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He leaned in, nearly nuzzling her ear with his lips Her quick intake of breath was alh the panels Instead of pulling her toward him like he wanted to, he pivoted and hustled her back a step into her office

“Tell the girls I said hi,” he h where he found the willpower, he had no idea

She nodded, her expression blank He was so going to enjoy putting a few oddess exterior when they next met

Three

Cass blew out the breath she’d been holding Which didn’t help either her shakes or her thundering pulse

That hadn’t gone down quite like she would have hoped She and Gage ht be equals now but that hadn’t afforded her any special ic to keep her insides under control

But Gage had left and that seemed like a small win

Except now she had to go into that board , where Trinity hadwith So she would have to give the his ridiculous offer for the formula

Of all the nerve Telling her she owed hiiven her a few pointers once upon a tiht, but e

Well, the broken heart he’d left her with had driven her for a long time But she’d succeeded by her own merit, not because he’d mentored her

If anyone decided to sell the formula, it would be because it made sound business sense Like she’d told hi in the large, sunny room at the end of the hall

The other three wooverning forces of the company they’d dubbed Fyra, from the Swedish word for four Alex Meer ran the nuston cooked up formulas in her lab as the chief science officer, Trinity Forrester convinced consu officer and Cass held the reins

All three of her friends looked up as she entered, faces bright with expectation

“He’s gone Let’s get started” Cass set down her phone and tablet, then slid into her customary chair