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her ass as Ellery bent down until their faces were inches from each other.
My advice to you is to crawl back into the whore hole you crawled out from and to never look at
me or him again. If I even catch you looking in either of our directions, I will pound my fist into you
so hard that even a plastic surgeon wouldn t be able to fix you, she said as she turned on her heels
and started walking away.
Ashlyn held her jaw and screamed, You re a crazy bitch; do you know that?!
Inside I was laughing because Ashlyn deserved it, and I couldn t believe Ellery did it. She was
leaving, and I wasn t about to let her go. I ran after her and grabbed her arm before she could reach
the elevator. Don t you dare take another step, I commanded. She whipped her head around and
looked at me with evil in her eyes.
Let go of me, right now, Connor, before you suffer the same fate as your whore over there.
I let go of her arm. You re angry right now, so I ll forgive that last statement, but what I will not
forgive is you taking another step and walking out that door. She told me she couldn t stay,
especially after what just happened. I wasn t letting her go. The time had come to tell her about
Ashlyn. As I pulled out my phone to call Denny and have him get Ashlyn out of the penthouse, Ellery
pushed the button and the elevator doors opened. I grabbed her from behind and carried her up the
stairs as she kicked and screamed at me to put her down. We reached my bedroom, and I threw her on
the bed. I was so angry at her for trying to leave. I needed her to listen to me, and I wasn t letting her
leave until she did.
Now, sit down on that bed, and listen to me, Ellery. I m not playing games with you anymore, and
I know what you just saw hurt you more than anything else. You re going to sit there, and you re going
listen to me! I screamed at her.
Go on then, explain to me who Ashlyn is, and why you ve been keeping your relationship with her
such a secret, she said with anger in her voice.
I paced back and forth across the room while running my hands through my hair. Ashlyn is
Amanda s twin sister.
Who the hell is Amanda? she asked.
I took in a sharp breath. Amanda s the girl who committed suicide after I broke up with her.
Keep talking, Connor; I m listening.
Ashlyn sought me out and came to my office about a year ago. She told me she had been kicked out
of her house, and she didn t have any money or any place to go. She said that I owed her because it
was my fault her sister killed herself. I stood there and watched Ellery close her eyes for a moment.
This was so hard for her to hear, and it was making me sick to tell her.
I took her to dinner. We talked, drank a lot, and we had sex. You have no idea how much I regret
that day, I said as I stood there, shaking my head in shame.
Why didn t you stop it after that night, Connor? she asked as she got up from the bed and walked
over to me.
She kept bringing up Amanda, and making me feel guilty for what had happened. I gave her a job
at my company, and we had an arrangement that we would meet three times a week after work for sex,
with no strings attached.
Wait, let me guess; she started falling for you, and she wanted more, she said.
I nodded my head. Yes, she wanted me to stop seeing other woman and to have an exclusive
relationship with her. I told her time and time again that I wasn t interested, and that our arrangement
was staying the way it was. I turned my back to her and took in a deep breath.
She threatened to do what her sister did if I didn t succumb to her wants and needs. It was that
night at the club; the night you brought me home, that I told her there was never going to be anything
more than sex between us.
Damn it, Connor. Why the hell didn t you just stop seeing her?! she yelled.
The next morning, she called and apologized. She said she would be happy to keep our
arrangement the way it was as long as I doubled her pay, I said as I turned around and faced her.
She shook her head and looked down. She walked back over to the bed and sat on it. Are you ok?
I asked as I started to walk towards her. All I wanted to do was hold her. She was hurting, and I
wanted to ease her pain.
Don t take another step, and I mean it, she said and put her hand up as she got up from the bed
and headed towards the door. I can t listen to any more of this, Connor, I m sorry.
Ellery, please, we need to talk about everything, I pleaded.
Why bother? So we can hurt each other again with our words? she yelled.
I put my hand on her face, but she backed away and spoke. My illness is tearing us apart. You
can t handle your emotions, and neither can I. We just end up hurting each other more often than not.
She looked at me with anguish in her eyes. I have a question for you, and I want you to be totally
honest with me. Are you trying to save me to erase the guilt you ve harbored over the years about
your ex-girlfriend?
The pain that shot through my body when she said that was unbearable. I stood there and closed my
eyes while taking a deep breath. Did she really think that? How could she even say something like
that after everything I ve done and said to her? After everything we ve been through, she doubts my
love for her, and that hurts me the most. I closed my eyes and struggled with my next words.
I think it s best if you go back to California, and that I remain here, I said as I turned around. I
couldn t look at her anymore; it was too painful. She walked out of the bedroom and out of my life. I
dialed my pilot and told him to have the plane ready to fly to California. I sent a text to Ellery.
My private plane is waiting to take you back to California. Text Denny your location, and he
will pick you up.
I walked downstairs and into the kitchen to find Denny sitting at the table.
I took Ashlyn home. She talked about pressing charges, Connor, but I convinced her otherwise.
Ellery has a great right hook, Denny smiled.
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