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Chapter Thirteen ISLA'S POV
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2026-03-01 02:59:01The Crane meeting was at two o'clock Tuesday.
Kai hadn't asked me to come. I showed up anyway, at one forty-five, in the lobby of Westbrook Hotels' corporate office with my portfolio under my arm because I'd come straight from the project site and hadn't had time to drop it.
Derek saw me first. His expression did something complicated. "He didn't tell you to come."
"No."
"He's going to say someth
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Off-Limits: The Billionaire's Deal Chapter Fifteen ISLA'S POV
We got back to the apartment at eleven.Elena had left the gala early, something about an early meeting, but she'd hugged me at the door with a genuineness that made my chest tight in a good way. Derek and his wife had stayed until the end. Victoria Cross had circled back once more, talked to Kai for ten minutes about the merger while I spoke to a foundation board member, and left without incident.Brandon had sent no messages. His car hadn't appeared on any cameras near the West Village since Sunday. Derek said the restraining order serving had likely made him recalculate.I didn't trust the quiet but I was tired enough to accept it for one night.Kai loosened his tie in the elevator. I held my heels in one hand, having taken them off in the lobby because my feet had made their position clear."Victoria Cross is going to be a problem," I said.
Off-Limits: The Billionaire's Deal Chapter Fourteen KAI'S POV
Elena arrived Wednesday at six on the dot.She stood in the doorway of the West Village apartment with a bottle of wine and the expression of someone who had rehearsed an apology several times and was no longer confident in any version of it.Isla opened the door before I could."You must be Elena." She stepped back to let her in. "I'm glad you came early."Elena looked at her, then at me over her shoulder, then back at Isla. "You're not what I expected.""What did you expect?""Someone angrier." Elena held out the wine. "I told our father about the marriage. That's directly responsible for at least two of your worst days this week.""It is." Isla took the wine without softening it. "But Kai told me about your situation with your father. So I understand why you did it even if the timing was terrible." She nodded toward the k
Off-Limits: The Billionaire's Deal Chapter Thirteen ISLA'S POV
The Crane meeting was at two o'clock Tuesday.Kai hadn't asked me to come. I showed up anyway, at one forty-five, in the lobby of Westbrook Hotels' corporate office with my portfolio under my arm because I'd come straight from the project site and hadn't had time to drop it.Derek saw me first. His expression did something complicated. "He didn't tell you to come.""No.""He's going to say something about it.""Probably." I smiled at the receptionist. "Can you let him know I'm here?"Kai appeared two minutes later. He looked at me, then at the portfolio, then back at me. "I didn't ask you to come.""I know. But Crane's argument is about our marriage. I'm your wife. It's a strange choice to leave me out of a meeting where someone challenges whether our marriage is real."He held my gaze for a moment. Then
Off-Limits: The Billionaire's Deal Chapter Twelve KAI'S POV
The board meeting Monday afternoon lasted forty minutes.Thomas didn't show. He sent his lawyers instead, which was either a power move or an admission that he didn't have enough to fight the certificate directly. They raised the spirit of the clause argument, our lawyers dismantled it with the actual language of the document, and the meeting ended with the inheritance structure intact.Derek called it a clean win. I called it round one.Thomas never sent lawyers unless he was preparing something bigger.I got back to the apartment at three to find Isla on a call with her design team, standing at the kitchen counter with a pencil tucked behind her ear and a floor plan spread in front of her. She pointed at the coffee machine without looking up. I made two cups and left hers beside the floor plan.She mouthed thank you without breaking her sentence.
Off-Limits: The Billionaire's Deal Chapter Eleven ISLA'S POV
The hotel project had a Monday deadline for preliminary design concepts, which meant Sunday was spent at the kitchen table with my laptop, fabric swatches, and three different lighting catalogues spread across every surface Kai owned.He worked at the other end of the table. Laptop open, phone periodically buzzing, a coffee that had gone cold two hours ago sitting untouched beside him. We'd been in the same room for six hours and it hadn't been uncomfortable once, which was either a good sign or evidence that we were both very good at compartmentalizing."The lobby needs a focal point," I said, not really to him. "Something that reads as luxury without being obvious about it.""Custom installation," he said, without looking up from his screen. "I had one commissioned for the Prague property. Local artist, mixed metal and glass. It became the most photographed element in the building."I
Off-Limits: The Billionaire's Deal Chapter Ten KAI'S POV
We got back to the apartment at ten.Isla kicked off her shoes at the door and went straight to the kitchen, filling a glass of water like she needed something to do with her hands. The dinner had gone better than I'd prepared for, but better didn't mean easy. Marco's words were still sitting in my chest. *You both wasted a lot of time being noble.*"He'll be fine," Isla said, reading something in my silence."I know.""He just needs a few days to adjust.""I know that too." I loosened my tie. "He's not wrong though. I should have talked to him years ago.""Yes. You should have." She leaned against the counter. "But we're here now so.""So."She finished the water and set the glass down. "I'm going to bed. Early meeting with the design team tomorrow. I rescheduled everything from this morni
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