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Chapter 16

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CLAYTON'S P.OV

The emergency wasn’t business. It was a person.

Aunt Stephanie had been on my last bloody nerve long before Italy, but lately she’d gotten worse, turned into a thorn underneath my skin. If not for her, I wouldn’t have cut our trip short.

Not that I feared her. Stephanie was nothing but a disturbing noise, all bark with no bite.

But things are different. Now I have Yvonne to protect. And dangerous or not, I wasn't putting her in Aunt Stephanie's line of sight.

Last week, while we were still in Tuscany, my private investigator informed me she was digging into my location. I knew her too well, she's cunning and greedy, always wanting more than she has. Her position on the broad isn't enough to satisfy her lust for power. Aunt Stephanie has had her eyes on the CEO's position for a very, very long time.

Staying in Italy longer was a risk. If Stephanie found out, she would capitalize on the trip, maybe tipped off tabloids with stories of scandal and a few photographs.

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