Kiss the Saboteur — The Hart-Calloway Agreement

tears flooded my eyes this time mostly from joy i'm sorry thank you for everything you've done these past few weeks but he is the man i've loved all along you are never to contact chase again i nodded with perfect docile sweetness the next morning ethan insisted on a private civil ceremony before his family could interfere one of his attorneys brought an officiant to his penthouse

we signed the certificate exchanged quick vows and watched the attorney seal the paperwork for filing with the city the society wedding would come later the moment i got home i sent chase a text. I know you failed your assignment. Don't take it too hard. I'll reimburse you for half the Italy trip if you want. I do have professional ethics. After that night, Chase

vanished from my life as completely as if he had never existed. The circuit had an ironclad rule. Win or lose. Once a client ended the contract, the heart hunter walked away. No lingering and no harassment. Chase was probably gone for good. The thought left a strange emptiness in me. No one sent me shirtless pictures at three in the morning anymore. No one strutted under my

and gray sweatpants during a heat wave because he honestly thought I looked adorable. I shook off the feeling. The first law of our profession was absolute.

I buried myself in work and called my client. He took the bait. He's already planning our wedding. Excellent.

My attorney received confirmation too. Once the civil certificate clears and the public ceremony is complete,