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Shit.
He caged me in with his arms on the sides of my head. “Get on your knees and deep throat my cock.”
I ignored him. “I’m not thanking you for that. I don’t want to run this company.”
“You don’t have to. My team can handle it for you.”
“That just ties me to you. Was that your plan all along?”
“No.”
“Sure seems like it to me.”
“When are you going to start giving me the benefit of the doubt?”
“When you stop blindsiding me with bullshit.”
He leaned forward, getting close to my lips. “I know it may seem that way, but I didn’t do this for anyone but you.”
“I never asked for this.”
“What Kyle did to you is not something a man like me can forget, Capri. This has nothing to do with me. It’s all for you.”
I shook my head, dumbfounded.
“I can see it in your eyes, beauty. I know you’re pleased with me.”
I had to look away, and he gripped my chin, bringing my gaze back to him.
“I made you a promise, and I intend to keep it.”
“Oh yeah? What promise is that?”
Seizing my moment of weakness, he simply stated, “That I’ll make everything right by you again.”
And the truth was my resolve was fading.
“Why are you such a ruthless businessman?”
He deviously grinned.
“Because I didn’t get where I am by being nice.”
CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN
CAPRI
“A soul mate is someone who understands you like no other, loves you like no other, will be there for you forever, no matter what.” —P.S. I Love You
I asked, “Why are we eating dinner here?” on our way to the college bar he bought who knows how long ago.
“Don’t ask questions you already know the answers to.”
I hadn’t been back there since the night I got drunk, and Elias drove me home. We were sitting in the back of his SUV with his chauffeur driving us after his takeover that morning.
It was only then I remembered that bar night.
“Did you know I’d be at the bar opening night?”
