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“And you do read the stories they write about me,” he said, as if he was able to read her mind

She pursed her lips “Fine I’ve read some of what’s been written about you”

“Being a tyrant ie And it shows an attempt to claim it in a very base way I have control over this company, of my business, in all situations, and I don’t have to raise et it”

She cleared her throat and stared straight ahead at the closed elevator door At their warped reflections in the glea metal She came just past his shoulder, and that was in her killer heels She looked…tiny A bit aard And he looked…well, like Dante always looked Dark and delicious, suprehtening

“You raised your voice when you were inat reflection Dante, and not actual Dante Actual Dante was almost too handso so close to him

He laughed, a short, one-note sound “It was deserved in the situation, don’t you think?”

“Was it?”

“Hoould you have felt if the situations were reversed?”

“I don’t know Look, are you serious about this?” she asked, turning to face him just as the doors to their floor slid open

“I don’t joke very often, if at all,” he said

“Well, that’s true But in my experience when men say they want to datethose same lines”

“What is this?”

She shook her head “Nothing, just…high school You are planning on following through with this, right? Dante, if I get caught—coht not just be Ana that I lose”

“As previously stated, Paige, I do not joke I a now”

“I just don’t understand why you’re helping me”

“Because it helps me”