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Chapter 4 DANGEROUS TERRITORY

Word Count: 1676    |    Released on: 02/02/2025

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ings, encountered attacks from cutthroat business rivals, and the relentless scr

ere she had disappeared into her apartment building. My fingers dru

ords replayed in my head, and I hated h

sn't real. It cou

ssary piece of Margaret's carefully lai

hose wide, searching eyes, some

ning a hand t

red to myself before signali

sn't entirely sure who I was tryin

e walls of my penthouse-level workspace were made of glass, givi

hrough the latest financial

oor snapped me o

in," I

ls clicking against the marble floor. With her immaculate bob a

to approach her with a natural smile in an attempt to look li

iew," she said without preambl

d. "I al

y remark. "Kate han

ed. "S

moment, then leaned forwar

tight

not re

uds your judgmen

red, but I've been in this business long enough to

Kate is part of the

sake, I hope that's true. Because the mome

phone that had just set off a notification

ing me about you. Says she won't believe a

eal, Margaret had made Kate sign a Non Disclo

t a smal

an eyebrow. "Som

d. "Nothing I

Kate's apartment, an unexpected sense

the door swung ope

dazzle stones all over, and an oversized NYU sweater. Her long hair w

teased, stepping

Grace." I repli

unger sister, Sophia, sat cross-

assumed it was a single room, but there was a s

was well kept, ti

V on the wall it was

light green background, the couches were beige and fluffy, I loved the f

er's skeptical expression and

her eyes. "You

see you don't

suits who suddenly claim to be enga

ed. "Sophi

used. "Fair enough. I

as I moved to sit on the

half," she rep

nutes, Kate had rescinded to the k

ed me for a

about Kate that isn

e of homemade cookies and a glass of chilled yo

, my fingers intertwined as I loo

ust a little. Almost like she d

ened slightly.

hings," I s

ophia, who looked

e said, and she actually gestured by using her two fi

and hilarious to me howev

I'd expect n

sister has finished interrogating you, can you

through a wide smile, I didn't ev

the ladle can also be a murde

ith raised brows as I took a bi

aste like a feeling, like-Christmas!" I fed back,

aitress stroke an aspiring

e I guess," she

in her eyes was

ne classes and pra

me then, I gue

e yoghurt, I realized

-nice. Co

t was d

lean up while Sophia occupied herself with a

come," Kate said sof

et it aside. "Yo

ced up at

eeds to look real. And that inc

or a long moment

. Of c

turned away quickly, a

out it too much, my pho

on hardening instantly at th

in

ced my sudden shift

t is

jaw. "Nothin

e name on my phone, I

out a reason. And whatever that reason

t's been a delight being invited

about my rapid departure

ack. "I'll

back in my car befo

mooth voice came throug

ly. "What do yo

e?" His voice came from th

teering wheel. "I'm not in

"Shame. Becaus

d silent,

inally

view. Cute. But we both

empt to mask any faltering in my tone. The last t

what you're

can smell a business deal from a mile away. And

dangerous level. "Ar

at all. Just- reminding you that

"Stay out of my

as mocking. "You'll ruin m

n't a

u can. I have a feeling this fairy tale won't last

o stay calm. To calm my racing tho

s one thing I had learned over the ye

ediately we

e in

ched tightly

e as leverage, he was about to le

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Contents

Chapter 1 A STRANGER'S DEAL Chapter 2 A GLIMPSE OF HIS WORLD Chapter 3 LINES BLURRING Chapter 4 DANGEROUS TERRITORY Chapter 5 UNRAVELING Chapter 6 NEMESIS Chapter 7 A FEELING OF UNEASE Chapter 8 SMOKE AND MIRRORS Chapter 9 EN-GARDE Chapter 10 FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE- AS THE CASE MAY BE
Chapter 11 ROYAL RECEPTION AND A DREAM IN REALITY
Chapter 12 THE NIGHTMARE
Chapter 13 COLLISION COURSE
Chapter 14 DOWN THE RABBIT'S HOLE
Chapter 15 SEEDS OF DOUBT
Chapter 16 ENTANGLEMENTS
Chapter 17 COLD AND DISTANT
Chapter 18 GLORIA
Chapter 19 KATE'S PUNISHMENT
Chapter 20 RECONCILIATIONS
Chapter 21 UNRAVELING THE PAST AND SOMETHING MORE
Chapter 22 A ROOM FOR TWO
Chapter 23 THE VISIT
Chapter 24 THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM
Chapter 25 UNSPOKEN TRUTHS
Chapter 26 HEAVY BURDENS
Chapter 27 THE WEIGHT OF DECISIONS
Chapter 28 SPEAK TO ME
Chapter 29 THE TRIP
Chapter 30 ALICE'S WONDERLAND
Chapter 31 JUST THE TWO OF US
Chapter 32 RED ALERT
Chapter 33 IN KATE I TRUST
Chapter 34 MASTERMIND
Chapter 35 THE STRENGTH WITHIN
Chapter 36 NO MORE WHAT IFS
Chapter 37 STEPPING INTO THE SPOTLIGHT
Chapter 38 CHAPERONE
Chapter 39 A QUEEN-SIZED TREAT
Chapter 40 THE FIRST DAY ON SET
Chapter 41 A MUCH NEEDED DISTRACTION
Chapter 42 SWEET MOTHER
Chapter 43 THE WOMAN SHE WAS
Chapter 44 THE UNTHINKABLE
Chapter 45 PRETENDING TO BE FINE
Chapter 46 MY STALKER FROM A DISTANCE
Chapter 47 THE FUN TRAIN IS BACK
Chapter 48 THE PERFECT WEAPON
Chapter 49 THE NEXT MOVE
Chapter 50 FIGHT FOR ME
Chapter 51 WALKING AWAY
Chapter 52 THE RECKONING
Chapter 53 THE BREAKING POINT
Chapter 54 THE QUIET THAT FOLLOWED
Chapter 55 CALL FROM THE DEVIL
Chapter 56 JUST ME AS KATE
Chapter 57 CAT OUT OF THE BAG
Chapter 58 FIRST BLOOD
Chapter 59 SAINT OR DEMON
Chapter 60 STILL US
Chapter 61 COMING HOME
Chapter 62 THE WOLF'S TEETH
Chapter 63 MY FAVOURITE PERSON
Chapter 64 KEVIN'S POISONS
Chapter 65 ENOUGH- FOR NOW
Chapter 66 UNSCRIPTED
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