Whatever you’re going to tell me won’t go beyond us. “I know you think that life is all black and white, Keira, but for some of us, gray is a lot more accurate. If I were her, I’d ask if I was calling from the mental health ward of the hospital and whether that’s why she’s been unable to contact me, but Temperance doesn’t. Temperance is silent for several long moments instead of brimming with the questions I expected her to shoot at me rapid fire. Sharing anything I tell you could quite literally cost you your life.” And I need you to swear on whatever you consider holy that this goes in the double vault. Based on what I know about Lachlan Mount, as long as there’s a threat out there against him that could potentially spill over to me, there’s no way he’s going to let me go back to living my normal, or even a semi-normal, life. “Does this have to do with the other things you need to tell me?”įor a moment, I wonder at the wisdom of divulging what I’m about to share, but Temperance needs to be prepared. Temperance goes quiet on the other end of the call. I don’t want him, my mom, or my sisters coming here under any circumstances.” I smile, feeling more like a CEO than I have since the day the desk in the basement became mine. He made me believe in myself, and that was just another chink in the walls that came crashing down from around my heart. The confidence I’ve gained in myself and my authority isn’t a coincidence. Instead, I take another moment to acknowledge how much Lachlan has changed me.

It’s on the tip of my tongue to say I’ve learned from the best, but I hold it in. Distributors-make sure they get the same press release, and tell them we’ll start taking their orders in advance, but we’ll expect partial payment to hold them as we expect to sell out of the first batches in a very short time.”

Sinful Empire by Meghan March