said, my voice flat. "Maybe

but it flew right over her head. S

shifting. She ran a hand down my arm, her touch electric,

day, Chloe," I said, my

ssing herself against me.

l loved, to make me feel like the center of her world. Now they were just acid,

otest. I could smell it again, faint but undeniable under her own scent. Liam' s cologne. It was a chea

washed over me. My throat felt tight, my ski

sk of concern, her eyes wide. "Is your al

It was a small, intimate fact of our li

said, turning awa

few hours ago, I would have melted. Now, I saw the strings

ing table. The application form was visible on the screen. "G

aded. "Wha

he table, her brow f

e, close the laptop, and disappear

of the lies.

cation," I said

Zone... High-Risk Deployment... Ethan, what is

loe," I said, the name feeling foreig

completely lost, utterly shocked. The mask of the confid

sed, her voice low and furious. "After everything? Our IPO is tomorrow!

s about me being busy? I know I've been distracte

n it, to make it my f

he pressed her body against mine, her hands moving up my chest, her eyes pleading. "Don'

her head up