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He just stood and presented the case with the same quality he'd used in the treaty hearing — load-bearing argument, nothing wasted, every document a support beam for the one preceding it. The communication records showing the bondmate knew about her lack of consent. The contract violation clause. The fraud components. The specific language that established the bonding as coercive rather than consensual. It took him ninety minutes. Garrett stood and made a secondary argument about the difficulty of interpreting consent protocols in bonding situations, which was a weak argument and which Castellano shut down with one question about whether the eastern Alpha's pack had written consent guideline

Finally, she said, “Add a zero to the fifty, and I’ll do it.” Veronica’s smirk widened. Without a word, she opened her designer handbag and handed the girl a small vial. “No room for mistakes,” she warned, her voice icy. “Emma Martinez is the target.” --- A few minutes later, the waitress returned to Veronica with a smile that didn’t reach her eyes. “It’s done,” she said simply, as if she were reporting on a completed homework assignment. Veronica’s face lit up with satisfaction. She pulled out her checkbook and wrote down the amount the waitress had asked for, adding an extra twenty dollars in cash for transportation. She handed it over with a smug grin, as if she were rewarding someone for

"Are you even a man, Felix? Why do you only talk about money day in and day out? Marrying someone like you must be the unluckiest thing that ever happened to me!" My face turned a ruddy red as humiliation and indignation surged through me. Despite being the company's vice president, I had never received a single cent for all the work I had done. Meanwhile, Jonathan watched with delight, savoring my disgrace. "Mr. Lennox, you're a high-ranking official in the company, so why are you behaving like this? Do you want me to introduce you to a quick way of making money since you're so strapped for cash? I hear the rich ladies at the club love your type. Should I send them your photo?"

The day the exam rankings are released and I claim the top spot is also my older sister's birthday. During the birthday party, everyone asks what she wishes for. She turns her head and looks straight at my fiance, her red lips curving into a smile. "I want first place. Can you give it to me, Professor Howard?" The man lowers his eyes, saying nothing. The next day, my name disappears from the top of the rankings. After that, I fail to place five times in a row. When I confront my fiance, he simply hands me a slice of sponge cake and says, "Your sister has it hard. If she can't place first at Imperial Academy five consecutive times, she'll be forced into an arranged marriage with that cri

Just for tonight, I just want to be near him. Just for tonight, I just want to stare at his dark blue orbs. And just for tonight, I want to memorize his handsome face and tattoo it on my mind for all eternity. Because that was all I have before the time comes. ************************* I was about to slam my locker door shut when someone did it for me and shoved me up the locker hard. "You bitch! This is all you fault!" I winced and stared at a livid - more like murderous Ciara going Terminator mode on me,"Geez, easy on the steroids hag."

Violet leaned closer. Theodore stood beside her. “Can you read it?” he asked. “No.” She touched the indentation lightly. Not the ink. The pressure left behind. A shape. A beginning letter maybe. M. No. Violet tilted the page under the lamp. The scratched-out name caught the light. Not M. V. Her stomach dropped. Vanessa? No. Too recent. Violet stared until the letters beneath the damage arranged themselves with horrible patience. Verity. Truth. The first child’s name had been Verity.

This time Henry’s response was audible, though still too quiet for Lavinia to understand the words. “I know I don’t deserve another chance,” Verity said, her voice breaking slightly. “I know I gave up any claim to your heart when I chose my career over you. But I’ve grown up in these five years. I’ve learned what matters and what doesn’t, and what matters is love. Real love, the kind that changes you and makes you want to be better than you are.”

“William. To what do I owe this… dramatic convocation? If this is about the old business, my lawyers” “Your lawyers are irrelevant,” William stated, his voice low and final. He nodded to Mimi. Mimi placed the tablet on the table, turning it to face Thorne. She tapped the screen. It came alive with a digital scan of Tunde’s cloth-bound ledger, the handwriting horrifically familiar. Next to it, a cascade of financial transactions, flowing from a Zurich account labeled ‘VERITAS’ to a shell company, then to another, finally landing in an account tagged ‘J. Bryce – Project Legacy.’ A third window showed the encrypted chat logs between ‘The Benefactor’ and ‘J.B.’

Before I could speak, Mary's eyes widened, and she shrieked, "Mr. Moran! You promised me that you would give me Eliza's bonus! All she does is sit there all day! Why should she get so much money?" Tears streamed down Mary's cheeks as she spoke. However, for once, Kai didn't comfort her. Instead, he snapped sharply, "Idiot! If it weren’t for you, we wouldn’t be facing this disaster!" Watching the pair perform their little routine, I huffed coldly and waved my hand dismissively. "I wouldn’t dare accept your bonus, Mr. Moran. Who knows when you’ll accuse me of extortion? I’m still young, after all. I’d rather not end up in jail."

Instead her focus grew on Veronica. "Thank you for bringing Josephine home. As an award we prepared a bonus for you," my mother said as she held out an envelope she took off the desk. "This is more than enough to cover a year's worth of salary. Its gratitude for bringing the rogue in as well." Veronica took the envelope and bowed her head in respect towards them. "Thank you Luna April. Thank you Beta Matthew. This is more than generous. I'm glad to bring your family some peace of mind," Veronica said. She looked at me out of the corner of her eye.