ELARA
I inhaled deeply, forcing the hot irritation out of my lungs. I needed to calm myself, to completely rid my mind of the frustration that came with Killian shoving his suffocating presence into my matters all the time.
I didn't need him to police my crowd, nor did I need his shadow over my microphone, but I had a script to run. I had a company to burn down.
Reverting my gaze to the now-silent room, I gripped the edges of the lectern until my knuckles turned white.
"Before I reveal the next shred of physical evidence," I began, my voice dropping into a quiet register that commanded the acoustics of the entire hall, "let us step back into the past. Let me talk to you about my previous marriage for a moment, and let me tell you exactly what kind of man Shawn Lindays truly is."
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