Chapter\u00a0763\u00a0<\/p>\n
I\u00a0almost\u00a0forgot\u00a0about\u00a0my\u00a0meeting\u00a0with\u00a0Alpha\u00a0Sampson;\u00a0he\u00a0had\u00a0come\u00a0to\u00a0me\u00a0not\u00a0long\u00a0ago,\u00a0asking\u00a0for\u00a0the\u00a0right\u00a0to\u00a0<\/p>\n
build\u00a0a\u00a0business\u00a0in the\u00a0neutral\u00a0territory,\u00a0and\u00a0the\u00a0meeting\u00a0was\u00a0supposed\u00a0to\u00a0focus\u00a0on\u00a0his\u00a0business\u00a0plan.<\/p>\n
\u201cCan\u00a0we\u00a0move\u00a0the\u00a0meeting\u00a0with\u00a0Sampson\u00a0until next\u00a0week?\u00a0Tell\u00a0him\u00a0to\u00a0send\u00a0me\u00a0his\u00a0business\u00a0plan,\u00a0and\u00a0I\u2019ll\u00a0go<\/p>\n
over\u00a0it\u00a0before\u00a0we\u00a0get\u00a0the\u00a0chance\u00a0to\u00a0talk\u00a0about\u00a0it.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes,\u00a0sir,\u201d\u00a0Elana\u00a0said.<\/p>\n
I\u00a0ended\u00a0the\u00a0intercom\u00a0connection\u00a0just\u00a0as\u00a0Taylor\u00a0walked\u00a0into\u00a0my\u00a0office.\u00a0Per\u00a0usual,\u00a0he\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0bother\u00a0knocking.\u00a0He<\/p>\n
looked\u00a0at me\u00a0with\u00a0a\u00a0frown\u00a0as he\u00a0closed\u00a0the\u00a0door\u00a0behind\u00a0him.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat\u2019s\u00a0that face\u00a0for?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat\u00a0if\u00a0Judy was\u00a0in\u00a0here?\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0asked,\u00a0annoyed\u00a0by\u00a0his\u00a0disturbance.\u00a0\u201cWe\u00a0could\u00a0have\u00a0been-\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u00a0would\u00a0have\u00a0smelled her\u00a0if\u00a0she\u00a0were,\u201d\u00a0Taylor\u00a0said,\u00a0rolling\u00a0her\u00a0eyes.\u00a0\u201cAnd\u00a0I\u00a0would\u00a0have\u00a0smelled\u00a0the scent\u00a0of\u00a0sex<\/p>\n
the\u00a0second\u00a0the\u00a0elevator\u00a0doors\u00a0opened.\u201d\u00a01<\/p>\n
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\u201cEliza\u00a0has\u00a0been\u00a0wanting to\u00a0do\u00a0dinner\u00a0with\u00a0you\u00a0and\u00a0Judy\u00a0for\u00a0a\u00a0while\u00a0now.\u00a0I\u00a0was thinking\u00a0we\u00a0could\u00a0do\u00a0something<\/p>\n
tonight?\u201d<\/p>\n
I\u00a0nodded.<\/p>\n
\u201cCome\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0villa\u00a0tonight.\u00a0I\u2019ll\u00a0have\u00a0our\u00a0chefs\u00a0cook\u00a0a\u00a0meal.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ll\u00a0let\u00a0her\u00a0know,\u201d\u00a0Taylor\u00a0said,\u00a0pulling\u00a0out\u00a0his\u00a0phone\u00a0and\u00a0sending\u00a0his\u00a0mate\u00a0a\u00a0quick\u00a0text.<\/p>\n
I\u00a0started to\u00a0pack\u00a0up\u00a0my\u00a0things\u00a0for\u00a0the\u00a0day,\u00a0and\u00a0I\u00a0stood\u00a0to\u00a0my feet.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u00a0need\u00a0to\u00a0head\u00a0home\u00a0to\u00a0my\u00a0mate\u00a0now.\u00a0I\u2019ll\u00a0see\u00a0you\u00a0tonight,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0tell\u00a0him.<\/p>\n
He\u00a0gives\u00a0me\u00a0a\u00a0quick\u00a0wave\u00a0as\u00a0I\u00a0leave.\u00a0I\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0care\u00a0about\u00a0leaving\u00a0him\u00a0alone\u00a0in\u00a0my\u00a0office;\u00a0it\u2019s\u00a0not\u00a0like\u00a0he\u00a0hasn\u2019t\u00a0done\u00a0me\u00a0favors\u00a0by\u00a0working\u00a0in\u00a0here\u00a0a\u00a0ton\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0past.\u00a0While\u00a0I\u00a0was\u00a0way\u00a0in\u00a0Levi\u2019s territory\u2026\u00a0or\u00a0his\u00a0former\u00a0territory,<\/p>\n
Taylor\u00a0was\u00a0an active\u00a0Alpha and\u00a0took\u00a0on\u00a0my workload.<\/p>\n
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1\/3\u00a0<\/p>\n
12:25\u00a0PM\u00a0Fri\u00a03\u00a0Oct<\/p>\n
Chapter\u00a0763<\/p>\n
no\u00a0one\u00a0I\u00a0trusted\u00a0more.<\/p>\n
88%<\/p>\n
+25\u00a0BONUS<\/p>\n
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As\u00a0I\u00a0pulled\u00a0into\u00a0the\u00a0villa\u00a0and\u00a0parked\u00a0my\u00a0car,\u00a0I\u00a0could\u00a0already\u00a0smell her\u00a0sweet\u00a0scent,\u00a0mixed\u00a0with\u00a0a\u00a0few\u00a0others.\u00a0Nan<\/p>\n
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\u201cHey,\u201d\u00a0Nan said.\u00a0\u201cErik\u00a0is\u00a0going\u00a0to\u00a0give\u00a0me\u00a0a\u00a0ride\u00a0home.\u201d<\/p>\n
I\u00a0nodded.<\/p>\n
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\u201cI\u00a0missed\u00a0you,\u201d\u00a0she\u00a0whispered,\u00a0pulling\u00a0back\u00a0slightly\u00a0to\u00a0look\u00a0up\u00a0at\u00a0him.<\/p>\n
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ready.<\/p>\n
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Today\u2019s\u00a0Bonus\u00a0Offer<\/p>\n
GET\u00a0IT\u00a0N\u2026<\/p>\n
Ruby is a master of holiday romance and slow-burn love stories that warm the heart like a crackling fire. Her novels weave festive magic with lingering glances and tender moments, drawing readers into cozy worlds where love unfolds one snowflake at a time. Off the page, she\u2019s baking cookies and dreaming under twinkling lights.<\/p>\n
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