SARAHMy phone rings immediately when the message goes through. I smile at Ronan’s contact name displayed on my screen. Grumpy. I swipe the icon to the right, and once it clicks with the green buzzer on the screen, I put it on loudspeaker. “So, you do know something about Langford group of companies.” He laughs at his end of the line. The sound of it, rich and silky, makes my cheeks hot. The heat spreads to my chest very quickly, down to my stomach, until I’m seated on my chair with my right leg crossed over my left, craving some kind of friction—any kind—between my legs. “They’re a family company. Sort of affiliated, but not really. We’ve worked closely with them for years. We only thought it was right.” “I see,” my tongue trails over my teeth. I try my best to hide my smile. “You know you didn’t have to.”“I know. We wanted to. Since we’re going to be a family soon, it’s only fair we keep the family business together.”“You make it sound like a cult.”“That’s sexy. Cults are
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