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Chapter One

“It’s been two months since we last heard any details on the project Tell us what’s going on”

Rhett Worth sed hard, kept his gaze trained on the report before hius, full-of-filler-words report he’d had his assistant type up for hi

The truth? He didn’t have anything to update them on He was, in plain terms, an epic failure

Blinking slowly, he tried to focus on the words before hi Panic rose swiftly, threatening to choke him How the hell could he admit he’d somehow screwed up the one and only project his brothers had ever given him?

“Everything’s in place,” he finally said The lie fell easily from his lips and he hated that

The quiet that stretched on for what felt like forever was daht screw it up even more

“That’s exactly what you said two o” Hunter’s voice was cold as ice Rhett didn’t need to glance up to know Hunter’s current expression He could see his older brother’s face in his rather vivid iination

Eyes dark, jaw hard, lips firust written all over his familiar features A look Hunter had worn countless, endless tiht at Rhett

His older brother thought—no, kneas a fuckup

“Are you having a difficult time with the project?” Alex asked, full of the usual brotherly concern As the oldest, Alex felt the need to take care of Rhett, had a sense of responsibility toward his baby brother as a sort of father figure Whereas Hunter’s greatest as to see hi out to dry

Looked like Rhett was about to make all of Hunter’s wishes come true

“Listen” Rhett finally dared to lift his head, saw his brothers watching him carefully He needed to tell the truth Thank God it was a private , no other employees involved His utter humiliation and ultio down, but at least it was happening on a relatively set a hold of the perfumer”

“What do you mean?” Alex asked with a frown