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Alex and Brogan stepped into the private lounge one after the other.
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The man on the couch was only wearing a white button–down. Two buttons were undone, showing off <i>the </i>sharp lines under his corbone. One arm hung over the back of the couch. The other held a half–full ss of liquor.
He looked rougher now than he ever did before the wedding.
Alex and Brogan exchanged a nce. They already knew.
“Heartbreak, huh?”
Alex walked up and kicked his leg.
The man looked at him, took a slow sip, and didn’t say a word.
Brogan dropped down beside him and poured two more drinks. His tone stayed chill. “Northville’s been chaostely. Stonewarden’s a monster of apany. Now suddenly it’s under new ownership. Word is… your girl Dawn’s the one calling the shots. So why are you here drinking in the dark instead of sweet–talking your sugar mama?”
They had no clue what really happened. But knowing how crazy Ethan was about Dawn, they figured it was just another bump. So they kept joking.
“Exactly.”
<i>Alex </i>drank and joined in.
“Stonewarden’s a global beast. Honestly, we might need you two to save our asses one day. Don’t go blowing this for no reason.”
Still, both of them knew what was real. If Stonewarden was tied up in shady stuff, parts of it were getting frozen or seized.
Even so, a wounded monster could still wreck everything in its path.
They kept talking. But Ethan didn’t say a word.
He was slouched in the corner. The low lights wrapped around his tall frame. His features were sharp, almost too perfect, and that cold look in his eyes made himn dangerous as hell. Like smoke had soaked into his stare.
Brogan’s grin faded. His tone dropped.
‘Is it that bad?”
Alex didn’t cut in this time. He just looked at Ethan.
Ethan drank slow. The burn ran down his throat and sank deep into his gut.
“Yeah.”
His voice was all grit. “It’s more than bad.”
Alex straightened. “How bad are we talking? Look, I get we don’t run the whole family empire, but we still got pull. If you need backup, say it. Don’t deal with this alone.”
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Brogan added, “If Dawn needs anything, we’ll make it happen.”
Ethan smiled. It was thin, tired, and bitter. “If either of you could actually help, I’d take it.”
Silence dropped between them.
So this wasn’t about thepany.
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Alex sighed and refilled his ss. “You two have been back and forth for years. You’ve been through everything. What’s left to mess up? I don’t get it. Do you?”
He didn’t.
Alex had never fallen hard for anyone. Always the flirt, never the fool. No strings. No heartbreak.
That said, the girl he’d been seeingtely was cute. Maybe worth sticking around for.
Brogan got bumped as Alex leaned over. The liquor sloshed close to the rim.
He stared at Ethan. “Did she dump you?”
Right between the eyes.
Ethan’s jaw locked. He finished his drink in one long pull.
“Damn. She really did.” Alex knocked his drink back and muttered, “Told you. Soon as she came back, I said she looked like she was out for blood. Guess I wasn’t wrong. She-<b>” </b>
Brogan kicked him.
Not <i>the </i><i>time</i><i>. </i>
Alex rolled his eyes. “<i>So </i><i>now </i>what? She reopened the branch and moved back to Meriax?”
“I don’t know<i>.</i><i>” </i>
Ethan turned the ss slowly. His eyes dropped to the floor, full of doubt and pain. “Maybe it’s better like this.”
If he didn’t know, he wouldn’t keep wondering.
She didn’t want to stay. Maybe letting her go was the only way to love her right.
Yeah.
That was all he had left.
Brogan pped a hand on his shoulder, steady and solid. But after a few seconds, he asked, “You’re sure you won’t regret it?”
Ethan didn’t answer. Maybe he would tomorrow. Maybe-
He stared into his ss. A faint clink echoed from the bottle against the rim. The sound filled the silence like the hush before a storm. No wonder people said liquor was the cleanest poison. It softened the edges, dulled the ache, gave you fake dreams that
didn’t hurt as much as the truth.
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Brogan saw him reach for another pour and let out a long breath through his nose.
He didn’t leave.
Whatever was going on with Ethan and Dawn, nobody else could touch it.
Three women could flip the world upside down, but three men? All they could do was drink.
The third bottle ran dry fast.
Alex was trashed, rambling like a clown.
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“You want my advice? Go full alpha! Lock her in the house, throw diamonds at her, drag her across the country <i>on </i>some insane luxury trip! What woman says no to that? I wouldn’t!
“If that fails, throw yourself into traffic! Get hit! Milk it! She still likes you, right? Nothing? Come on, she’s not made of stone! There’s gotta be something in there you can work with!”
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<strong>Olivia Harris</strong> is an emerging author celebrated for her captivating romantic and steamy novels. With a talent for crafting deep emotional connections and fiery chemistry between her characters, Olivia’s stories offer readers an escape into worlds filled with passion, intrigue, and heart-stopping drama.