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“There is more. Tell me.”
“Lane Turner’s parents threaten to sue her for using the Turner name in any way since it is a brand in the business globally. I’m sure you were already aware of their intention. They wanted her to remove it from her last name, or they would sue her for damages. She wants to keep her son’s future the way his father wanted him to have it. He left her money, Mr. St. Claire, but you know how Aura is. With all the threats she was receiving from his family, knowing they have people in very high places, she agreed and signed the papers, removing Turner from her name. She is using her maiden name. Aura Rayne.”
Fuck.
“Where is she working?”
“I don’t know. Somewhere locally. I’m sure she has kept it a secret from everyone. She is a very independent girl. I love the fire in her spirit. It is a shame that the young man died and she was left to deal with this. I don’t think he realized what lengths his family would go to destroy what he built. He loved Aura, but she didn’t deserve this. Like I said, if it is too much trouble, my wife and I, we’ll look after them. It’s no trouble at all.”
“No. She has me,” I snap.
I hang up and look at Janine and notice she has a murderous look in her eye.
“I have never wanted to dig up someone dead before and strangle them.”
“Why do you say that?”
“Because, if you know you have powerful asshole parents from the get-go, what makes you think leaving a fortune you built that your parents did not agree on would stop them from destroying it? Give the girl a break. Threatening to sue the poor girl like she’s a thief,” Janine says, shaking her head in disbelief.
“Send some of my stuff from my apartment to Southampton.”
“What are you going to do?”
“Stay with them,” I quip.
Janine gives me a smirk. “Domestication. I like it.”
“Don’t get your hopes up.”
“Don’t worry, boss, I have them all the way up. I get to meet her.”
“Don’t get any ideas. She is off-limits.”
“Ha! You are interested in her. I knew it. The way you protect her like a savage. I love it! That is exactly what she needs.”
“What is that?”
“A ruthless motherfucker like you. I have the feeling you will go to war for her. That woman means more to you than anyone, doesn’t she?”
I stay silent, not answering her because I’m not sure what I feel for Aura right now. I just know that I have to protect her. I have to be there for her, and I haven’t because I’m afraid. I’m afraid of falling for her all over again and her not choosing me.
Chapter 11
Aura
I’m in the kitchen getting Lane a snack before he washes up and heads to bed.
“Chocolate milk, please.”
“One chocolate milk coming right up.”
“Yes,” he says excitedly. “Chocolate milk is the best.”
I smile because I loved chocolate milk when I was a kid. At least I can say he got that from me.
I’m trying to reach over and grab the chocolate powder from the cabinet when I hear the door open and the sound of the beeping alarm being turned off. I look down and realize I’m wearing boy shorts and a tank top. Shit. Not the clothes I should be wearing in case I have company. The only person that would have the code is either the security guys Kalum has on detail or Kalum himself. Camila is fast asleep in her room. She heads to bed early and is an early riser.
Walking over to Lane, I can see his forehead wrinkle when we hear footsteps and Kalum’s massive body comes into view.
