached for his glass again but stopped mid-motion. His eyes were still on me.I raised mine slowly, not with the intention to drink, but to steal the moment.“I’ll do it,” I said, my voice barely sounding like mine. “I’ll marry you,” I added after careful thought.His expression didn’t change much, but the tension on his jaw eased. The corners of his mouth tipped in the smallest hint of approval as he sipped his wine.I finally picked up my fork.The first bite of the salmon was soft and buttery. I chewed slowly, letting the layers melt on my tongue. God, I hadn’t eaten anything this good in what felt like forever.Across the table, I could feel Anderson’s eyes still on me. Like he was waiting to see if I would flinch, or cry again, or run.I didn’t. I took another bite.He set his wine glass down with a faint clink, then quietly reached for his cutlery. There were no words shared between us for a while.“I forgot how quiet you get when you’re eating,” he blurted, not lookin
A Vow For Vengeance Say It Like a Weapon
I didn’t answer right away. How could I? The words “Marry me” were what I least expected to hear from him. The words also ricocheted off every scar and memory I’d tried to bury.I stared at my hands. My knuckles were already white against the linen napkin. I could feel the ghost of his proposal in the air between us. It was just so impossible to ignore.He can’t be serious. I thought. He knows what this would mean. What it would cost for both of us.I tried to picture it. Anderson and I, married. Not as reckless teenagers sneaking out after a curfew, or avoiding the disapproving looks of their parents, but as adults, battered by the world and their family. Since I didn’t have any. The thought was just so ridiculous that I almost laughed. Almost. But I didn’t laugh. It wasn’t something to laugh about. Then it seemed that my mind had gaslit me. Maybe I had heard the wrong thing. He probably said something else and thought it was that. I asked, so I could clarify that my mind wasn’t
A Vow For Vengeance The Proposal
I stared at him, and for a moment, I thought of saying I needed a fresh start, a place to belong. But those were easy lies. The kind people told when they wanted pity. I didn’t want pity. I wanted something else.I inhaled deeply and settled for the safest answer. “I needed a job.”He narrowed his eyes at me. “Bullshit. You don’t believe that. Come on, Elaine, you don’t strike me as someone who moves without a reason.”I clasped my hands together beneath the table and offered a small shrug. “I actually do need a job. That’s a fact, Anderson, and…” I cleared my throat, trying to keep my voice neutral. “Maybe I needed a way back in.”“To what?” he raised a brow in question. “Your world? Or mine?” A small, stinging ache settled beneath my ribs. Not wanting to give away how his question affected me, I lowered my voice. “I’m not sure.” It was the truth. A crease formed between his brows. He didn’t believe me. Not fully. “What exactly did you hear, Anderson? I want to know.” Knowing what h
A Vow For Vengeance The Familiar Stranger
They let me out sooner than I expected. Timothy’s grace had something to do with it. The grace had also extended to him, arranging a car to pick me up from the facility and bring me to the small apartment in Capitol Hall.For the first few weeks, I had done what I was expected to do. I kept my head down and stayed out of sight. Even when I wasn’t doing much else, I kept one eye on Timothy. There were no dramatic confrontations or explosive revelations. Just quiet and careful watching.I set up Google Alerts under fake names to catch any news about him or his businesses. I followed the company’s press releases, skimmed through social media accounts of people connected to him, his lawyers, business partners, even his private driver’s niece, who posted a little too often. But I got nothing concrete. No scandals, no secrets. Only the polished surface, Timothy wanted the world to see. And for some reason, there was no news about me. It was like I didn’t exist.Months had slipped by since I
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