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She blinks and for a moment, I think she's about to say something but then she just smiles. "Sure."
I hurry back to my office, and as I do, my previous misery has faded, having been replaced by a hard ball of determination.
I just have to focus on the goal at hand which is my freedom.
It doesn't matter what I have to do to attain that. If I have to use my body to do so, I'll do it. I won't let myself feel worthless over it. And if I do feel worthless, at least I'll be a free woman.
I have to kick start the negotiations one way or the other, so the first thing I do is place a call to Adam's office. To my surprise, once his assistant finds out my name, he's more than agreeable to set up a meeting. The whole thing takes less than five minutes and has me staring down at the phone in confusion. For this past week, I've been calling and trying to set an appointment, and I've been blocked at every turn. And now, all of a sudden I'm being given an appointment for tomorrow evening, almost as if a slot had already been prepared for me.
I check my email for the details, and sure enough, not a minute later, an email pops into my inbox with the details.
My hand stills on the mouse as I stare at the screen.
Why is the meeting being held in a club rather than his office? And why am I being invited alone?
A feeling of dread settles in my stomach. He definitely recognized me in the conference room. There's no other reason why Adam would request a meeting in such a private location. Along with the entire Moore family, I also hold a membership to the Dilante House. It's a top-tier social club, exclusively for our kind. I sometimes have to organize events or business dinners for Jonathon, so I'm aware of the setting. Adam has booked a private room for dinner and a meeting, and I can only imagine what he wants to say to me out of sight of the other members.
I press my lips together anxiously.
I can only imagine the crude accusations that are going to fly my way. Of course, he'll think I went after him at his father's instructions. This is not going to help the negotiations any. My fingers begin to tap on the desk, my mind running a mile and a half, trying to figure a way out of this. I could always deny, deny, deny, but I have a feeling he's not going to buy that.
"What if I were to claim temporary amnesia?" I murmur. "Or temporary insanity? He's got no proof I'm lying."
But nothing I come up with sounds believable.
I'm going to have to face him, most probably today.
Although…
I study the email again, and a flare of hope builds up within me. There's nowhere in the email where it says that Adam will be coming for the meeting. As far as I know, he could be sending someone from his legal team. Or maybe his whole legal team. Ibegin to relax. It was just sex for him. Why would he care? It may have been my first time, but for someone like him, I'm sure he has a magnitude of girls running after him.
I sink into my seat, my wolf unsettled for some reason by the thought.
"It's okay." I stare up at the ceiling, wondering why it hurts so much. "I'm just an insignificant nobody. It'll be okay."
Adam won't show up.
I'm sure of it
****
As always, Jonathon tells me to keep my phone connected to his during the meeting. Tony drops me off at the club after work and tells me to call him when I'm done.
I head inside and am guided to one of the private rooms. However, before I can enter, I'm asked to put my phone in one of those signal-blocking boxes. I freeze.
"Why do I have to do that?" I ask weakly, knowing the hammer will fall on my head if Jonathon is not connected by call to this meeting.
"I'm sorry, ma'am," the woman shakes her head, box open in her hands, "you cannot enter the room."
"But why?"
"This is one of the three VIP private rooms, Miss Rose. No cellular devices are allowed inside. We offer complete and utter privacy in here."
I stare at her for a minute, after asking, "Can we shift this to another room then?"
"I'm afraid this is the room that was booked."
My mouth moves for a moment, and then I close my eyes. "Alright, give me a minute then, please?"
