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Nate’s POV

The bed was cold when I woke up the next day of the wedding.

I reached for Celeste across the sheets, but it was empty. It’s our first morning as husband and wife and she’d already disappeared.

My phone vibrated on the nightstand. It’s a text message from a number I didn’t recognize.

“Legal meeting at Sterling office at 9 AM. Be there.”

This was not an invitation, it was a command.

I checked the time, eight-fifteen. My head was still pounding from last night’s champagne and whatever the hell that panic attack had been.

I dragged myself out of bed, went to the bathroom to warm shower and dressed in the same tux I’d worn yesterday because my regular clothes were still at my old place.

The drive to Sterling office felt wrong, I could feel it. It was like I was headed to an execution instead of a business meeting.

The conference room was packed with five board members and three lawyers I’d seen before as I walked in and Celeste sitting at the head of the table like she owned th
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