y Mars

shed through me. I didn't hesitate. I grabbed his wrist, my thumb pressing sharply i

I warned, my voice dropping

but quickly plastered on a greasy,

arrel," Dedric lied effortlessly, his ch

ing the million-dollar diamonds at my

pping his voice to a wh

le setup just to get my attention, didn't you? Well, it worked. Now stop playing games, hand

e years of silent submission meant he owned me, and that this entire

a pathetic insect, Dedric's fragile ego

ry property of Salas Sports Equipment. My family's firm is ready to sign the licensing deal toni

t over the paper, tra

pped, loud enough that a few wealthy alumni

m, his teeth clenching. He drop

rsonally see to it that you are blacklisted from every athletic program in

others had clustered near the

r the crowd. "Dedric gave you a shot on the t

e room like a scalpel. I stood up, smoothing the navy velvet of

roperty?" I projected my voice so every

al, functional patent in six years. Your entire pr

arled, stepping forward

CTO without even glancing at my ex. "

id it firmly on the table. I turned it so the gold emboss

ce registration certificate for the LN-Titanium cryogenic all

fingernail against the

d: Bethany Marsh. Star-Wake. The Salas family has absolutely ze

ing of all color until he looked like a fresh corps

n in shock, while the surrounding university d

ession darkened into

hunder. "Attempting to claim false ownership of registered intellectual

mmered, sweat pouring down his forehead as his entire future crumbl

ng his hand toward the two massive guards. "Remove th

dric shrieked, thrashing wildly as the tw

, dragging him backward through the vel

atched his expensive Italian leather shoes drag across the car

u mistook my intellect for your entit

espectful nod. The absolute dismissal of De

ed, extending his hand. "ForcePeak is honored to meet your terms. We

ady to seal the deal that would cha

pitched screech tore through the center of the grand bal

shameless fraud!" Edwin