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Chapter 37

Ethan

I'm on my way up to the boardroom and I just know that all hell is gonna break loose.

I don't look forward to this day and I still can't believe that Alyssa betrayed us like that. After all we’d been through I honestly didn’t think she gave a fuck about the assignment anymore.

The guys are likely going wild with fury, just as I am in my heart. Here I thought this girl cared about me, only to be stabbed right in the back. Trust me, it's a feeling that I wouldn't wish upon my worst enemy. And that says a lot coming from me.

Despite my reservations, I still care about Alyssa. Even after she's turned on all of us, I still can't get the picture of her beautiful face out of my mind. She's got some kind of hold into my heart that I can't let go of.

I walk through the long corridors of our stunning office, dreading the scene I'm about to walk in on.

They'll say she betrayed us. They'll say we should get back at her. Or maybe they'll be on my side, loving her no matter what she's done.

Don't get me wrong, I'm fucking furious. This is serious business and there’s no way I could turn a blind eye to this. But to see her down on her knees in submission, asking forgiveness from my giant cock would put everything right again.

I push these lustful thoughts out of my mind as I open the door to the conference room. Everyone's already there just as I knew they would be. This is a really big day for our company and a really awful one.

"Hey guys, I'm here."

"Finally, man," Theo says. "We've been waiting for you. We can't get this sorted without you. We all have to be in on this."

"Yeah," Finn says. "It's a royal fucking mess. I can't believe she did this to us."

Assistants are flying in and out of the room and there's paperwork all over the table. Everybody's scrambling to get their shit in order.

Maybe if we run a tighter ship from the beginning, then none of this would have happened. Hindsight is everything, but it'll do us no good now.

"It's okay. We just have to get on top of it before it totally unravels. Easton, get HR on the phone so they can handle the flip side of this," I say.

"I'm on it," he says.

"And has anybody talked to the PR department? We need them to cover this like crazy. If ever they've had to work a day in their life, it's gonna be today. Tell them they better handle this with the press," I say.

I sit down at the table and just take in the chaotic scene. So many guys, so many assistants, and so much fucking paperwork. It's a state I never wished to see our company in and yet here we are, all because of Alyssa.

My cock twitches at remembering the thought of punishing her for this, her ultimate betrayal. No, I need to focus on the task at hand..

Tate hushes the commotion in the room.

"Shh, you guys, I'm on the phone with PR."

I hear him mumbling away and I hope he's getting them updated on what to do. This is a public relations nightmare. Our PR team is gonna have to jump into action and work for the money today.

"You better have your whole team on this. I'm serious. If one thing goes out of place in the eye of the media, we're gonna blame you and you'll be fired," Tate is saying.

God, he can be nasty when he wants to be. But he's right, if this thing blows up in the media, then we're all done for. The whole company could go under.

Nico says, "I can't believe she went through with it. How could she have done this to us?"

He's running his fingers through his hair in disbelief. I can relate. I guess you could say we all trusted her and maybe we shouldn't have. I guess you could say we all put our hearts on the line for this one woman who didn't give a shit.

I know I'm not the only one thinking this. I can tell by the way everyone's scrambling. There are broken hearts everywhere as a result of broken trust. There's only one thing we demanded, full loyalty, and she couldn't even give us that.

Simon's got his assistant looking over his shoulder going over some paperwork. This girl is hot but she's nowhere near as gorgeous as Alyssa. I see that his assistant is happy to be working closely with him. She's leaning so closely over him that she can probably smell his cologne.

"Hey Simon, what are you working on?"

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