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I was tired to my bones by the time I walked in at night. It was not just work that had me this way but everything in my life.I felt like I was going to spiral soon.At work, Genevieve and her team of minions were hell bent to sabotage me and have me dragged down from my seat just to prove they could. Now fucking Sophia Alexander had joined the group of my tormentors at work.Couldn’t I just get a break? I didn’t kill anyone, I only happened to be the child of an elite royalty man.Could I just breathe fresh air for a second? “Are you sure you’re okay?” Turner asked from the car and I turned to him with a wobbly smile.After my formal announcement to the world, he had mostly gone back to work for my father but now I guess Vincent had fully released him to me.I was grateful for that.I needed his quiet, relatable strength beside me in this world I’d gotten myself into, “I’m fine… just a bit too emotional I guess.”“Nothing wrong with being too emotional,” he grunted and then look

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"Oh I dare you." Sophia's voice turned ugly and sharp. "You think because you're rich now, you can walk all over us? In your dreams, Ivy. Just a month ago you were garbage begging for scraps and now designer clothes suddenly make you better than me? Your jealousy reeks."I laughed. Actually laughed because the irony was too delicious to ignore."My jealousy?" I repeated, still laughing. "Sophia, your jealousy and envy will be your own undoing. You're so busy trying to prove you're better than me that you don't even realize you've already lost.""I haven't lost anything! I have your husband, your son, your life—""You have my leftovers and you're welcome to them." I cut her off. "But speaking of my son, he told me something interesting today. He said you're mean to him when Alexander isn't around."Silence on the other end.I knew Lucas would never lie about something like that but her silence actually confirmed it and I am fighting with all my self control right now not to go all craz

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The Blackwood estate looked even more intimidating on a Saturday evening than it had at the gala.Maybe because this time I knew exactly what waited for me inside. Judgment. Criticism. A family that wanted me gone.Turner pulled up to the entrance and I took a deep breath before getting out."Would you like me to wait, Ms. Blackwood?" he asked."Please. I have a feeling this won't take long." Either I'd impress them or I'd be thrown out. No in-between with this family.The front door opened before I could knock. A butler I didn't recognize gestured me inside with a stiff nod.The house smelled like expensive flowers and old money. Everything was polished and perfect and completely unwelcoming.I followed the butler through hallways lined with family portraits. Generations of Blackwoods staring down at me with cold eyes. Judging the bastard daughter who dared to walk their halls.We reached the dining room and my stomach clenched.The entire family was already seated. Vincent at the he

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I walked into the penthouse feeling like I'd been hit by a truck.And honestly maybe I was hit by a truck. My entire body ached from the tension of that dinner. My jaw hurt from clenching it so hard. My head pounded from pretending to be dizzy and then having to sit through an hour of Vivienne interrogating me about every decision I'd made at Blackwood Industries.But I'd won. That was what mattered.Isabella had been sent away in disgrace. Vivienne had actually smiled at me. Vincent looked at me like I was someone worth respecting instead of just pitying.I should have felt victorious.Instead, I just felt exhausted. Nothing could ever help me get used to this life.Maya was sprawled on the couch when I walked in, still in her work clothes from earlier. She looked as wrecked as I felt."How was family dinner from hell?" she asked without opening her eyes."I faked being poisoned by Isabella's wine and got her thrown out."Maya's eyes snapped open. "You what?"I chuckled mirthlessly.

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IVY Ares looked like he was two seconds away from ripping Ryan's head off. His jaw was clenched so tight I could see the muscle jumping. His hands were fisted at his sides like he was physically restraining himself from throwing a punch. And his eyes, god his eyes, were absolutely murderous. "I said," Ares repeated, his voice dropping lower and more dangerous, "mind if I cut in?" It wasn't a question. It was a threat. Ryan, bless him, didn't back down immediately. He actually stepped slightly in front of me, protective. "Actually, we were in the middle of dancing," Ryan said politely but firmly. "Maybe you could wait until—" "I wasn't asking you." Ares's eyes never left mine. "I was telling you. Leave." "Hey man, that's not cool." Ryan's hand tightened slightly on my waist. "You can't just—" Oh god he was going to get himself killed. I could see it in Ares's face. The way his entire body went tense. The way his eyes flicked to where Ryan was touching me. The way his

