is getting on my nerves," Bianca says as she walks into my off

oke up with my thinking cap intact. I knew precisely

my chair and let my look meander over Bianca 's messy,auburn hair. "Weren't you the one who disrupted him the last time? You deflected his tires so he'd be late in meeting the client bearing in mind that lateness was one thing the client wouldn't tolerate." Bianca grinned devi

ok my head. "No. I can't do that ." I'm not insane to annoy an influential person like Francis Bridgeton. My phone rings and I reach for it absentmindedly, petrified when I see the name 'Ariel'. My heart skipped a beat as I gazed at my phone, allowing it to r

asked, knowing that anything it is he's calling for is bound to harm me."Want to go shopping with m

ent for Loretta." Bianca locks her jaws and casts a wary glance at me. "Don't go," she says, he can figure out what to give her himself. Why does he require

eed, Arielle, but you're not tricking me." I deflect my look, incapable of keeping up my affectation when she's looking at me that way. She's the one who knows l had a one-night stand with Ariel five years ago,

it back and watch Ariel wed your sister?" I turn to face the window and breathe in shakily. "What choice do I have? They've been a couple for five years, Bianca . If there was ever a time to make a move, I missed it.If either of them finds out about my feelings, it'll take a toll on my relationship with Ariel, and it'd devastate the strained relationship I have with my sister. And what for? He's never seen me as more than

Loretta. It was "you." My heart throbs at the reminder. "I retreated into the recesses of my thoughts, seeking solace when my parents told me they needed to retire and choose to combine their company with Warren Media. The Warren and the Rowan had been business rivals for ages, but the proposed merger changed everything, especially for my pare

to Bianca 's twenty-first birthday party. That night will forever be green in my mind. Ariel was drunk and one thing led to another. We made love but l left his bed before