“Lana …”

Anna’s voice snaps me out of my ideas, and I look as much as meet Melanie’s eyes. She’s standing on the reception desk, her mouth hanging open.

Shit.

Did she …?

“Is Casey Gareth’s daughter?” she asks.

“I … I …”

Gareth’s door squeaks because it opens. “Melanie? I didn’t know you have been coming in as we speak.”

“Clearly not.” Her voice is so damaged that it breaks my coronary heart. I didn’t need her to search out out this manner. I didn’t need her to search out out in any respect.

“We have to speak,” he says.

I seize my bag and scan my desk for any private gadgets. However there isn’t something on this workplace I’ve labored in for greater than 4 years.

“I’m getting out of right here,” I say.

“I feel that’s a good suggestion.” Gareth’s voice is low and surprisingly calm given what’s simply occurred.

“Lana?” Melanie’s voice cracks.

My throat closes up and I can barely breathe. For greater than three years, I stored his secret. I needed to. He lied to each Melanie and me, and I couldn’t bear to harm her. And now I’ve as a result of he provoked me and I bit.

Trying up, I meet her gaze once more. Devastation is throughout her face. She’s such a smiley, glad lady, however proper now, she appears to be like like somebody’s sucked all the enjoyment out of her. That’s me. That’s my fault.

“I’m sorry,” I whisper. Shifting my gaze to Anna, I swallow exhausting. “I’ll ship you a textual content. I’m undecided if I’ll be again.”

She nods. “Okay.”

After which I’m gone, strolling away from my lifetime of the previous few years. The data of what I simply did sits within the pit of my abdomen.

I may cease and decide up Casey, however I have to get residence, and I breathe a sigh of reduction as I pull into the driveway.

“You’re again early.” Alex seems within the kitchen doorway with a tea towel. God, how I like this man. His fame grows every day, however he’s in my kitchen doing the dishes. Seeing him solely reassures me that I’ve made the fitting choice.

“I did it. I handed in my discover.”

His brows knit as he crosses the room. I sit and he sits beside me, dropping the tea towel on the arm of the sofa and pulling me into his arms.

“It didn’t go nicely?” he asks.

“Probably not.” I sigh. “Gareth requested what I used to be doing, and I advised him we have been shifting to LA.”

“How did that go down?” Alex crops a kiss on my temple.

“He requested me why I believed I may take his daughter in another country. Then I bought a bit of louder than I ought to have been.” I draw back, biting my lip and assembly Alex’s gaze. “Melanie was out in reception.”

His eyebrows rise. “Oh.”

“Yeah. I left, however she was going into his workplace for a chat.”

For a second, there’s silence, after which Alex provides my shoulders a squeeze. “You already know, it’s shitty for him to be preserving {that a} secret from her. It’s not superb that she discovered that method, however it’s out within the open now.”

“I simply really feel so dangerous.” I lean my head in opposition to his. “She’s so good. If I’d identified about her …”

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