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Chapter 1

Dally

I stare down at the shattered salad bowls I’ve dropped on my way to the patio table I have to re this as a sign Not one that I should have gotten over Mack’s handso salad

I dropped the glass bowls at the sight of hi to see Mack show off his good looks He’s usuallyany part of his body The man even swims in a shirt For someone orks out as e of showing off the fruits of his labor I also take into account that if I had gone for the cheeseburger instead of the healthy option of salad that I wouldn’t have had a plate or bowl to drop It would have been shoved into my mouth already I make a promise to myself that next tihts when I hear Mack’s voice

“Don’t move,” he demands

“We’re not at the office You can’t boss ether today because his sister is ether a lot because of that I should only have to deal with Mack at work but I swear he’s everywhere I turn I start to take a rebellious step but slip a little on the lettuce that’s strewn all over the place I stuht myself but my cheeks pinken a little in embarrassment I don’t knoe’ve found ourselves in a constant battle of wills but we have Anything I say or do always brings some sort of sarcastic rereed to take a job with him

Oh, that’s right Because he’d offered me one that was a once in a lifeti to take a risk on a fresh out of college woman with an idea He’s been all over me since he invested in my company I have no idea why but he’s been up ht the Castiles werethat’s how they ot the payouts That and real estate Mack took over the metaphorical reins from his father and is more involved with the day-to-day operations noas one of his first investht he’d be

He’s gone as far asI couldn’t really tell him no It is free space that I needed So I sed my pride and snatched it up froht theinto him For a man that doesn’t like to be touched, he’s in my personal space way too often He sure has a weird way of dealing with that issue He’s always on top ofinto him

“Dally Don’t e area you’ve been asking for”

I freeze at that and narrow e area so bad I think it will be good for officeisn’t work all the time I’ve wanted it for a while now My not-so-silent partner Mack said people should be working and not hanging around I mostly want this killer coffee et out of your office or lab for a moment to clear your mind and relax

“Of course you throwwhat you want” I roll my eyes

“Nothing wrong with throwing some money around,” Savannah, Mack’s aunt, chimes in She loves to throw money around I don’t kno she pulls it off but it’s always badass to watch her do it Itto do with her stoic husband who looks like a bodyguard h personality for both of them but he still looks badass too

“Deal or no deal?”

“You know it’s a deal,” I snip back Mack is a genius He knows everything and that includes hoork people to get what he wants He knew I’d cave for the coffee machine alone He starts to close the space between us I throw my hand up “The coffee machine that isn’t out yet” I’ve heard there is a new version in production It is due anyti no one else has it’s Mack The Castilewhat they want