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122Alora's POV I'd never been more confused in my life than I was right now. My mind was a mess, and my emotions were all over the place, and like that wasn't already traumatizing enough, fate just had to spice it all up with a little drama out in the open. No, not little. The biggest drama I'd ever witnessed in my entire life. If someone had told me that what seemed like a perfectly normal and good day could easily morph into one of the worst days in my existence, then best believe that I would have laughed my asses off. Thanks to the lucky streaks I'd been getting, I liked to think that my days of bad luck were over. Or not. I pressed my eyes shut, just for a little moment. When the press release had gone well, and the ratings of the interviews I'd conducted were all five stars, I felt on top of the world. Literally. I told myself that nothing was going to top it all off, except finally getting the contract in my name again. I had no idea how much I'd missed it and how I

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123Alora's POV I paced around the living room,. The sound of my footsteps slapping against the wooden floors bounced around the walls, and while I would have usually found that annoying, I couldn't exactly bring myself to care. I had bigger things to worry about. My heart dropped to my feet, and I fought the urge to curse out loud. It had been happening more frequently than I'd liked and I couldn't shake off the feeling that it was a sign that something bad was happening. Not me though.Fredrick. A shiver raced down my spine, and I crossed my hands around myself. I was nervous, anxious, and whatever word that could be used to describe how I was feeling, and I didn't like it. I wanted to calm down, to stop feeling like this, but how the hell was I going to do that when Fredrick was still unconscious? He'd been unresponsive since last night, and I would be lying if I said I wasn't worried. When I'd followed him yesterday, I'd kept an open mind, but never in a million years d

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124Alora's POV You know those moments when you know what you're about to do is a bad idea and could potentially come back to bite you, but you still go ahead to do it anyway? That was the situation I was in right now . Was I going to regret it? Maybe. Did that reduce my zeal in any way? Not a chance. I found a parking lot as quickly as I could, before getting down from the said vehicle. For a moment there, I'd almost forgotten to lock my doors. On the one hand, I wasn't sure anything bad was going to happen. What if I didn't lock my doors, what were they going to do? Hot-wire my car? Probably. I let out a small sigh. I was fidgeting and rambling on about all the thoughts in my head, and if that wasn't a tell take sign that I was nervous, then I had no idea what would suffice. My heart slammed in my chest, and I really thought it would break through at any moment from now. If that was going to happen though, I really would have preferred if it happened when I had gotten to m

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125Fredrick’s POV A groan slid past my lips as I finally stirred awake. My limbs hurt, and I could already feel a burning coming up at both sides, and I wanted nothing more than to curse mother nature. My head was on fire, and if I didn't know myself better, I would have said a group of monkeys had snuck into my brain, and started a band in there. It was banging so hard my ears were ringing. In fact, when I'd first opened my eyes, my vision was hazy, and I was left with just one minute to figure out if I was blind or not. Even after sleeping for hours, it did nothing to make me feel better and I hated it. But did you really sleep though? A voice whispered in my mind. I wouldn't say he was wrong. I hadn't been able to sleep a wink since the doctor did whatever he did to bring me around again. I didn't mean to sound ungrateful, but a small part of me really wished he didn't do all that he had done. He could have delayed a little longer, or given me an extremely high dosage. A

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126Alora's POV Growing up, I'd heard what they referred to as the walk of shame, but I couldn't exactly say I had experienced it before. The ones who said they had in fact experienced it, I told myself they were simply exaggerating and there was no way it could be as bad as they made it out to be. I was wrong. Freakishly wrong. I gulped, but it did nothing to push down the shame and guilt I'd been harboring since I left Deutchmond enterprises. It was a lot if I was being honest, and I really didn't see it going away any time soon. It was here to stay, unless I did something about and Eliaz and his wife would stop rubbing it in my faces. Right now, none of them seemed the least bit possible. A small sigh slid past my lips as I ran a hand through my hair. The drive home was eerily quiet, save for the occasional car honks once in every ten minutes. The roads were deserted, and I couldn't help but laugh at the large contrast of held, opposed to the state of my mind right now.

