“$381 million,” my lawyer Rachel said, her voice dropping to a whisper over the phone. “Mark, do you realize what you’re holding? That’s how much was illegally built on your grandfather’s land.” I stared at the yellowed piece of paper in my grease-stained hands. “You’re telling me I own it? All of it?” “If this…
Don’t drink it. He stopped. His brow furrowed. I glanced nervously at the office door, then back to him. I mouthed the words again, tears stinging my eyes. Please. It is poison. The man looked at me, really looked at me. He saw my shaking hands. He saw the pure terror on my face. Then,…
“Did he live here?” The dam of my composure began to crack entirely. The sudden mention of his military rank undid me. “He did,” I whispered. My voice was suddenly very thick with tears. “He was my husband. He passed away five years ago.” Grizzly closed his eyes for a long moment. A deep shuddering…
“What are you doing in here, kid?” A voice barked from my left. It was the bartender, a massive man with a shaved head and a dark spiderweb tattoo covering his neck. “Are you lost? This is no place for a child. Get out before you get hurt.” I ignored him. My eyes scanned the…
“Kid, what are you doing here? It is two in the morning. Does your mom know you are here?” Leo shook his head, too terrified to speak. “Let the boy speak.” The voice came from the back of the room. It was low and calm, but carried an authority that was absolute. The crowd parted….
“Victoria are you sure you read this right?” Martha gasped turning pale. “Jax company is about to go public. How could he possibly owe such a massive amount of money?” “I thought it was a stupid mistake too,” Lexi lied smoothly. “But today when I went out to take out the trash I overheard Doctor…
After all, I was about to give birth to my second beautiful baby anyway. I pushed all those swirling thoughts down into the dirt. I had absolutely no desire to bicker with him in an airport terminal. “Are you not here to pick me up?” I asked flatly. “Let us go.” The entire scene went…
“What kind of garbage are you speaking?” I yelled. “You are deliberately trying to make me misunderstand!” “Penny, stop it,” Julian snapped, stepping between us to defend her. “Do not listen to Lexi. She is just a tomboy. She speaks without thinking.” “Hey, you have a lot of nerve,” I glared at Lexi. “How dare…
“Seriously, what is your problem?” Jackson muttered, but he was smiling a little. That night, Jackson told our parents what happened. His mother Barbara smoothed it over immediately. She told Riley to lay off the aggressive jokes and she pushed Jackson to take us both out on weekends so we could bond. From that day…
In his twisted mind, loving someone and destroying them were never contradictions. And he thought I had only one option: accept it. Back in the bridal suite, my best friend Claire paced the floor like a caged animal. “Is Carter literally insane?” Claire shouted, throwing her hands in the air. “He left his own wedding…
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