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“When I said he was aze I don’t knohat he did to you, but I know that you won’t forgive and forget”

His gaze swept over her face with a thoroughly cold appraisal “I see that there’s still a bit of the old Clio in you, bella”

“You have found the weak link in Jackson’s life It’s me” Her voice wobbled on the last bit, the very veno her throat

“I will bring that man down if we start on this path There will be no halfback to him Ever”

“I’ust that was roiling through e”

“Tell me what happened”

For a second, Clio could only stare at the authority hich he demanded an answer

“Does it matter what happened? If I have to faceyou need about Jackson’s business and his hedge fund coree to my proposal”

“What is your proposal, Clio?”

Clio stared at Stefan and willed the words to come, willed herself to put the last part of her plan into words It had been gathering in the back of herat her ill, her fears

She couldn’t back out now, as scary as it was to tie her fate to this man even temporarily

Stefan Bianco, once a cherished friend and now a ruthless stranger, would be the fire through which she would have to walk And once she eed froain

No man would even come close

“I want you to profess undying love to esture that captures ed to ance into possessive, fiery love for ht of your status as the ruthless playboy ouldn’t look twice at the same woman much less have a relationship with her

“And I want all this done in a way that Jackson can’t turn his head, can’t even blink without our engagement splashed in his face

“Then, I’ll bring you everything you need to expose him”

CHAPTER FOUR

“NO”