DISCRETION SERIES - Stand Alone - BOOK #6
"O-one portrait," I whispered, and he replied.
"That's all I want, Rose." He said, sounding very sensual, and I gulped softly as I rubbed the back of my neck.
"I-I guess I c-could," I replied, and he let out...
Some people come into our lives, leave footprints on our hearts, and we are never the same.
- Flavia Weedn
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Rosenna's POV
Sitting in a conference room with Vincent, Beckham, and Kira, discussing my divorce, felt almost unreal. If someone had told me months ago that I would have an affair and end up divorcing my husband after he attempted to extort money from me to pay off his debt, I would have never believed them.
But now, sitting with the evidence compiled over the last week or so, reality was surely settling in. Trying not to spiral seemed like more of a challenge as I was reminded daily of the people I so desperately wanted to forget.
My beloved father, unfortunately, sent me a 'save the date' given he and my mother needed to head back home, and I was avoiding both them and the upcoming family gathering. I could no longer put off going as they continued rescheduling solely for the purpose of me being present.
I was slowly beginning to think this would be less of a get-together and more of an intervention for me and my new addiction to the man beside me, who was shamelessly holding onto my thigh possessively.
Saying Gavin and I weren't on good terms with my father or going through a 'rough patch,' as he mentioned, may have been the understatement of the year, considering I would gladly be on all fours for my personal incubus.
"Your soon-to-be ex-husband, Rosenna, is going to play the game the same way we do. If we go the blackmail route, we feed the media your reputation for the next two to three years when he inevitably leaks the videos he has. If we go the legal route, he and Mr. Sulivan are going to exhaust every option within the law they can come up with in their firm to stay in control of you, your assets, and your profits." Vincent muttered, going through the documents, and Kira shook her head.
"If I know gaslight Gavin like I think I do, he'll come up with a way to screw us all over if he can. His ego won't let him do anything else." She muttered, annoyed, and I could only sigh as Beckham rubbed my thigh comfortingly.
Earlier, I'd informed them Brent wanted to discuss something, though we collectively decided I should stay away from him. It wasn't known what his intent was to speak to me, but I didn't truly care to find out.
"Where do we go from here?" I asked, and Vincent tilted his head.
"Mr. Johnson has already shown us he isn't willing to play by the rules or play fair. Unluckily for him, I happen to know a few people who aren't afraid to get their hands a bit dirty..." He said in thought and as I furrowed my eyebrows, his phone rang as if on cue, and a smile came to his face.
"Right on time." He answered as he stood up and I sent worried glances to both Kira and Beckham as he spoke.
"Killian Russel. It's been a while since we've spoken... How is everyone?" He began, and my eyes widened slightly as he laughed in response.
