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lay. Damian Sharp

ly commanding the space. Up close, his cologne was cedarw

yes darted between his platinum cufflinks and the cold line of

at me with clear confusion. Yet here he was, stepping in

vibrated violently. Molly was

my thumb slipped on the glass and

ou hiding in some corner crying? I told you Earl would never choose you. Y

at her paperwork. A couple tw

but Damian reached past my shoulder. His long t

m went

kers. He looked down at me,

judgment," h

k you," I

man in a dark suit standing behind him. "Ian.

assistant replied, stepping sm

lower back, guiding me toward a recessed

the marble to steady my legs. "You don't know me. You

ts and financial favors," Damian said plainly. "You have a problem of pride. I have

ly wild," I said,

r does not get the satisfaction of your public humiliation. And I need a marr

s left. You can walk out of that door as someone who

my thoughts, alongside the image of Ea

olve flared

in the eye. "Wha

touched the corner of his