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CHARLESTON
PRESENT
Nolan Holden shook my hand at the end of the meeting. “Thank you for meeting with me, Amelia. I like the proposal you laid out for including Ballentine in our brand-new luxury phase of Holden Holdings. I’m sure we’ll have more information in the coming week.”
“Thank you so much, Nolan.”
I could feel sweat on the back of my tailored skirt suit. Nolan Holden was somehow both pleasant and downright frightening. He was nearly as tall as Derek with dark hair and eyes the color of summer storms. His jaw was square and razor smooth with disarming dimples when he chanced a smile.
I had no idea how Marina had ever had a thing with him. He seemed like the kind of guy who would eat the girl next door for lunch. Then again … I’d dated Camden Percy. But he had chewed me up a
