Ethan’s honesty was ripping at every last thread of my restraint. I felt all those things too. I didn’t regret a second of this—whatever this was between us. I loved how close we’d grown, how effortlessly we fit together. I tried to think about my father, about the company and the board. I tried to think about the scandal this would cause, how it could shatter not just my reputation but theirs. I thought about my brothers—the promise I’d made to my mother to always protect them, to always put them first. I tried to keep Oliver’s face clear in my mind. I tried to focus on all the reasons why he
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