"Then do it," he challenged, his gaze dropping to my lips. "But remember, if I go down, I’m taking you with me. Because you’ve been lying to yourself about why you’re really in this office at midnight."
The office was cold, but the tension between us was blistering. El Rey De Las Mentiras Whitney G epub
He stood up, his presence looming over me. He was the King of Lies, and I was the only one who had finally caught him in the act. But as he stepped closer, the space between us shrinking to nothing, I realized the most dangerous lie of all was the one I was telling myself: that I actually wanted to take him down. "Then do it," he challenged, his gaze dropping to my lips
"I’m exactly on time," I countered, dropping a thick folder onto his mahogany desk. "And I have the proof. You didn’t acquire the Sterling holdings through a fair auction. You lied to the board." He stood up, his presence looming over me
The folder felt heavy in my hands, but his gaze felt heavier. In the empire of Julian Vane, every word was a chess move, and I had just realized I was already in checkmate.
Julian finally looked up, his eyes dark and unreadable. A slow, dangerous smirk tugged at the corner of his mouth. "In this city, Elara, truth is a commodity. And I happen to have a monopoly on it."