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g down at the glittering expanse of Manhattan. The luxury of this place was

eston and Carol, echoed in my mind,

They tried to erase my past, to r

y nails digging into my palms. I would have

oup, a giant in New York's business worl

washed and laid out to dry on the nightstand

pt that a man who lived in a p

was my chance. My only chance. I needed a f

uest room and typed "Blake S

made me suck

s New York Titans, known as the "Ice Tyrant"

pex Holdings, a vast global empire. His wea

ar, his eyes sharp and piercing. It finally

dustry and sports notice a pathetic

ear: if I could form an alliance with him, I w

ait for his lawyer to make me an o

called my best and only

saw the news. Are you okay? Where are yo

pened, leaving out the part about Blake St

parents, who are so biased their brains

said, my voice eerily calm,

I'll go to

le. Not the public stuff. I need private information-hi

urned serious. "Faye, what are you planning? Blake

o other choice. I want to make

t with him. He could use me to create a more relatable, talked-about public image. In return,

lan. But I had t

"Okay," she finally said. "You'r

But Faye, you need to be sure about this. Once you get involved w

whispered, watching the sk

I felt a flicker o

tion. Pale face, red-rimmed eyes. I splashed c

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s Blake's assistant. He brought a brand-new, perfect

ught you might need these today,

completely seen through washing over me again