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Chapter 155
Chapter 155He stops, looking at me curiously. “What is it, Fay?”
But | lose courage, folding my arms awkwardly over my chest. “Nothing,” | murmur. “Actually, I’m not feeling well. | think I’m justgonna...”
Daniel takes a slow step away from me, putting his hands in his pockets. “Of course, Fay,” he murmurs, his voice worried.“Whatever you need.”
I give him a little half smile and then head to the fridge, taking out a bottle of wine and grabbing a glass from the counter. | don’tlook at him again as | scurry out the door, though | can feel his eyes on
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“Coward,” | hiss, cursing myself as | hurry up the stairs. Damn it, at the first trial of this new, powerful me | totally collapsed. | dartinto my room, pressing the door closed and taking a deep breath, closing my eyes as | steel myself.
| know that | owe Daniel more than that. But damn it, Janeen and | didn’t plan what | was going to say to him, and he caught meby surprise. But | could do it — I figure out the best way to break it to him that | was leaving him for his dad —
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| move across the room then, opening the bottle of wine and
pouring myself a big glass. This was Janeen’s advice too — a drink for courage, but not so much that | get sloppy. There was,apparently, a fine balance. But | drink the glass of wine quickly, my hands shaking a little as | glance towards the door.
| don’t know if I’m going to be able to find that balance tonight.| pull a new phone out of my back pocket — one that Janeen gave me this afternoon, one of her “burners,” she called it, that sheusually uses to text her married clients from the club who want a little more anonymity.
Kent took away my phone when | first got here, but things are different now. I’m not his son’s fiancé who needs protectionanymore. | work for him now — not just as his girlfriend, but as his spy. And as such, I’m entitled to certain freedoms. Like textingmy sister whenever | want.
| send her a quick text now, hoping she can give me a little courage. My stomach is all tied in knots.Fay: Here now- part one of the plan went just as we want it to! Now, just sitting in my room waiting for him to respond??A few seconds later, her reply beeps through.Janeen: You've got this, little sis! Remember — it’s about what youChapter 1553/4want. Don’t let him pressure you into moving faster than you want1. to. Make him wait.| nod to myself, bolstered by her words. That's right. It's about me now. And | may have agreed to be his- his mistress-God, I’ve got to stop getting nauseous when | think that word —But he does not have any right to make me feel —| jump as a knock sounds on the door and freeze, my eyes going wide. Oh my god. Was that him? Does he want to....| hesitate, waiting, but another knock doesn’t come. | put my wine glass down and slowly walk to the door.“Hello?” | whisper, sounding more anxious than | want to. But not reply comes.
| lean down to peak through the keyhole in my door, but I don’t see anyone standing there. Curious, | twist the knob and slowlypull it open.
Outside my door sits a white box tied with a red satin ribbon. | look up and down the hallway but there’s no one there. | quicklysnatch the box, pulling it to my chest as | slam the door closed and lean back against it, my breath coming quickly.
Then, my curiosity getting the better of me, | hurry to my bed, quickly untying the ribbon and pulling the top off the box.Chapter 155
| go still when | see that inside there is nothing but a confection of black lace. My blood turns to ice as | run my fingers over it,realizing what it means. As | lift it out of the box, trying to figure
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