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Prologue

“What do you mean I need to take time off work foruncoaze It was that tiain—the company physical An event he detested

Last year Dr Nelson—who to Sebastian’s way of thinking should be staring retirement real close in the face—had told Sebastian that his blood pressure was too high and as a result he needed to adopt a healthier lifestyle, a lifestyle that included i thehis hours at work

Sebastian had done none of those things

It wasn’t that he hadn’t taken the doctor seriously; it was just that he hadn’t had the ties the le and used to grabbing soive up fried chicken was si the medication the doctor had prescribed, well, he would take the das if he could remember to have the prescription filled

Then there was this thing about becoular basis didn’t count And even if it did, that would be a eo and hadn’t had another bed partner since

Last but not least was this nonsense about eli his work hours Now that was really asking a lot He lived to work and he worked to live The term workaholic could definitely be used to describe him The Steele Corporation was more than just a cohly enjoyed his job in the family business as troubleshooter and problem solver

“You heard me correctly, Bas I recommend that you take a three-month medical leave of absence”

Sebastian shook his head “You can’t be serious”

“I’ to have if you don’t es”

The an clenching “Aren’t you getting a little carried away about this? I’m thirty-five, not seventy-five”