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“Obviously,” he sneered “But Sharon doesn’t share that sentiment as she chose to marry Steve Keep yourself and your jaded vieay from my family”

Did he have any idea that she wanted to pound her fists against his chest? Did he have any idea she’d cried over the loss of his friendship? Of all the precious ether? Of course not Because if she wasn’t willing to have sex with hi more to do with her

“No, you, youhis request to stay away from his fa at how they’d ruined their relationship, a relationship she’d treasured

“This isn’t up for debate” Angry sparks flew frolad

Anger meant

she was eliciting some type of emotion from him She wanted eetting nothing but hi her

“You’re right It’s not You have no right to tellherself a gritted-teeth growl from a man known for his cool composure

Good At this point she wanted a knock-down, drag-out fight Arguing with hishells she’d been treading since theafter they’d come back from Cape May

“Sure I do,” he said arrogantly “You work for me”

“Just because I work for you, it does not give you the right to say who I can and can’t be friends with” Her chin rose another few notches

“Then you’ll be doing it elsewhere because as long as you work for me, you’ll do what I say Got it?”

Faith’s stomach knotted, as left of her heart shattered into dust, and pain like she’d never felt erupted deep within her, battling with her anger for pole position

“Fine,” she spat at hi her pain “Consider this nation I quit Effective immediately”

CHAPTER TEN

AT FAITH’S threat, Vale’s blood instantaneously froze to hard chunks of ice Coldness seeped into his extre him numb and spent