"You must comprehend, Lola," Desmond said in a cool, collected voice that was far too cool. His eyes gleamed with that old cockiness as he stood across from me. "You and Yemi have already lost one fight. I'm giving you the opportunity to prevail in the conflict.
His comments weighed heavily on me, and I tightened my jaw. I never believed I would even entertain the offer he was making since it was so alluring and so precisely suited to my worst anxieties. But here I was, listening to the proposal that may destroy everything I had ever known, standing in front of Desmond, the man I had once believed I could trust.
He vowed to put a stop to Yemi's corporate struggle and destroy everything she had accumulated over the previous five years if I took his side. In return, I would become Desmond'
