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Chapter 9 – An Executive by Choice, Not by Obligation

AURORA’S POV

I woke up at dawn, before he did. Maybe it was anxiety. Or maybe it was the anger left over from the night before, like a thorn stuck inside me.

What I knew for sure was that I got ready quickly, without questioning anything, with a determination I hadn’t felt in a long time—and one I...