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Chapter 43: The Condition He Names
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He kissed Me In The Dark And Forgot Me By Morning Chapter 43: The Condition He Names
"You wanted to see me?"I'm standing in Graham Ashworth's office doorway, breathless from the walk across campus, Sloane's crowd and her camera still ringing in my ears. Christian is already there, standing near the window, jaw tight, and Graham sits behind his desk with a printed document in front of him, unhurried as always."Sit, Miss Hale." He doesn't look up right away. "We have a great deal to discuss.""I'd rather stand."Something close to approval flickers across his face, there and gone. "As you wish." He finally lifts his eyes to mine. "Miss Whitmore filed a complaint this morning alleging financial impropriety between you, your mother, and a campus reporter. I assume you're aware.""I'm aware. It's fabricated.""I know." He says it simply, without emotion, sliding the document across the desk toward me. "I've reviewed our Foundation's actual records. There's no such transaction. Miss Whitmore constructed this rather sloppily, in fact, which tells me she was working quickly
He kissed Me In The Dark And Forgot Me By Morning Chapter 42: What Sloane Saved for Daylight
"What do you mean, there's more coming? More what, Dom?"I corner him outside the dining hall the next morning before he can disappear into the building, his usual swagger noticeably absent, hands shoved deep in his pockets like he's bracing against something. The morning air is sharp enough to sting, students streaming past us toward their first classes, none of them aware yet that today's going to be anything other than ordinary."I shouldn't even be talking to you." He glances around, uneasy, checking over his shoulder like Sloane might materialize out of thin air just from us standing too close together. "If she finds out I warned you—""Dom." I keep my voice low, urgent, stepping closer so he can't pretend not to hear me. "You texted me last night. You don't get to walk that back now because it's daylight and you're scared of her again. Not after everything this semester."Something flickers across his face, guilt maybe, or exhaustion with his own role in all of this, the particu
He kissed Me In The Dark And Forgot Me By Morning Chapter 41: What He Finally Says Out Loud
"May I cut in? Or is that not allowed anymore either?"Sloane's voice slides in beside us before Christian and I have even found our footing on the dance floor, her smile sharp and bright for the handful of guests still watching. Christian doesn't let go of my waist."No," he says simply. "You may not.""Christian." She laughs, light, like he's made a joke instead of drawn a line. "Don't be dramatic. I just thought, after the scene with your father, we could all use a moment to reset. For appearances, if nothing else.""There's no reset happening." His voice carries now, steady and clear, loud enough that the small cluster of guests nearby turn to look. "I'm done managing appearances for you, Sloane. I'm done letting you decide what story gets told about who I'm actually with."Her smile falters, just slightly, before she recovers it. "You're embarrassing yourself.""No." He pulls me a half step closer, his hand firm at my back. "I've spent this entire semester embarrassing myself, ev
He kissed Me In The Dark And Forgot Me By Morning Chapter 40: The Speech He Wrote For Her
"Notes? He wrote my mother's speech?"My voice comes out sharper than I intend, loud enough that a few heads turn nearby. The staff member's composure barely flickers."Mr. Ashworth simply wanted to ensure the evening ran smoothly. He thought some guidance might help, given the formal setting.""Let me see them." I hold out my hand before my mother can take the folder being offered to her.The staff member hesitates, glancing toward the staircase where Graham stands watching from a distance, and then hands it over anyway, perhaps sensing that refusing me in front of my mother would cause more of a scene than allowing it.I open the folder and read fast, my stomach dropping with every line. It isn't a simple thank you speech. It's a carefully worded narrative, my mother's own voice borrowed to describe a scholarship granted out of pure generosity, no mention of Foundation money laundering, no mention of an account opened without my knowledge, nothing but grateful, humble language desig
He kissed Me In The Dark And Forgot Me By Morning Chapter 39: The Seat That Switched Overnight
"There's been a mix-up with the seating chart, Miss Hale. I'm so sorry, I don't know how this happened."The event coordinator's voice is apologetic through the phone, and my stomach drops before she even finishes the sentence. "What kind of mix-up?""The photography schedule. It has Miss Whitmore listed as Mr. Ashworth's escort for the formal portraits. I have your confirmation right here, printed, from three days ago. I genuinely don't understand how this happened.""Who submitted the change?"A pause, papers shuffling. "It came through this morning, from an internal account. I assumed it was authorized."I hang up and sit with the phone in my lap, fury building slow and steady in my chest. Christian answers on the first ring when I call him, already sounding braced for bad news."Sloane told the coordinator she's doing the formal photos with you," I say, no preamble. "Not me. Her.""That's not happening." His voice goes hard immediately. "I'll call them myself right now and fix it.
He kissed Me In The Dark And Forgot Me By Morning Chapter 38: The Seat No One Explained
"I didn't do it, Rebecca. I swear to you, I had no idea your mother was invited."Christian's voice comes through the phone fast, confused, and for once I believe the confusion is real, because nothing about his tone sounds like a man covering for himself."Someone did it. Someone put her at the head table, Christian. That's not a casual invitation. That's a seat reserved for people who matter to your family specifically.""I'll find out who arranged it first thing tomorrow." A pause, then, quieter. "Can I come over? Please. Not to talk about last night. Just to figure this out with you."I almost say no. The photo of his hand on Sloane's back is still sitting behind my eyes, and some exhausted, guarded part of me doesn't want to let him back into my room so easily after everything. But fear about my mother outweighs the hurt, at least for tonight, and I tell him to come.He arrives within twenty minutes, his hair messy like he left in a hurry, and the second he sees my face he pulls
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