LOGINEstherThe office was different the next morning.I noticed it the moment I stepped off the elevator. Heads turning. Quick glances that slid away when I met them. The assistants who'd been politely neutral nodded with something closer to respect.They thought I'd won.The gala. Aaron choosing me as
EstherI met Aaron's eyes in the rearview mirror.His displeasure filled the car like pressure before a storm. His gaze moved across my reflection, measuring, dissecting, daring me to push back.I should have accepted the order and stayed quiet. The smart move. The survival move.But his demand was
EstherThe word hung between us like a blade waiting to drop."Back?" Aaron repeated. His voice was quiet. The kind of quiet that preceded storms.My lungs locked. One wrong syllable and everything I'd built would collapse. My identity. My job. My children's safety. Six years of hiding, undone by a
AaronCeleste's grip found my arm again the moment my assistant stepped away."You left me standing there." She kept her voice low, but the edges were sharp. "For your assistant. A Yards nobody who can't even dress herself without your credit card.""Careful." I didn't look at her. "She's my employe
EstherThe foyer went silent.Every face in a ten-foot radius turned toward us. Celeste's mouth opened, then closed. Her expression folded inward, disbelief curdling into something uglier. The smile she'd worn like armor cracked at the seams.I wasn't any steadier. My pulse slammed against my throat
EstherI showed up at Aaron's office at two o'clock sharp.My hair was washed. My makeup was careful. I wore my best suit: navy slacks, a pressed blazer, and the only pair of heels I owned that didn't come from a thrift store.Aaron looked up from his desk. His eyes traveled from my shoes to my coll







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