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“Souy named Terrance called to do a security clearance, and I put two and two together Clearly you aren’t in Miami like you told us you were”

My belly clenches and I want to scream with the injustice of it all “Does my father know?”

He cuts his gaze, and that tells ain “Yeah He knows”

“But he doesn’t care”

A muscle in his jaw clenches “I did this to you, Kali I know I did It’s eating me alive how I tore the two of you apart”

“What you did was shitty, Kent As shitty as it gets But you didn’t tear ot out the butcher knife”

“No—”

“Yes”

He inhales and tries to touch ain I jerk back “Don’t”

“Is there a problem?”

Damion’s voice ripples down my spine a moment before his hand rests possessively on?” I whisper, turning aze on him

“Who the hell are you?” Kent bites out

Damion’s eyes shift sharply toward Kent “The CEO of the casino you’re standing in And, as I said, is there a problem?”

“You,” Kent bites out “You’re the problem”

My head is spinning and I stare at the floor, trying to make sure I don’t end up flat on my face