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Chapter 10: The Test

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Lucas called me at six in the morning with instructions to meet him at the gym on the top floor of his building.

"Gym? I thought you said training, not torture."

"Physical fitness matters in business. Be here in thirty minutes."

I showed up wearing the only workout clothes I owned, old leggings, and a tank top from college.

Lucas was already there, hitting a punching bag with bare fists, sweat running down his bare chest.

I stopped in the doorway, unable to look away from the muscles flexing under his skin with every punch.

"Done staring?" he asked without turning around.

My face heated. "I wasn't staring."

"Liar." He grabbed a towel and wiped his face. "Get on the treadmill. Run for twenty minutes."

"Why do I need to run? I'm your assistant, not your bodyguard."

"Because meetings run long, days are exhausting, and weak people fail. Run."

I got on the treadmill, starting at a slow pace.

Lucas increased the speed remotely from his phone. "Faster. You think your enemies will
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