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His Holiday Prohibition 061
THE MOTHER VISIT~MAYA'S POV~The buzzer rang at eight PM on a Tuesday, and I knew immediately that something was wrong because the only person who ever came to this apartment had a key and didn't believe in asking permission.I checked the security monitor and my stomach dropped.Elena. My mother. Standing in the lobby wearing a fake fur coat and waving at the camera like she was on a game show."No," I whispered to the empty apartment. "No, no, no."I buzzed her up because the option was her making a scene, and Silas's security team didn't do well with scenes.The elevator doors opened and she burst into the apartment like a tornado made of cheap perfume and bad decisions."Maya! Look at this place!" She didn't hug me, just turned in a circle with her arms out, taking in the floor-to-ceiling windows and marble countertops."This is what corporate housing looks like these days? Jesus, I should've finished college.""What are you doing here, Mom? You said you were in Atlantic City for
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THE PLAN B~MAYA'S POV~"You are burning the shallots.""I am caramelizing them, Silas. There's a difference between burnt and rustic."I didn't look back at him as I stirred the pan, but I could feel him watching me from where he leaned against the kitchen island, wearing grey sweatpants and a black t-shirt like some kind of off-duty billionaire who had wandered into the wrong apartment."They're black," he said, and I could hear the amusement in his voice."They're perfectly fine, and if you don't like how the intern makes vodka sauce, you can hire a private chef."He moved fast....two steps and suddenly he was behind me, his chest against my back and his hand covering mine on the wooden spoon."I don't want a chef," he said quietly, his breath warm against my neck. "I want you."I leaned back into him even though I was supposed to be annoyed, and we stood there in my kitchen that he had paid for, cooking pasta like we were normal people with normal problems."Plates," I said, pushi
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SUSPICIOUS 1~CHLOE'S POV~"This apartment is insane," I said, flopping onto Maya's new velvet sofa and immediately sinking into cushions that probably cost more than my dorm room. "I mean, I knew Dad took care of his employees, but this is basically Penthouse Lite. Do I get a place like this if I drop out of FIT and become his calendar organizer?"Maya laughed from across the room, but it was that weird laugh she had been doing lately—the one that sounded real but didn't quite make it to her eyes."It's just logistics, Chloe. The Chicago merger has me working crazy hours, so Mr. King thought it made sense for me to be closer to the office instead of commuting from Queens at three in the morning.""Mr. King," I repeated, grabbing a handful of the fancy popcorn she'd put out. "You're so formal with him now. It's weird. You used to just call him Silas when it was the three of us.""Well, I work for him now. It's different.""I guess," I said, looking around at the floor-to-ceiling wind
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JEALOUSY~MAYA POV ~The security team moved, and Julian went with them because he didn't have a choice, and the entire room watched it happen in stunned, horrified silence before the whispers started spreading like wildfire."Did he just fire him?""Over the liaison?""Did you see the way King looked at her?"My hands were shaking so badly I almost dropped the tablet."Silas," I hissed, keeping my voice low even though I wanted to scream. "What did you just do?""I eliminated a problem," he said, stepping so close that anyone watching would know this was far more than a professional conversation. "He touched you.""He touched my hand! We were having a conversation!""He was looking at you like you were something he could take home," Silas said, his voice dropping to something dangerous and possessive. "He was mistaken.""You just destroyed his career in front of everyone! Do you have any idea how this looks?""It looks like I have very high standards," he said, and then his hand ca
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THE PARTY~MAYA'S POV~The dress was beautiful, which meant it was a trap.Floor-length grey silk with a high neckline and long sleeves that covered every inch of skin, making me look like I was auditioning for the role of "untouchable professional" when really I was just another expensive thing Silas had dressed up and put on display. He had picked it out himself, told me it made me look "appropriate for the venue," which was code for "no one gets to look at what's mine."I stood near the bar of the Metropolitan Museum's Great Hall with a tablet full of seating charts and donor lists, playing my part as the diligent executive liaison while internally screaming at the mere nonsense of my life. To everyone else in this room, I was staff. To Silas, I was property. The difference was becoming harder to distinguish."You're doing the thing again."I turned to find Chloe standing there in a champagne slip dress that probably cost more than my previous life, holding a martini and looking
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THE GILDED CAGEMAYA POVA shiny black SUV was parked in front of the coffee shop, looking fancy and way too recognizable.The back door swung open before I even reached it.I stopped on the sidewalk, my vision clouded with tears, but I didn't need to see clearly to know who was inside."Get in," Silas commanded from the darkness of the backseat.I climbed into the SUV and the heavy door slammed shut behind me, cutting me off from the rest of the world with its tinted windows and leather interior.Silas was sitting on the opposite side of the leather bench, wearing a dark charcoal suit that probably cost more than my entire education. His legs were crossed, a glass of scotch resting easily in his hand, and he looked completely relaxed. He looked satisfied."You watched," I said, and it wasn't a question. "From the beginning.""Of course I watched," he said, like it was the most natural thing in the world.My stomach turned. He had watched me destroy Liam, watched me cry. Watched the
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