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I step toward the armchair beside the bed, my shoes whispering softly across the floor. As I approach, I notice a book sitting on it. A copy of Soulmates in Sixty Seconds by Melanie Rose.
No, wait...
That’s my copy of Soulmates in Sixty Seconds by Melanie Rose.
I pick it up, instantly spotting a card sticking out the top.
A Botsford Plaza Hotel room key, to be specific.
I sigh.
“Hey, honey.”
I smile as I look up. “Hi, Mom.”
Pay back Oliver for his generosity? Impossible.
But I’ll try.
CHAPTER 49
PAIGE
I make my way across the golden lobby of the Botsford Plaza Hotel.
It’s a busy morning. The final day of the annual shareholders’ convention. A crowd of business suits gathers near the restaurant entrance, waiting for the last breakfast to occur so they can pack up and fly home. Nostalgia tugs at my gut, but I let it pass. That era of my life is over now.
Time to move forward.
I call the elevator and wait.
“Well, if it isn’t my favorite guest.”
I glare at the reflection of the man hovering behind my shoulder, but my glare doesn’t last long. After a moment, I smile at the menacing purple bruise taking over his left eye.
Ian Botsford.
Just the man I was hoping to see.
“Nice shiner, Ian,” I say as I turn around.
“Thanks,” he says. “My lawyer likes it, too.”
“Every person who saw you get knocked on your ass likes it.”
He frowns. “Well, I’ll get the last laugh. Don’t you worry.”
“Will you?”
“I still haven’t decided whether I’ll press charges,” he says. “I’ve got a room full of witnesses and...” He rubs the back of his neck, feigning a wince. “A real stiff pain in my neck...”
“Must hurt real bad.”
“It does.” He smirks as he looks down my body. “But I can think of something that would make all that pain… go away.”
Gross.
“You’re not pressing charges, Ian,” I say.
