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She sighed “Yes”

“So did I, first thing this one”

“They are, but—”

“There are no more buts, Tessa”

Finally, she nodded “How did you know?”

“The bosses told me”

“Why?”

She wasn’t asking why they’d rewritten the employment contracts and rescinded the clause that had prevented the any non-work contact of a sexual nature No doubt the trio of bastards they worked for had fed her soood at that Probably why they were successful No, Tessa wanted to knohy they’d told him about her contract

Because they want et close to you, to fuck you, and find out if you’ve been selling us out Right now, I hate ed mine, I asked about yours You knohy”

“I do”

Good “Can you think of a single reason I can’t coht now”

Even by the dihts of the porch, he saw color flush her cheeks “Did you mean what you said on Christmas Eve?”

“Every word”

Tessa dragged in a shaky breath as she stared at hireen eyes Finally, she stepped back, her baby-pink toe nails a soft splash of color against the white tile of her foyer “Then there’s no reason at all Come in”

March 3 (The previous year)

“Welcoton’scommittee waited, hand outstretched, just inside the office

He shut the door behind him and shook it “Thank you, sir I’m happy to be here”

“Come on in Before I introduce you around, do you prefer Chase or…”

“I’ll answer to al, but most people call me Zyron Mr Garrett is my dad, and Chase is a stupid-ass na with that”

The forhed “Zyron it is Mind telling me where that nickname came from?”

He kind of did because he’d probably get ribbed for it, but since one of the people who had stuck hi out of it “Sohanistan decided I looked like Zac Efron I’m not sure it was a compliment”