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Chapter 194

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I lean in across the dark wood, my jaw tight, waiting for the genius to drop some mind-blowing corporate strategy.

Owen slides his glass entirely out of the way, his eyes tracking mine with a sudden, sharp intensity. "The first thing we need to do," he says, leaning his forearms on the table, "is p
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