Page 203 of Pure Recklessness

Whatever happened with our jobs and everything else, we’d be fine.

Just like Halle said, when you loved someone, you could overcome any challenge.

And with the love that Blake and I shared for each other, we wouldn’t just survive this scandal. I knew that we’d emerge from it stronger than ever.

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‘We’re almost there.’ I turned to face Ellie, who was beside me in the car. ‘How are you feeling?’

We were on our way to the office. First, I was meeting my brothers.

Then I’d address the Sated workforce.

After that, a statement would be made confirming that the relationship between Ellie and I was consensual and there was no cause for concern.

It was ridiculous that this was even necessary. I’d never considered myself a public figure that anyone outside of our industry should care about, but unfortunately it came with the territory. When you ran a billion-pound business, especially one related to sex, people were interested.

‘I’m fine. Just want to get everything over and done with,’ Ellie said. ‘Being in limbo is killing me.’

Her phone beeped. She glanced at the screen and sighed.

‘I thought you’d turned it off,’ I said. ‘Reading the shit they’re saying isn’t good for you.’

‘It’s not another story. It’s my parents. I’ve had fifteen missed calls from them already which means news about us has reached the village, so they must be freaking out, but I can’t deal with them right now. I’ll send them a text to let them know I’m okay.’ Once Ellie had typed out a message, she switched off her phone. ‘How are you feeling about addressing everyone and meeting your brothers?’

‘Whatever happens, I’ll deal with it. Just fucking pisses me off that Pandora will walk away from this scot-free.’ I ground my jaw.

‘Blake,’ Ellie warned.

‘I know, I know. I won’t do anything stupid.’

We’d discussed it over breakfast and whilst I said I wanted to unleash hell on Pandora, Ellie insisted we should focus on making SatisFya a huge success.

Whilst every fibre of my being wanted to do otherwise, Ellie had asked me to back down, so I would.

If she asked me to rob a bank at this point, I’d do that too.

I was down bad.

I loved her so much it was fucking terrifying.

But I trusted her.

This time, I’d got it right.

Ellie was the one.

My mind went back to last night and the moment she’d told me she loved me and my heart quadrupled in size.

Of course, I’d hoped she did. I felt it when we kissed and saw it when she looked at me like I was responsible for creating chocolate and inventing Percy Pig. But until I heard those words, I didn’t really believe it.

Knowing she was really mine, and I was hers, made me feel invincible.

‘I hope karma shows her zero fucking mercy,’ I spat.

‘She won’t come out on top. I’ll make sure of it.’ Ellie smiled.