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ted, and Barrett's deep, gravelly voice came th

of his voice carried a trace of calm authority

my throat to keep my tone strictly profess

ys open," he replied, a faint hint of a

n my chest and got straight to the point. "I ran into a complication tonig

spoke again, the teasing note was gone, replaced

ed to order me to take my stepsister's place at Victor Beaumont's private Scent Banquet t

his voice rock-steady and reassuring. "You have

are losing their minds right now," I analyzed coldly, walking ove

ounding less like a stranger and more like a seaso

the industry," I said, resting my fingertips against the cool windowpane. "I

rett replied with a low chuckle. "The Daniel family and my

ely," I said, feeling the heavy k

e are a united married couple blocking all matchmaking interference. Between the two of us,

and never using pheromone pressure around each other," I

a second's pause. "As a modest tra

ring a standard neck guard dissolved

omorrow night," I offered, wanting to keep our ledger ba

easure, Mrs. Craft

ed at the dark screen and l

was undoubtedly kicking over chairs in his study, cursing me as a cold-blooded traitor, while Geralyn patted hi

ree would leave me starving in the street. They

t spreadsheet for Apex Entertainment. As long as I held the capital approvals and

obbing ache in my nape had faded completely, and as I closed the laptop an h