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Seeing Svena threw me for a whole damn loop. The moment I noticed her standing next to Thad, I was one hundred percent sure that my life was over. That they were plotting some extreme coup.
I got scared.
Mad frightened.
And it wasn’t because I feared the bad press or what news of yet another personal life screw-up would do to the Jensen deal that we were scrambling to salvage.
I shook in my boots at the thought of losing Asia.
That she’d hear about Svena from Thad or some online tabloid instead of me.
That her hurt would be multiplied because of the way she heard about my drama on top of the pregnancy itself.
When I found out that Thad had only run into Svena on his way out and that they were old friends, the guilt didn’t stop.
My chest kept pounding.
Fingers kept shaking.
Worry kept pounding.
I feel like I’m a high rise and a wrecking ball is about to smash right into my foundation and grind me into ash.
My legs bounce beneath the table.
Conversation flows around me. Over me.
It’s like a river with a dam.
It’s going somewhere else.
Anywhere else but my ears.
A soft sound reaches over to me.
I glance down and find a dark hand tapping against a piece of paper.
It’s Tierra.
With a note.
What’s wrong? Why are you biting your lip?
I relax my mouth, realizing that Asia’s bad habit rubbed off on me.
Just then, she returns from the bathroom.
I look up.
Our gazes connect.
The soft overhead light bathes her skin in silver.
She’s glowing in that dress.
The way it hugs her curves.
Sets off the tone of her brown skin.
