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I tried to digest everything, fitting the pieces together like a puzzle I hated that I’d been in the dark for so long How long had Alli known and kept this from me? First Sophia and now this In a matter of weeks there were sotothe truth fro

"Is that how you est her involveh Heath, yes"

I stared at hiuess you could say she was in his entourage We were seeing each other off and on, and she hooked up with Heath while I ay"

"She slept with him?"

"I don’t know Neither of them would admit to it, but I didn’t realize either of them had a problem until I crashed one of their parties at the condo"

"What did you do?"

"I sent theot clean I broke it off with Sophia when she ended the prograreed to help her start fresh"

"That’s why you invested in her business"

A fleeting look of surprise crossed his face He was probably willing to do anything to keep her clean, knowing the breakup would send her into a tailspin Did he love her?

"Yes, but the relationship ends there" He took his eyes off the road for a moment to meetinto his eyes, I wanted theht now

"Good"

"What’s Alli supposed to do now?"

"She can stay at the condo as long as she needs to, obviously"

"But, their relationship? I mean" I’d never seen Alli like this, so in love But could I really support a relationship with Heath when he had so many issues? Serious issues Billionaire brother or not, he was trouble, and the thought of her being tied to hiure it out, but I don’t want you involved," Blake said, a note of resolve in his voice

"What does that mean exactly?"

"That means I don’t want you anywhere near Heath or his circle of friends until he’s been clean for a very long ti estion

"If Alli decides to stay with him, that’s her choice, but I won’t have you anywhere near it"

My anger bubbled to the surface and I stewed, trying to coue of ain as much distance frohway and parked in front of a quaint diner a mile down the road He powered off the car, stepped out, and circled to open edour bodies too close for how angry I ith him