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Read previous chapters of Barrett & Barrett Chapter 18: King She walks back into the penthouse just before noon. I see it on her the moment the door closes behind her. Settled anger. She finds me at the dining table, reviewing the final invoices from the party. She doesn’t sit. She stands across from me, …
Read the previous chapters of Barrett & Barrett Chapter 17: Deze I wake up wrapped in warmth. His arm is a heavy, comforting weight across my waist. His breath is steady, an even rhythm on the back of my neck. My back fits perfectly against his chest. We did not have sex last night. I …
Read previous chapters of Barrett & Barrett Chapter 13: Deze As sure as death and taxes, I’d known he would come; just as he had known I wouldn’t turn him away. And we’d both known that the time we would spend together could be our last for a long while—maybe even forever. Two highly ambitious …
Read previous chapters of Barrett & Barrett Chapter 12: King The liquid catches the fading afternoon light as I pour two fingers of whiskey into a crystal tumbler. The office is quiet. The usual hum of keyboards, ringing phones and chatty employees is replaced by the sound of the cleaning crew as they start their …
Read Previous Chapters of Barrett & Barrett Chapter 5: Deze “You have the right to remain silent, as anything you say in this room will be used against you in a court of law. You have the right to a legal representation, but if you cannot afford a lawyer, one will be provided for you…” …
