CHAPTER 4: TERMS AND CONDITIONS
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And he walked in like he owned the room.
Adrian Kade.
Calm. Unbothered. Dangerous.
Every eye turned to him—but his only focus was her.
“Elara,” he greeted smoothly, taking a seat at the head of the table.
She didn’t miss it.
The head.
Bold move.
“You seem comfortable,” she said coolly.
“I always am.”
A flicker of tension passed between them.
The board members exchanged uneasy glances.
Elara leaned forward, fingers interlocked.
“Let’s skip the games,” she said. “Why are you here?”
Adrian tilted his head slightly, studying her.
“I invested,” he said simply.
“You infiltrated.”
“A difference in perspective.”
Her jaw tightened.
“You now hold twenty-three percent of my company.”
“Correction,” he said calmly. “Our company.”
Silence.
Thick. Heavy. Dangerous.
Elara stood slowly, her presence commanding.
“No,” she said, voice sharp as glass. “There is no ‘our.’”
Adrian stood too.
Now they were inches apart.
The room disappeared again—just like at the gala.
“Then fight me,” he said quietly.
Her eyes flashed.
“I will.”
A pause.
His lips curved faintly.
“I was hoping you would.”
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