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***** JACE *****I could get rid of him. A simple note to the right person ans “Taser” wouldn’t be able to walk into my building, but I knew what doing that would mean.It meant I cared enough about Lily to get her ex dropped, and I didn’t, so Timothy would join the interns that would be in the office on Tuesday. It was a good thing men like me didn’t meet with the interns or I would have a fun time explaining why I randomly punched one of them. My hand tightened into a fist on the table. Taser had something on Lily. Something so big that it made her disappear into a shell even when he hinted at it remotely, and a part of me itched to find out what it was.Obviously because Lily was a wildcard and I was running a million dollar empire. If there was anything about her that could ruin our plan or spoil my name, I needed to know it.For the company’s sake. Which was why I kissed her. It didn’t look good for our relationship if she was seen crying over her ex. The things i did for the

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**** JACE *****“You did mom.” There was no use pretending her words weren’t true. She wasn’t the only one who expected only the worst from me. But I had run the company for a year with zero experience under my belt, except from my years in Harvard business school, she could at least have some faith in me. “I’ll let her know the family wants to meet her, and set a date. But I’m going to make something very clear. With your approval or lack of it, Lily and I are an item, if that ever changes, it will be our decision. No meddling from you or dad. Not after your failed match-making attempt.” “Jason…” I heard the hurt in her tone, perfectly blended with her guilt from all those years ago, and felt no sympathy. “I’ve got to get back to work. I’ll try not to run father’s company to the ground.”I replaced the receiver before she got another word out, feeling that familiar sadness settle over me. …you break everything you touch…On que, the pen I had been gripping snapped into two. Even

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“There’s a perfectly good booth across from me. Shoo.”Lily swatted her hand at me after I sat down beside her“New rule, you sit beside me when we go out, not across from me, unless it’s a situation that requires it.” That way, I could act as a barrier between her and whatever horrors -aka dumb ex Taser- that haunted her. It also meant I wouldn’t have to look directly at her the whole time we were here.“Why? So horrified by my hair you can’t risk looking at it?” She taunted. So close to the truth and yet so far from it. “I didn’t say that.”“You implied it.”“Not really.” She huffed and crossed her arms, remaining that way even after the waiter had taken our orders and left.Did she plan on giving me the silent treatment the whole time we were here? What did she want from me? “I’m sorry I hit you with my car.” I apologized (even though I didn’t.) it seemed to be the root of her mood.“Whatever.”Silence. “What’s your problem?” I asked finally.“What? I didn’t do anything!” Rig

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***** LILY *****I shifted the box in my arms, and beamed as I stepped out of the elevator, once again drawing the attention of the workers. Could be my new status as Jace’s girlfriend, or my hair, it didn’t matterJace’s floor was on the topmost floor naturally, but I wasn’t there. According to his text, he was a floor lower. My eyes scanned the semi filled floor till they fell on the man I was looking for.An odd weight settled in my chest as I watched Jace speaking with another man. The way things had ended last night was not ideal, and I couldn’t help but feel like it was all my fault. I had approached his car, even though I could’ve gone on my merry way. I told him I was hungry even though I wasn’t, I didn’t deny his assumption that I wanted Taser back all for a stupid, stupid reason. I exhaled, steeling myself before I stepped forward. “Hey babe!” I greeted, and tried not to take Jace’s immediate stiffness to heart. He turned just as I got to him, and even though I was in four

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***** JACE *****I stepped back from her, and tried to focus on her face. Red lipstick coated her lips and shone as she smiled impishly.“I’m sorry I made up the party. But I was a hundred percent sure Creed would say no or I wouldn’t have bothered.” She clasped her hands together, consequently giving me a better view of her cleavage.I looked away, running my hands through my hair to keep from their actual goal. “So did you get what you want? Was our little show enough to get him panting after you?”She shrugged, “sure.”“So what’s next? I fondle you in the breakroom to push him into confessing his undying love for you?” I was starting to feel used. What did she see in this jerk anyway?The annoying woman snorted, and then to piss me off more, “you know what? That might actually be a good idea!” She took in the look on my face and rolled her eyes. “You act like this is such a chore for you.”“It is.”“ I didn’t even ask you to hold me like that earlier on, you did that on your own, s

