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Sadly that would never happen, not now Linc stood up and held out his hand for her to shake “Nice doing business with you, Piper I’ll get your money to you by the end of the day”

Linc squeezed her shoulder as he followed Beckett out of the rooer just sat where he was, one ankle on his knee, his face a thundercloud

When they were alone, she stood up and pulled her bag over her shoulder She was suddenly exhausted, eer would say so he wouldn’t, she pushed her chair under the table and turned to leave

“My lawyers will contact you with regard to custody of Ty,” he said

Piper stiffened That was tooto take her son from her He wanted custody? Oh, hell, no!

Piper felt white-hot anger flash over her as she went into full, rabid momma-bear mode She slapped both hands on the conference table, her face burning

“Know this, Jaeger Ballantyne No matter how much I love you, how much I want you inain, I will take every cent of those o so deep and so dark you will never find hiain No one, not even you, will come between me and my son!”

Jaeger sat up straighter, and a small frown appeared between his eyes “Whoa, hold on—”

“My mother loved me, but she loved my father more My father didn’t love me at all Ty is ht you with every breath I have if you try to take him from me”

Piper lifted a shaking finger in the general direction of his face Tears burned hot passages down her cheeks as she continued, “I should’ve told you about hiain I know that now I know you hateTy from me would be a death sentence fordrastic to keep him I’ll share him with you—he deserves to know you—but please don’t try to take it all Don’tirreversible”

“Piper, I—”

She couldn’t withstand any more Piper felt the last chunk of her heart rip into shreds She dashed her hands over her wet cheeks and whirled around, seeing the blurred outline of the door Needing to escape, to run, she bolted froer’s command for her to stay