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re?" His voice came out

d when the realization

ny it. It wa

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t a soft, hum

Why would you... why would you take advantag

e'd worn all morning hardened into something dangerous as he circled the table and stalked toward me with deliberat

meone who saved you from danger? Protected you because you w

onfusion. "Pro

you? Seriously, Miss Huston?" He stopped in front of

red, stupid

aking breaths betrayed me. "You kissed me, you touched me, you even...

with something

," he said with a smirk on his face, stepping clos

th caught as he leaned in, heat radiating

having sex with you," he murmured, his lips bru

caught in

n't im

rmth radiating from his body, and the sight of his mouth hovering inches from mine sent my pulse racing in a way that made me instantly resent myself. Th

owering his head until h

t fuck

nded like a

ed the sensitive skin of my neck, and a fre

he possibl

fore forcing the words out.

I thought he

leaving me standing there breathless and disoriented, as thou

in and tried to

e... did you

s expression unreadable except for th

So you could blackmail m

d. "No, No! T

ened. I only helped you because you used to w

n burned t

ever want me like tha

what to say after embarrassing my

es." His tone sliced through ev

ea

g you like that. Please, just

id le

the room, and the authority in his

hatever opportunity I might have had to clear my name h

terest in hearing, I backed toward the door and sli

vily in my chest. The memory of everything I'd said replayed

as I t

orne of my innocence, yet somehow I'd en

up and took a seat near the window, convincing myself that if I waited

phone without really reading anything, alternating between rehearsing what

r when a familiar voice sliced throu

ll. Look

ately formed

and the moment their eyes landed on me, their expressions lit up with

lit up when

e office whore survived? Though

. "I'm not doing

educe the CEO too? I heard he threw

st into annoy

fused to react because I d

bbed my bag and suitcase, and walked

w meters when I heard

top! St

baffled, as peopl

me dramatically. "

t dropped. "No I di

er bag!"

ointed toward the ceiling. "If you're accusi

. Someone grabbed my bag forcefully a

t down to pick her wa

her!" she held it

d murmur

hat get there?! I didn't take your wal

ess thief,"

lashed on my hair and my face bef

and food at me, their voic

y shoulders, I turned to face the crowd. If th

y body shook under the humilia

quiet and I felt a coat c

nd the familiar intoxicatin

d me and my breath hitched as the

as A

t in trouble to g