HIS TO CONQUER
I said, the tension in my shoulders easing slightly.
When he was finished, he tossed the dryer onto the dresser and excused himself, leaving me alone to get dressed.
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We arrived at Mason’s and the air inside hummed with hushed power. Crystal chandeliers dripped light onto polished mahogany tables, each occupied by men who could buy and sell my company ten times over without blinking. The scent of aged wine and exorbitant cologne hung heavy in the air. Across the table, their faces were etched with a blend of skepticism and calculation. These weren't mere fishes, they were sharks, each one sniffing for weakness, for a hint of the instability that had plagued Hartley Holdings under J