The Marriage Gambit

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Elena wanted to see me. Why did Elena want to see me? Had Nate already exposed me? How do I face Nate? Was I being taken off the mission? The questions drove me insane as I got dressed to leave. I spent the entire morning debating whether I should call in sick. Feign a stomach bug. Maybe even quit. But I couldn't quit. I wasn’t ready to walk away from this mission. I wanted to see Theodore’s downfall. Sure, I may have occasionally enjoyed the kinky fun we had together, but that didn’t change our past. It didn’t change the fact that I despised him. That I wanted to see him fall. And that shouldn’t be enough reason to remove me from the mission. Still, as I stood in front of the mirror, adjusting my blouse for the fifth time, my hands trembled. I exhaled sharply, steeling myself bef

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