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He shrugged. “I don’t know, but if you were willing to meet Svan halfway, I think we could all come to an agreement that works for everyone. We preserve the company, and she preserves her status.”“I'm sure I don't have to explain how Svan operates to you. Even if I were inclined to compromise, she never will be. It has to be her way: sacrifice quality for immediate clicks, or the highway. No deviations.”"Well, what she's proposing-diversification into profitable digital media-isn't exactly unreasonable, Rafael.“Listen, I am the CEO of this company. I have never steered us wrong, and I’m not about to start now by selling off our credibility. I understand your concerns about diversifying, and I tend to agree. This, however, is not the way to do it. We’re going in the wrong direction. Instead of trying to move in on trashy celebrity coverage, we should be doing groundbreaking investigative work and preserving our long-term reputation. The possibilities for ethical, profitable media ar
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Of all she had just said, it was the last bit that really stuck. It was one thing for this to turn out horribly for either Rafael or herself-they were adults. But if it affected Linda, the quiet, artistic child who was finally starting to draw again, Zeo knew she would never forgive herself. Whatever happened, she had to make sure that Linda was fine.She was truly terrified of only that one thing.(RAFAEL LAMINGTON'S POV)Intimacy really did a mind good.Rafael and Zeo hadn't technically had intercourse, but at this point, they'd done everything but. He was still not comfortable taking that final step with her. Truthfully, he was a little scared and a little nervous about that responsibility. This was serious. He wanted it to be profound for her. Also, he was very conscious of the fact that she may imprint on him like a fledgling duckling when all was said and done, given the age and power gap. That's usually how that went, and the thought was a terrifying complication. He hated that
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ZEO DELGADO'S POVWhat a difference two days could make. It wasn't long ago Zeo would've sold her left kidney for a legitimate, justifiable reason to avoid Rafael. Now she'd spent quite some time trying to figure out a way she could crawl up inside him and live there forever, like a perfect layer of stabilizing varnish on a brittle old masterwork.Technically, it wasn't intercourse the other night, but all the same, it was profoundly intimate-a deep, physical acknowledgment of her body and of her personhood.He had to go on a business trip to Manchester the very next morning to face an emergency board meeting. He'd been away for two days, and she missed him so much. All she seemed to think about was the imposing structure of the man, the sharp angles of his intellect, and the surprising softness of his touch.Being a virgin did not make her thick about life and observation. She had gone on dates rather frequently and had even had one or two brief boyfriends back in the day, but none o
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She was alarmingly starting to make sense, cutting through his rationalizations like a hot knife. “Please stop, because my willpower—the one thing that keeps Lamington Global Media solvent—is already hanging by a thread. If I let myself go, I don’t think I’ll be able to pull back like I did last time.”She strode up to him-the challenge on her face unmistakable, the heels making her almost meet his gaze-"Let go, Rafael. Unravel me."Self-control, gone. The dam burst.The next thing he knew, he was on her. He kissed Zeo like he'd never kissed anyone before, the accumulated tension of the past weeks released in one desperate, consuming gesture. It was almost as if he needed her to survive; like she controlled his next breath, his next editorial decision.His hands went to her waist and pulled her body most violently against his. Her hands went to his back, where she was clawing at the material of his fine wool shirt as he ground against her.His arousal was painfully hard. If he got any
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(RAFAEL LAMINGTON'S P.O.V.)Rafael Lamington was chagrined to admit that when he'd woken to find Zeo's note, he'd panicked a little. She'd slipped the thing under his office door then vanished. He was convinced she quit in the middle of the night and ran, destitution preferable to the atmosphere he created. He felt so relieved to find out she'd merely gone home to the Delgado Residence for the holiday a little early. He actually heaved a sigh of relief when he got all the facts from Esther.He wanted to talk with her, but he knew she'd made the best decision for herself. They both needed space from each other. They needed time to think and to let the emotional debris of that media room confrontation settle. So when they did finally talk, they could work through everything with their wits about them, not ruled by instinct.Knowing this hadn't stopped him from missing Zeo. She had been here for the shortest of times, but she had woven herself into the fine, structured fabric of the Lami
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It feels almost as bad as having to traverse the emotional unease that exists between Rafael and me, having to spend two extra days with my family-suffocating under their disapproval.Almost.I hate to admit it, but I'm kind of prideful. I want my parents to think I'm successful, or at least financially solvent, and not completely ruined by the conservation scandal. So every year, I make sure to save up enough so that just before I head back home, I can buy a couple of sophisticated, designer outfits to wear when I go. Thrifted, of course, from high-end consignment shops in Islington, but good enough to pass the scrutiny of my mother's knowing, critical eye.I pull up to my parents' Kensington mansion-a white stone structure that isn't unlike Rafael's in its imposing formality-in a cab I really can't afford to keep waiting. The thing is, I have to admit I look good; Versace blouse-safely fastened-Armani jeans, Jimmy Choos. The problem is just that I don't look like myself-the messy, p
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