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"H-His name was Ryan." I was hot and aching all over. "I don't care what his name was." His lips finally made contact, not a kiss but a slow, open-mouthed drag up the column of my throat. My eyes fluttered closed and a small whimper left my lips. "All I could think about was breaking every bone in his hand for touching what's mine." I couldn’t believe I was getting so wet for this guy who was literally whispering murderous things in my ear. Was I that far gone for Ares? "I'm not yours." I bit out. "Aren't you?" He pulled back just enough to look at me. His eyes were dark. Intense. "Then why are you still dancing with me? Why didn't you slap me and walk away?" Because I couldn't. Because despite everything, despite knowing how dangerous he was, despite knowing this was a terrible idea, I wanted this. Wanted him. The music pounded around us, the beat syncing with the frantic rhythm of my heart. His hand on my stomach slipped lower, his fingertips brushing the top of my pubic bo

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Ares kissed me like he was drowning and I was air.His hands were everywhere at once. In my hair, on my waist, sliding down my back. His mouth moved against mine with a desperate hunger that matched the ache building inside me.I kissed him back just as fiercely. Grabbed his shirt and pulled him closer even though there was no space left between us. Bit his lower lip hard enough to make him growl.He walked me backward until my back hit the wall. His penthouse was dark except for the city lights streaming through the floor-to-ceiling windows. I didn't care. Didn't need to see anything except the way his eyes looked at me like I was something he wanted to devour."Ivy," he breathed against my mouth. "Tell me to stop.""No." I pulled him back down to me.His laugh was dark and rough. "This is a terrible idea.""I know." I kissed him again. Harder this time. "I don't care."His hands found the zipper at the back of my dress. Slowly pulled it down. The sound was loud in the quiet penthous

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I woke up with a headache and a very specific memory of exactly why my lips were swollen.Ares.His hands. His mouth. The way he'd looked at me while I came apart underneath him.I groaned and pulled a pillow over my face.What the hell had I been thinking? Oh right, I hadn't been thinking at all. I'd been feeling and wanting and giving in to something that was definitely going to make my life more complicated.My phone said it was seven AM. Monday morning. Time to face reality and pretend last night never happened.I dragged myself out of bed and into the shower, letting the hot water wash away the club smell and hopefully some of the tension still coiled tight in my body. It didn't work. I could still feel Ares's hands on my skin. Still hear the rough sound of his voice in my ear.Stop it, I told myself firmly. It was a mistake. A one-time thing. It's over now.I got dressed in a navy suit that screamed professional and definitely not "I had my neighbor's hands all over me last nigh

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Goodness help me today, my mind is definitely not in the right tracks I thought as I walked into Blackwood headquarters with my coffee in one hand and my dignity barely held together in the other. Every time I closed my eyes, I saw Ares. Felt his hands on me. Heard the way he'd growled my name.And then I remembered the elevator ride this morning. Ilias's knowing smirk. The bite mark comment. The way Ares had looked at me like he wanted to drag me back to his penthouse and finish what we'd started.I needed to focus. Had to focus. Today was about work, not about my terrible decisions involving dangerous men who made me forget my own name.Patricia was already at her desk when I arrived. "Good morning, Ms. Blackwood. You have the budget review meeting in thirty minutes. Conference Room B."Right. The budget meeting. I'd prepared for this over the weekend before everything had gone sideways with clubbing and Ares and orgasms that still made my thighs clench when I thought about them.F

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My face burned. "I wasn't aware of that previous decision.""Clearly." Genevieve's smile was sympathetic. False. "Perhaps you should review last quarter's decisions before making new ones? It's important to understand the strategic context before approving budgets that directly contradict your father's established policies."Every person at that table was staring at me. Some looked uncomfortable. Others looked satisfied. Marcus, sitting near the end, was practically smirking.I looked at Vincent. Waiting for him to say something. To defend me. To explain that I was still learning.He said nothing. Just watched me with those cold, calculating eyes.This was a test. He was letting me handle it. Letting me sink or swim on my own."You're right," I said, keeping my voice steady even though I wanted to crawl under the table. "I should have reviewed previous decisions before making that approval. The marketing increase is retracted pending further review of efficiency metrics."Genevieve's

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