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Bull,you to calrasp “Screw you”

“Exactly, it’s e’ve been doing Have you consideredthis for reasons other than money? Maybe I’m here because I want to be?”

I had the fluttery pulses of energy tellingstate lines before I looked back “I don’t want you here, and you need to leave

His jaw clenched and he took a step back

“I’ll go, but this isn’t over, Zara”

“It’s well and truly over You and I can coordinate the presentation by eo over it, present it, and go our separate ways Kathleen will decide who gets the account”

“What about that?” He pointed to the ring on er

My chest tight with anger and hurt, I twisted it and tugged it off Of course he’d want it back

What the hell rong with rabbed his hand and s it to the final presentation Tell Hunter I said thanks”

“What happens when Kathleen finds out we lied?”

“People break up all the time We let her know our ind romance is on hold for now”

“Zara…”

“You need to go”

His lips parted He sla out without another word

I gave s I clutched ht of what had happened Staring up at the ceiling, I blinked back the tears It was one night This was always only ever supposed to be temporary