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“With James Callaghan?” I choke out.
“It was last minute. I called you before I left.”
“My phone died.” I stare at him, searching his face for innocence. For shock, for disbelief. For something that tells me he didn’t do this to me.
He has the perfect poker face.
“I always win, Ava.”
Well played, Asshole. Well fucking played.
“I’ll be back tomorrow.” His dark brows flatten as he studies me.
“You bastard,” I whisper. “What the fuck did you do?”
“I did what I needed to, Ava,” he rasps, his brows furrowing. “Tell me you understand that.”
My legs buckle, and I grab onto the table, curling my hands around the smooth edges as he holds my eyes.
“Understand? How could you?”
He straightens his tie, his neck flexing. “I can see you’re upset. We’ll discuss it when I get back.”
“We’ll talk about it now!” I shriek. “That wasn’t yours to give. This is a new low, even for you.”
His gaze hardens as his nostrils flare. “Ava,” he growls.
“Don’t Ava me,” I spit, slamming my palm onto the table and making the laptop shake. “Did you just fuck me to get close to me?”
He clears his throat. “Excuse me, please, everyone. We’ll reconvene this meeting later.”
I glance up at Hayden, who’s watching in silence. Behind him, on the wall, is a giant TV screen filled with little windows. In each one, a face, listening raptly. I glimpse James Callaghan looking puzzled, and Magnus’s shocked expression before the entire screen goes black.
“Ava.” Jet’s voice cuts through the deafening pounding in my head. “What—?”
“Tell me! Tell me what you did.”
His punishing stare makes my blood turn to ice.
“I did what was needed to save the airline. Callaghan wasn’t backing down; we were running out of time. People rely on me for their jobs, Ava. For their—”
“Fuck you!”
He glares at me. “It’s the only thing he wanted. His wife—”
“Fuck you so fucking hard!” I scream, tears pricking at my burning eyes. I refuse to let them fall. I’m not giving him the satisfaction of seeing what he’s done to me.
How much he’s stolen from me.
“Do you have any idea what a bastard you are?”
He takes a deep breath. His eyes have never left mine.
“I know what I am.”
The deep husk of his voice confirming it makes a sob catch in my throat.
“I never thought you’d do this.”
