HarperThe penthouse was bigger than my entire childhood home. Marble floors, floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking the city, and silence so heavy it pressed on my chest. I’d moved in two days after signing the agreement. Fake fiancée for now. Wife soon.I stood in the massive closet they’d cleared for me, staring at clothes worth more than I’d ever earned. My real mission felt closer than ever, access to private servers, old contracts, everything. Yet every time I remembered that night with Damian, heat crawled up my neck.He was nothing like I expected. Cold in public, yes. But in quiet moments, when he looked at his daughter Lily, something softer appeared. The little girl was six, shy, and heartbreakingly polite. She’d asked me yesterday if I was going to be her new mommy.I didn’t know how to answer that.The door opened. Damian walked in, loosening his tie. He looked exhausted.“Ethan won’t stop calling,” he said. “He’s threatening to go to the board.”I crossed my arms. “He alwa
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