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Chapter 22. The Transaction
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2026-04-03 02:46:22
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(Sloane's POV)The clock on the study wall didn’t just tick. It throbbed. Each movement of the second hand felt like a pulse in the room’s jugular.By 1:45 p.m., the air had become a thick, physical weight. Leon was back in his seat. But he wasn’t sitting. He was vibrating with a frantic, desperate energy.He had spent the last two hours trying to memorize the insurance riders I had prepared. His lips moved silently as he whispered technical terms to himself. He looked like a man praying to a god he didn’t believe in.I occupied the space beside him with the stillness of a statue. My hands rested lightly on the mahogany. My spine was a rigid line of composure.My laptop was open. The connection was stable. The internal camera was focused on us both.To an outsider, we looked like a formidable team. To Leon, I was the only thing standing between him and a professional execution.At 1:59 p.m., the call interfa
Craving The Reckless Twin: Hot Erotica Collection Chapter 22. The Transaction
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(Sloane's POV)The silence that followed the end of the call was far worse than the silence that had preceded it. When the screen finally cut to black, the room felt like it had been emptied of oxygen. Leon didn’t move. He sat perfectly still, his hands still resting on the edge of the mahogany table, his knuckles white.The meeting had been a train wreck. Sarah had ended the call early, her voice dripping with professional disappointment, stating that they would "reconvene when the Sterling team was fully prepared." It was a polite way of saying he had looked incompetent.I didn't wait for his reaction. I closed my laptop with a soft click and began to stack my papers. I was calm. My heart wasn't racing. I felt a strange, hollow sense of peace."What was that?"Leon’s voice was low. It was the sound of a fire beginning to catch. I didn't answer. I reached for my highlighter and tucked it into my bag.
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