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The table stretched too long for comfort, a gleaming centerpiece of tension and diplomacy, with white linen, silver cutlery, and wine glasses that caught the candlelight like weapons waiting to be drawn. My father sat at one end, all polished charm and business bravado, his voice dominating the room like he owned the air. His executives flanked him like lapdogs in tailored suits. On the other end sat Vincent D’Arcy, silent, calm, a storm wrapped in a still lake. And next to him—me.My father hadn’t argued when I insisted on attending the dinner. In fact, he seemed pleased, parading me in like some public symbol of trust, of family strength, of legacy. He thought it made him look powerful, progressive. He had no idea I was dripping under the table for the man he loathed most in the world.Vincent hadn’t spoken to me since that day in his office. Hadn’t called. Hadn’t texted. But the second I walked into the restaurant, his eyes had locked on me with that same look. Dark. Dangerous. Wan

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The lakehouse was meant to be neutral ground, a place for final negotiations between two empires that had circled each other like wolves for years. My father insisted on being there early, to “set the tone,” and I was invited under the guise of being a mature presence, a promising heiress. It was hilarious. I wasn’t there to sip wine and smile through spreadsheets. I was there to end this. On my terms.I knew Vincent would come. And when I heard the purr of his car in the gravel driveway just past midnight, I stepped out onto the upstairs balcony in nothing but a silk robe and waited. I didn’t wave. I didn’t call his name. I just let him see me. Lit by moonlight. Skin bare beneath the fabric.He looked up, frozen at the edge of the steps, suitcase in hand. His eyes dragged across my legs, up to my throat, and finally to my face. He didn’t speak. He didn’t need to.I went inside.I didn’t hear him knock. Didn’t hear him come up the stairs. But suddenly, he was there, standing in the do

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