His words came out confidently, followed by his hand sliding over mine, fingers curling in a brief, grounding squeeze. That almost makes me believe we can do this.I press my lips together, let the heat in my veins turn steady. “Alright then. We bluff. We make him sweat.”Chase’s mouth quirks — a ha
VICTORIAI look at myself in the mirror, dressed in all black, and I can almost taste my freedom if everything goes as planned tonight.I adjust my hoodie one more time and head out to wait for Chase.I find him in the living room, leaning casually in a black leather jacket, black jeans, and boots.
I stand and I walk to the tv as if I cannot hear properly and it is him on an Interview with the headline reading, “harry smith is suing billionaire and tech mogul chase sterling for alleged hacking and defamation.”“Turn up the volume.” I point to the remote behind me because I feel like I am be he
She then turns to Victoria, her smile faltering. “Good morning Miss Victoria. I didn’t know you’ll be joining us today too. I’ll get you your coffee.” She mutters already turning for the door.“No thanks.” Victoria cuts in her expression faltering and then turn to Dana who almost has the same look.
CHASE“So here is what we do. We get to the office. Update me on what has been going on last two days, and then we find away to get to Pete. Is that good with you?” I ask Victoria as Alex drives us to Stelux headquarters.She barely looks up. She just acknowledges with a slight nod and goes back to
I put my hands on my hips, standing taller. “No. I’m not drunk chase. I am just done waiting. I want my name, my company, my legacy back. And if you won’t help me, fine. I’ll do it myself.”He sighs, slow, heavy, like he’s run out of patience. “You are high on power and bourbon, and now you think yo