~Jennie’s~

“You really are like a roach, aren’t you? No matter how many times you get stepped on, you just keep crawling back.”

That’s Adele’s greeting.

I blink at her in disbelief. I’ve just stepped into the penthouse elevator, tired, drained, and holding a crumpled file from the board meeting…still trying to understand what the hell Marcus Lane’s game is. He used to be the one forcing Reo to parade me around as his wife. He’s the reason I was even made “relevant.” So why is he suddenly acting like I’m some contaminant in his empire?

The elevator doors glide shut behind me, and I realize too late that I...