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127Alora's POV Fredrick going in and coming out again wasn't the plot twist I saw coming, at all. When he'd turned his back to me, I really thought it was over, and I'd decided that if he didn't come back, I would let him be, before finding a way to salvage the situation. I had no idea how I would have done it, but best believe I was more than grateful that he'd decided to come around. We sat in silence for what seemed like the longest time. If I was in any way correct, it had been approximately thirty minutes since he sat down, since he last spoke. Now, thirty minutes later, he still hadn't said a thing. I was anxious. It was eating me up and it made me wonder how he would be feeling inside. I wasn't the one about to explain something that was probably traumatic, and here I was panicking like I'd shot someone. I sucked in a deep breath, before letting it out again. From the corner of my eyes, I watched Fredrick sitting to the side, and my heart broke into a million pieces.

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128Fredrick’s POV Talk it out, they said. It'll make you feel light and a hundred times better, they also said, but I never believed. I really just thought it was another load of bullshit people had come up with. Until I got to experience it myself, that is. When Alora strolled back into the house last night, best believe that had to be the biggest shock of my life. Honestly, I thought I was going to have a heart attack just by staring at her. Yes, she'd been gone for a while, but I didn't expect her to be back so early. Perhaps if Henry hadn't shown up, I would have gone back to bed the moment I realized she was nowhere to be found. But no, he just had to rear his ugly head and ruin things for me. Literally. If I hadn't said it before, or if it wasn't so obvious, I hated him. With every fiber of my being too. I always knew Alora was an angel, but last night, she'd proven it to me. Heaven knows I half expected her to lash out at me yesterday. She had every right to though,

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129Fredrick's POV I needed a drink, and it wasn't even noon yet. My head was a mess, and it didn't help that my phone had been blaring up since I peeled my eyes open this morning. I honestly thought it was good news. All thanks to the stunt Cynthia and I had pulled the other day, it was only normal that we anticipated a little bit of good newsNo, scratch that, a whole lot of good news. They'd started rolling in around six am, with a lot of potential investors rooting for us s d trying to get on our side once the contract was handed over to us. It was a certainty at this point because only Alora and I were the strongest contesters, but now that she was out of the picture, it automatically meant I was getting it. All I needed to do was be patient, while the council decided. Like that wasn't going to help me in any way. It paid to have one of the council members on your side, and to make his decision making a bit easier, I'd launched a new team to go online and create awarenes

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130Alora's POV When I'd explained our proposed plan to Fredrick, even I had no idea what I was doing. It was just something I had come up with, and luckily for me, he went ahead with it. Whether or not it was going to work out, we were just going to have to find out whenever he got back today. As for me, since I couldn't exactly do anything else, I decided to do some snooping. What I would be snooping for or even where the hell I was going to start, I had no idea. All I knew was that I needed to find something as leverage over Eliaz and my stepsister, or else, I was going to have to kiss that contract goodbye. While it sounded relatively simple, there was still one question that hung loosely in the air. Where the hell was I going to start from? There was no way I could go back to the council, I doubt they would even give me another chance. I'd messed up all of the chances I'd been given in just a couple of days, and I wasn't sure they had any left. I also didn't want to go

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131Alora's POV I didn't leave that spot till I was sure Eliaz and his little side piece, had completely checked out of their room . Everything the guard had said was true and I didn't just confirm from him alone. In order not to look suspicious,I roamed the hotel group ds for a bit, making sure to not bump into Eliaz or his woman.The main reason I'd done that, was to gather more information and evidence. It was amazing how much information you could get just by tipping people. yes, my pocket had run slightly dry today, but I like to think it was worth it. I wanted for a full fledged ten minutes before driving out of the hotel. It was way past office hours, and if the many texts and calls that had been ringing up my phone meant anything, it was the fact that Fredrick was worriedDon't worry, Fredrick. I muttered to myself. I'm coming. Well sort this out. I promise. Thankfully, I got home in record time, but I did meet Fredrick standing at the entrance of our house. “Alora.”

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