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Book 2: Five
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2026-07-16 22:31:24
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Best Friend’s Brother Shouldn’t Know How I Taste Book 2: Eight
Kassidy's POVThe acquisition negotiations continued over the following days, forcing Eli and me into constant contact. Every single morning began the exact same way. I would walk into the boardroom of Ashford Holdings and find him already seated at the head of the table. It was terrifying how quickly the old rhythm returned, even now that he was operating under a different name."The indemnity clause needs to be capped at five million dollars, Miss Townsend," Eli said during the Tuesday afternoon session. He tapped his pen on his folder, his dark eyes locked onto mine. "Ashford Holdings will not assume unlimited liability for warehouse structures built before the 2020 regulatory updates."I didn't need to look down at my notes to formulate a counter-strategy. I already knew exactly how his mind operated. "But if we cap the indemnity at five million, Mr. Ashford, our firm will require a proportional reduction in the fina
Best Friend’s Brother Shouldn’t Know How I Taste Book 2: Seven
Kassidy's POVThe reunion with Eli had left me emotionally unsettled, but more than anything, it convinced me even more that Eli can never learn about my daughter.I sat on the closed lid of the toilet, my hands still damp from the cold water, staring at the white tile floor of the corporate bathroom. My mind was spinning out of control. But the initial shock was quickly hardening into something else: a fierce determination. He could never find out about Summer.I had dragged myself through law school, survived the sleepless nights with a newborn, and built a safe, happy world in Austin. And I was not going to let him pull down the walls of the sanctuary I fought so hard to create. We would be strangers who happened to share a boardroom table and nothing more.With that resolution in my heart, I stood up, smoothed down the wrinkles in my skirt, and opened the bathroom door. When I got back to w
Best Friend’s Brother Shouldn’t Know How I Taste Book 2: Six
Elijah's POVIt took me every house of control I had to not lose my mind in the office. I managed to get through the rest of the day with only one question on my mind.What the fuck was Kassidy doing here?!The moment I got home, I threw my keys onto the kitchen counter. I couldn't sit down, I couldn't stand still, or do anything else, really. I pulled at the knot of my tie, ripping the top button of my shirt open just to breathe properly.Seeing Kassidy again had broken apart the carefully controlled life I had spent four years building. Four years of trying to convince myself that I had done the right thing by letting her go forever.But the moment she walked into that boardroom, every single defense I had constructed turned to dust. She was so different now, no longer the broken girl who had left Minnesota State University. People respected her the moment she opened her mouth, I saw it right there and then in the meeting. She had become the lawyer she had always wanted to be. And y
Best Friend’s Brother Shouldn’t Know How I Taste Book 2: Five
Kassidy's POVI fiddled with the front buttons of my tailored gray blazer as the elevator doors slid open on the executive floor of Ashford Holdings the next day. Beside me, my colleagues: David, a senior partner, and Sarah, our quick-witted junior associate, were busy reviewing notes on their digital tablets. I took a calm breath, preparing myself for another difficult corporate client. I fully expected to meet Elijah Ashford, I was sure he was just another hardened businessman who would try to test my expertise the moment we sat down. But I would beat him down the way I did Mr Henderson."Remember, Kassidy," David muttered as we stepped out into the reception hallway. "Ashford Holdings is looking for efficiency. They want to make sure we know our onions, so, be prepared for a tough crowd.""I am always prepared, David," I replied and he smiled reassuringly.We were guided by a polite receptionist down a long hallway lined with abstract art, eventually stopping before a set of doubl
Best Friend’s Brother Shouldn’t Know How I Taste Book 2: Four
Kassidy's POVThe humid air of the valley area was something I definitely didn't miss about Wisconsin. It clouded my nostrils the second we stepped onto the metal stairs of the passenger bridge, and I sniffed in frustration.Hudson Falls did not have an airport, which is why I had used this one, the closest to the town. I squeezed Summer's small hand in mine, adjusting the strap of my leather travel bag on my shoulder as we walked into the bustling terminal."Mommy, are we in the new house yet?" Summer asked, pulling on my arm as she hopped over a crack in the linoleum floor. "Is it going to have a big yard for the purple horses?""Not yet, sweetie," I replied, offering her a calm smile as we followed the signs toward the b
Best Friend’s Brother Shouldn’t Know How I Taste Book 2: Three
ELIJAH'S POV"The numbers on page fourteen don't match the bank statements from March, Mr. Davies. From what I can see here, you logged a whooping four-hundred-thousand-dollar expense for offshore logistics, but the routing numbers belong to a shell corporation registered under your wife's maiden name. Would you care to explain this discrepancy to the board, or should we skip straight to the legal counsel?"The boardroom fell into a freezing silence. Across the long mahogany table, Mr. Davies looked like he had just been hit by a truck. His face went pale, his fingers trembling as he tried to smooth down his silk tie."Mr. Ash... Mr. Ashford, please," Mr. Davies stammered, sweating under the ceiling lights. "There was a system error during the transition. The accounting depa
Best Friend’s Brother Shouldn’t Know How I Taste 04 - Pretty Regrets
Kassidy's POVI left the house that morning without even eating my cereal. I needed air and distance and to be somewhere that wasn't that house. Quietly, I grabbed my bag, pushed my feet into my sneakers, and walked out the front door before anyone could say anything else to me.Other college fres
Best Friend’s Brother Shouldn’t Know How I Taste 03 - After Party Effect
Kassidy's POVWhen I woke up the next morning, the first thing I did was grin at the ceiling like an idiot.For about thirty seconds, I felt so warm, boneless, and stupidly happy, replaying the previous night in a loop that my brain seemed very committed to.Eli Deering had kissed me. Eli Deering h
Best Friend’s Brother Shouldn’t Know How I Taste 02 - Party Downstairs
Kassidy's POVEli Deering could go straight to hell.That was what I told myself, anyway, as I pulled my black dress over my hips and stepped back to look at myself in the mirror. I needed to believe it.The alternative was sitting alone in that room, stewing in the particular kind of smallness tha
Best Friend’s Brother Shouldn’t Know How I Taste 01 - Bastard next door
Kassidy's POV"Are you inside yet?"I looked up at the house from where I was standing on the front door, and took a deep breath. My duffel bag slumped against my leg, and my fingers were so cold I could barely feel them."Not yet," I told Piper as I clenched my fist against the phone pressed to my
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