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Chapter 17: The Offer

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Alex’s POV

Marcus Kane had a face I’d always wanted to punch.

Maybe it was the arrogance he wore like a custom suit. Maybe it was the fact that every time I saw him in a financial review, he looked like he’d been carved from ice and spite.

Or maybe it was simply the fact that we had spent the last decade treating each other like chess pieces we couldn’t afford to lose.

Whatever it was, the second he appeared at our booth, the air changed.

Ethan’s eyes flicked to mine.

“What the hell is he doing here?” he murmured.

I had no idea.

This bar was private. Marcus should not be here.

He stopped at the table, gaze cutting sharply from Ethan to me.

“Alex,” he said. “You’ve been avoiding my calls.”

“That’s because I don’t like your calls,” I replied coolly.

His jaw twitched. “We need to discuss your latest acquisition.”

Oh, perfect.

I leaned back in the booth. “Which one? I’ve had been a busy month.”

“The property on Riverside,” Marcus said. “Don’t play dumb.”

“I never play dumb,” I said. “I j
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