chapter seventeen

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I knew what I was getting myself into. If I turn Celeste down then I lose my right to claim what was rightfully mine as whether I like it or not, they were going to come for me or probably kill me over what I have no say over. I looked at the white porcelain paper before me and some of the wordings that I don't know about. The ship had sailed. It was only a matter of time before Jordan and his father come for my neck. I needed to be ready. " What do I have to do?" Celeste's smile widened as if she had been waiting for that question all along. Her fingers brushed across the brown leather folder as she gently slid it in front of me. "You have no idea how long I’ve been waiting to hear that, Eli," she said, her voice soft but laced with satisfaction. "This... is the beginning of a

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