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Chapter 14: Too Cheap For You
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2026-06-22 14:57:09"I really can't — I shouldn't just show up to someone's birthday after years of—"
"Stop." Maya's arm was already out the window, phone extended. "Number. Now."
Sloane took the phone. Typed. Handed it back. That was apparently that.
"Tonight. I'll text you." Maya's grin was wide and bright and slightly dangerous. "You're back in Chicago. You need this, trust me." The window rolled up. The BMW pulled into traffic. Gone.
Sloane stood on the sidewa
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Maya's laughter cut sharp through the music."PIERCE Group?" She pressed a manicured hand to her chest like Sloane had just told the funniest joke she'd ever heard. "Honey. Declan Pierce? Do you hear yourself right now?"Every head at the table swung toward Sloane like a synchronized performance.She didn't flinch. Didn't blink. Didn't give them a single crack to pry open."I know." She tilted her head, voice smooth as spilled wine. "Sounds unlikely. But what can I say?" A small, devastating smile. "He just likes me."The laughter faltered.Because she wasn't laughing with them. She was completely, dangerously calm — and that calm was contagious in the worst possible way. Doubt flickered across faces. Eyes cut sideways. Maya's smile tightened at the corners.She's not joking. Sloane could see them thinking it. Is she joking? She doesn't look like she's joking—"If he's yo
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