(KIRA’S POV)
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Thirty minutes later, Lena and I were still in my bedroom, going round and round but not making any progress. By her reaction, I could tell that Jace didn’t have sothing nice planned for , and I was certain that she knew what it was. Besides Maven and Uncle Leo, another person who could fuck up my plans was Jace. And if he was making moves, I had to know.
"I need to get going," Lena said as she tried to get up from the bed, but I held her hand and gently pulled her back down. "You were the one that kept insisting on how important it is that I go to the Royale Hotel and speak to Joan, why are you trying to stop now?"
"Co on, babe." I told her, "You know why I’m doing this."
She looked away, folding her arms over her breasts as she pursed her lips. She was still naked, but at the mont, none of that mattered to . It had taken a lot of cajoling just to get her to leave the bathroom door where she had been when she made the statent. But so far, now that she was on the bed with , I had yet to see a major difference. She was still keeping quiet, refusing to say anything to about Jace’s plans.
"Lena," I said quietly. "You have to talk to , what was it that Jace went to see Thorne for? It has sothing to do with the marriage, right?"
"Please Kira, don’t do this to ." She said. She grabbed my hands and squeezed them hard, "I’m begging you, don’t make reveal it to you."
"You’re begging ?" I snapped, genuinely hurt by her words. "You’re the one that is purposely keeping harmful information away from . I’m your girlfriend, where the hell does your allegiance lie?"
"Are you fucking asking that?" Lena got up from the bed and turned around to stare at , "After everything I’ve done for you! After everything I’ve risked for us, you’re questioning my loyalty?"
I shifted in the bed. This was the first ti I would see her in such spirits, but I wasn’t going to let that sway . There was a more important issue at hand, and she needed to see past her emotions.
"Babe..." I said quietly, "Don’t you see what’s going on here? You’re the one withholding information from . Information that could potentially ruin . You know that if I don’t get Beacon Studios I won’t be able to protect you, right? Either from Jace or my uncle."
"Maybe I don’t need your protection!" She snapped, "I was perfectly fine on my own until... until you ca around and I... and I..." her voice broke as her legs wobbled beneath her. She fell to her knees as she began to weep.
"You fell in love," I finished her sentence for her. "Lena, you do know that you’re not the only one right? I also fell in love with you. Everything I’m doing right now is not just for . It’s for us. I’m fighting for our future here."
"I know..." she wept hard. "But please, don’t make tell you. Jace is my boss, and he told that in confidence. If I tell you what he said, it’ll be a corporate cri. I could be charged with corporate espionage. Kira, that could destroy my entire career."
"Hey!" I took her face in my hands, holding them firmly so that she looked into my eyes. I watched as tears fell freely down her cheeks. I used my thumbs to wipe them off, "nothing is going to happen to you! We’re going to be careful, I promise you that. And no matter what, I’ll protect you. Even if Jace ends up finding out about us, you’ll always be welco at Beacon Studios."
"It’s not just about getting a job, it’s also about my reputation. What if I don’t want to work with Beacon Studios? What if things don’t go as planned with your acquisition of the company? No company will ever hire if they know that I betrayed my last boss."
I sat on my haunches, "honestly, I don’t know what else to tell you. You know , is there anything I’ve set out to do that I’ve not accomplished yet?"
She sniffed, wiping tears from her eyes.
"Answer , girl." I snapped.
"No," she whispered.
"I didn’t hear you."
"I said no, goddamnit!" She cried.
"Then where is all this negative talk coming from? Don’t look at these things happening right now, they don’t determine the future. Lena, I’m going to win. One way or the other. And when I get to the top, I’m taking you there with ."
I watched her lean back as she slowly sucked in a deep breath, "you won’t stop asking , would you?"
I shook my head, "I need to know."
With a sigh, she got up from the floor and walked past to the wardrobe. She picked up her nightie and wore it over her naked form. I turned around, my eyes following her movents as she sat on the bed. When she spoke, her voice was flat and without any emotion.
"Jace is anding the contract."
"What?" My eyes widened in shock. At once, I hurried over to sit beside her on the bed. "What changes is he making?"
"I don’t know. He didn’t tell about the changes, I only scheduled the eting with Thorne for him."
"But you’re sure it was to and the contract."
She nodded, "he told that much."
I ran my fingers through my hair as I felt my heart beating heavily in my chest, "I can’t believe this. Jace promised that he didn’t have any intention to steal my company. What the hell changed? Or was he lying to ? Has he been in cahoot with Uncle Leo all this while?"
"I don’t think that is the case, I think everything changed after he t with your uncle yesterday. Whatever they talked about must have changed Jace’s stance on the matter. I’m sure by now the changes have been made, and your uncle is aware of this developnt."
"Holy fuck!" I got up and began to pace all over my bedroom, I could feel myself losing control once again. The control that I had struggled to contain last night was pushing against the seams, threatening to go over the edge.
"No!" I cried suddenly as I grabbed my phone, "I can’t allow this!"
Lena’s eyes widened in panic as she saw begin to dial up a number, "what the hell are you doing?"
"I’m calling Jace right now!" I told her, "He’s gonna tell why he’s trying to steal Beacon Studios from !"
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