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***** LILY *****“Taser. Is the parking lot part of the intern tour?” I tutted as I walked towards him, “you really need to know where you’re supposed to be and when.”His fingers tightened into fists and I smirked as I sashayed past him. Till his fingers tightened around my arm. “You enjoyed that, didn’t you? Like you enjoyed having Jace Whitmore fondle you like a slut.”I tried to wrestle my hand free, “it’s not my fault my boyfriend can’t keep his hands off me. Now let go!”He barked a short laugh. “He can’t keep his hands off you alright. Any male with fucking dick would notice even a fat cow half dressed like you are. Really Lily?” He spat out, “red hair, little clothes? You’re doing all this to keep him entertained huh? You know what a man like him likes. That’s why you have him practically eye-fucking you in public.”Jace was eye-fucking me? I mean, I doubt it, but damn if it didn’t send a wave of pleasure through me. Taser blinked, like he was surprised. “You like that, don’

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***** JACE *****I could barely focus on Lily’s words. My brain and muscles were still stuck in that second before I hit him. I narrowed my eyes on her. “what?”“Yeah, you assumed I was changing because I wanted Taser back. I didn’t feel the need to correct you.” She shrugged. “Apparently Taser also thinks I’m changing for him, the smug bastard.”A sliver of relief slid through me. It was good she wasn’t trying to get him back. Now that the thought was wiped from my head, it made more sense that she was doing it for herself.“He couldn’t handle you, which is why he tried to change you. What I’m trying to understand is why you went along with it.”“Momentary lapse of judgement. Forget about me, let’s talk about you! The way you went all knightly on his ass when he called me a conquest. That is some good acting.”Right. Acting again. I didn’t bother to correct her, and couldn’t control my gaze when it slid to the closed elevator. I have never gotten this angry. Not when my parents unde

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***** JACE *****“When did Jace start showing interest in you? I’m sure you’re aware of his reputation as a…hedonist.”Lily’s eyes darted to me and I shrugged slightly. I wasn’t ashamed of my lifestyle.“Oh I don’t think he’s as bad as the media paints him. You know he’s my sister’s friend, which means he spent a lot of time with my family. I got to see the real him during those occasions. On one of them, he summoned up the courage to ask me out. Apparently, he’d been harboring a crush on me for a while.”The last bit was not part of the script, but my mother’s smile softened after she said it. “But you didn’t say yes immediately, you kept him waiting till that school affair. Your announcement wouldn’t have caused quite a stir if it was planned better.”“Mum it would’ve caused drama anyway. You know this.”She sighed. “I guess you’re right. Especially since her family’s history with your brother.”I hummed in agreement but said nothing else. The failure of Myra and Carter’s relations

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***** JACE *****I’d yelled those words at Carter after his brother had accused him of staying stuck in the past.“What are you talking about?” He had asked, “You still have her photo. I found it in your drawer.” I had been angry then, still was. The way he had completely ignored her while she was alive, only to have a piece of her still. “Why does it matter?” He argued, “it’s just a fucking photo. She’s just one fucking girl, it had been years Jace, get over it!”I charged at my brother, eyes red, barely thinking. He only managed to push drunk me off after I’d landed a few punches. He never hit back, it pissed me off even more.We glared at each other on the wooden floor, panting. “You know what, Jace?” He spat blood on the wooden floor and dragged himself on all fours, “fuck. YOU.” He stumbled to his feet and wiped his mouth. “You’re a piece of shit, you know that? Sure, we fucked up. But you’ve spent a long ass time bitching about it. When in truth, you’re as bad as we are. YOU

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***** JACE *****I stretched the band of my bracelet and let it snap on my wrist to jolt me awake. Or at least jolt fresh thoughts into my head, since I was struggling with finding a new angle to bypass licensing laws of a homebot, the government had implemented recently. Resigned, I sighed and pressed the intercom that connected me to Deirdre. “Yes sir?” “See if you can schedule a meeting with the governor.” It seemed there was no honest way to deal with this. Buttering the new governor up had the best possible outcome. That or digging up secrets. I preferred the one where I didn’t make a new enemy.“Do you have any particular place in mind?” Dunleavy had a wide number of interests. But horses seemed to be top of the list. Inviting him to a race show seemed too obvious. It didn't matter, I wasn’t in the mood for mind fuckery. “Look up any horseracing events coming up. or snyth of the sort.” He loved competition as well. “Of course, Boss.” I leaned back in my seat, snapping the be

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