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Jackson could use this infor to offer Bakker now Jackson could easily win this by offering so I know that Bakker’s employees also don’t have And that’s a pension But can I sell Liam out like that?

Before today, yes, in a second I’m loyal to Jackson

After today?

I don’t know anymore My heart feels different than it did yesterday “You’ve gone andI can only do one thing now I click the button on the side ofthe screen, and call Mallory

She answers on the third ring “Shouldn’t you be having the best sex of your life right now instead of calling me?”

“I a the best sex of my life,” I reply

“If that’s true, then why are we talking?”

I pause, trying to put into words how I’ My heart is tied up in knots I didn’t knoould be like this with Liaht he’d flaunt his money all over me Isn’t that what rich, powerful men do? But he’s not about ed to his father That was ful He likely paid a lot for our breakfast, not tome, but for privacy Just the two of us The ornahtful, I still can’t wrapstuff like that for et me that way

“Aria?” Mallory asks gently

“I like him,” I blurt out

“You Like Him?”

I drop my head into oddamn way”

“Okay,” Mallory says slowly “You’re going to have to catch me up on this because I’ood or a bad thing?”

“I don’t know,” I answer honestly, staring down atI kneould be Hot Intense Incredible lover But then he’s so much more”

“I’ the bad part in all this”