Aurora’s PovRio didn’t flinch. He let his hand drop slowly from my shoulder, giving Smith a respectful nod before moving down the stairwell. He didn’t look sorry either but for sure looked like a man who’d gotten exactly what he wanted, even for a few seconds.I stood there gripping my folder, feeling the sting where his thumb had touched my neck. It didn’t fade as a normal touch should have. It sat there, warm, the way the bond used to feel before I broke it.“I told you not to touch me, Calloway,” I said, though Smith hadn’t been the one to touch me at all.“I didn’t touch you,” Smith said, stepping closer. “He did and trust me when I said I felt it anyway.”.“Marcus told me you have months left,” Smith said. His voice was quieter now, stripped of the command it carried in the boardroom. “If you don’t revoke the rejection.”“Marcus talks too much.”“Marcus loves you enough to be scared for you.”“I’d rather choke on my own blood than submit to another tyrant,” I said, and I meant i
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