With an idle flick of his wrist, Heath dismissed his assistant, who immediately understood and exited.
"Out with it." His voice was glacial, his piercing gaze sharp as daggers as he looked at her like she was barely alive.
Kaiser clenched her jaw, her glassy eyes brimming with unspoken longing as she stared at the man she'd chased for years.
"Heath... This might be the first time I've dared call you that." Her voice wavered, thick with emotion. "Do you know how many times I've dreamed of saying your name so freely?"
Heath ignored her, but Kaiser continued anyway, her words dripping with deliberate pain.
"I know I'm not worthy... But I've given everything, hoping you'd finally turn and see me." Her face crumpled. "Can't you see even a fraction of what I've endured for you?"
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