My Ruthless Ceo
His jealousy of her brilliance was a strange, intoxicating thing, he wanted the world to fear her, but he hated that her mind was a territory he couldn't fully map.
"You’re a natural, Cali. It’s in your blood. The Santoro ruthlessness. It just took a little... cultivation."
"Don't take credit for my spite," Cali whispered, her voice dropping into a lethal, grumpy register.
"You didn't cultivate me. You backed me into a corner until the only thing left to do was bite." She shoved him back, finally sliding off the table.
She smoothed out the lapels of her midnight-black suit, looking every bit the cold-blooded executive. She picked up the pearl derringer and tucked it back into her blazer with
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