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Ding!
The car jerks to a halt on the fiftieth floor, and the couple shoots one more smile and a “Thank you” toward Travis before stepping off.
I keep my gaze forward as the doors glide shut, watching Travis stare at me through the mirrored glass.
“Are we going up to my place or down to the garage?” he asks.
I don’t answer.
“Tatiana,” he says, his voice low. “Where are we going?”
“I’mleavingyou.”
“Not for the next fifty days.” He narrows his eyes at me. “Until then, up or down?”
“I already took everything I own out of your condo.”
“My staff will happily help you put it back.”
“Okay, look.” I try to keep my voice firm. “I’m saying this in the nicest way possible. I’m not the slightest bit attracted to you anymore, and it pains me to be near you.”
“So if I were to slide my hand under your dress right now, your pussy wouldn’t be wet for me?”
My jaw drops and I immediately look away from him. “We’re going up…”
“I thought so.” He enters the penthouse code, and we ride the rest of the way without saying a word. Without having the conversation we should’ve had on day one of this deal.
Maybe if we’d been honest, I wouldn’t be here, and our secret history would still be a bittersweet memory. We wouldn’t have to lie to everyone in our lives about never knowing each other until recently.
Then again, even if we weren’t locked in this twisted game, there are two facts that make our marriage ten times harder on me.
You see, Travis Carter is not just my fake husband, not just some blast from the past I’ve struggled to forget.
He was my firsteverything.
And he’s also my best friend’s older brother…
SEVERAL WEEKS AGO
No, wait.
Don’t make me go there right now.
I’m not ready to face this part of the story yet.
SEVERAL *YEARS* AGO
Yes, much better.
Allow me to break down my terrible decisions with this man from here…
ACT ONE
BOY MEETS GIRL
TRAVIS
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