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I almost laughed at his attempt to intimidate me. And I would give him that if I was anybody else, it might have worked. But all I could see was the spoiled little shit who followed me and my brother around our whole life. Just like back then, I was taller than him, stronger than him, and easily smarter than him.“I have no obligation to tell you anything, Charles,” I stated, stepping up in front of him. “My business here is between me and my brother. If you don’t like that—tough shit. But I can assure you, his stepdaughter being here is pure coincidence. And barely that. So, this pathetic show of force is doing nothing but making you look paranoid.”The vein in his neck pulsed as his anger started to rise. I couldn’t tell if it was because he didn’t believe me or simply because he hated me that much and I had called him out. Either way, it was probably more amusing than it should have been while surrounded by his paid goons.“Look, Charles,” I said, casually pulling at my shirt cuffs,

I had ignored Sylas’ text all afternoon. After watching him walk away in the lobby, I was too mad and frustrated to deal with him. Part of me kept reminding myself that it wasn’t like he could have intervened with Charles. We’re only supposed to know each other in passing, after all. But another part of me couldn’t help but tell me that had nothing to do with it. That he was just avoiding me because he wanted to. Whatever the reason, he wasn’t telling me. So, I didn’t have the energy to deal with him.I was packing up to leave when my phone buzzed again. I grabbed it with a heavy sigh. —Sawyer, are you okay? Did Charlie do something? What did he say to you?I rolled my eyes. —I’m fine.Was all I sent before dropping my phone in my purse. Slinging it over my shoulder, I left my office. I was on edge as I made my way to my car. I wasn’t sure why. Probably because I was worried I’d run into Charles again. Two visits from him was more than enough in a day.I know I’d

The following day went better than I anticipated. I didn’t have any more encounters with Charles. My morning meeting went well. And my boss even took away a couple of the extra projects that had been piled on me. It was such a relief that I didn’t even care if it was because the rumor was out that I was actually a member of the Drakos family.“The grant approval came in this morning and the contractor is ready to start the install the start of next week,” Lauren said as she went through the day. “The meeting with the property developers on the Simmons project has been moved to Thursday morning at ten. Oh, and your mother called. She said to make sure you look over the information on the event this weekend.”Lauren set a brochure booklet on my desk in front of me.“Lovely,” I replied through a heavy breath. “You don’t know anything about this, do you?”“Actually, I do,” Lauren said. “It’s an annual charity event that the Drakos family has been for the past ten years. It supports the He

I closed the distance, kissing her firmly. My body was already responding. My cock twitching for more. But I restrained myself. That’s not what tonight was about. At least not yet.“Would you like some dinner?” I asked her.She laughed lightly. “That would be lovely.”I turned to the tray and uncovered the two pre-prepared meals. Setting them in front of each of us before taking the bottle of wine from the ice bucket.“Did you cook this?” Sawyer asked.“No,” I said with a chuckle. “I thought I’d wait a little while longer before I subject you to my cooking. I had this delivered special.”She grinned as she cut into her chicken. “But you do cook?”“A few things. Passably,” I replied. “Enough to not starve when I was starting out on my own.”“So, you did leave here with nothing?” she inquired. “I was wondering if your self-made man journey was true or if you were one of those who exaggerated their humble beginnings.”I smiled at the comment as I pulled the cork from the wine. “When I le

Despite her words, I wasn’t letting her go. The moment she told me she didn’t care about what Dimitri wanted, I had cemented my resolve to keep her. But I sensed she wasn’t ready to hear that yet, and I didn’t want to scare her by coming on too strong. For now, I could live with the time I got. So, I held her until we fell asleep.Sometime later, I woke up to find the bed next to me empty. I sat up and looked around the room. The bathroom was dark and the clock read after midnight. I dragged myself out of bed and pulled on a pair of sweats before I went searching for Sawyer.I found her in the dining room on the computer. She was wearing my shirt again. Walking around the table, I moved behind her. I kissed the top of her head as I ran my hands down her shoulders.“Come back to bed,” I told her.She shook her head. “Can’t sleep.”“I could help you with that,” I replied, brushing her hair away to kiss her neck.“I’m well aware,” she said with a sly grin. “But I want to work for a while