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I chuckled, letting go ofher on the back, I asked, "Do you want us to take you to your place or Noah’s?"
She groaned again "Not Noah’s He’ll just gripe at ht returned to her tone "He’s been on this kick lately that I shouldn’t go to Friday night happy hour We had a big fight about it last week He actually forbade ht Can you believe that?" Her voice sharpened "Forbade me? Like he could even do that, even if ere in a relationship Forbade? Unreal He started to tell o, but he stopped himself When I pushed him on that, he said it was none of his business if you went or not I’m allowed to see you That was his terh "As if I’ over the years? Allowed What a joke"
I frowned, keeping hts to myself Noah was CEO of The Richrown up with him She worked for him too, but the real status of their relationship remained complicated Her parents had been close with his before they died, so she’d been taken in by his faood intentions when it came to Theresa, and the two bickered like an old
In fact, his initial concern about our friendship had faded as quickly as he had voiced it He’d known Theresa wasn’t a fan of Carter, but as we all got to know each other, Noah and Theresa, along with Amanda--my last friend from my old life--had become like a small family to Carter and me I owed them so much They’d been there for o, and I’d been hunted by the Bartel faht have so on Ae in the usual seating arrange
I turned to study Thomas’ profile, but whether he sensed my scrutiny or not, he didn’t react He re, but that wasn’t new All the guards were like this They preferred that I pretend they didn’t exist Carter explained to uard and not interact When I interacted with the their jobs
When we pulled up to Theresa’s ritzy building, Thomas helped her inside She had a doorman twenty-four-seven, so Thomas didn’t have to lead her far He just took her to the elevator where a stafftook over and pressed the button Tho before we’d arrived at Carter’s building
Carter’s building He’d correct hts
"This is your home, too," he’d told me many ti, the door was opened for me, and I took the elevator to the top floor I don’t knohy I did this Carter had renovated the entire building so it was all one hoiven me the top floor when I first came to live with him I’d been scared, excited, and in a whole different ele for my life
Sometih I could take the stairs I would slip intodownstairs to the kitchen and living room on the first floor Carter’s rooht, I held my slippers in one hand and tiptoed down the stairs
It was foolish to want to sneak up on Carter He trained ghosts He was one hih all the floors, I hadn’t found hiyarage Thomas had taken his perch outside the door, and I asked, "Where is he?"
"He flew to New York today He’s on his way hood, if you utter that naun fro"
"--Erin
"Better Remember it this time"
He nodded, and I went back inside Well I had no idea what to do now Carter wasn’t in the Mauricio fas with them, as well as with the Bartel family now He owned shares in The Richmond, too Carter also had other businesses, ones he hadn’t even told otten spoiled over the last year He’dhis business during the hours when I was at workboy, I went back to the kitchen and poured a glass of wine Unlike Theresa, I hadn’t joined in with the beer I preferred to keep a clear head when outside the house It was a survival tendency I’d picked up after being shot at a year ago
I was enjoying the wine and relaxing in the tub when the bathroorin appeared automatically onthere
It was always the sale started in the base of hfor him When I saw him, I needed to touch him It had been like this for a year, and I never wanted it to end I alanted to thirst for hile" style="display:block" data-ad-client="ca-pub-7451196230453695" data-ad-slot="9930101810" data-ad-format="auto" data-full-width-responsive="true">