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"No." I pulled it away. "I need to hear this."

"Your father was so easy to seduce." Celeste continues. "Powerful men always are when you make them feel powerful. A few strategic touches, some calculated vulnerability, letting him think he's corrupting me instead of the other way around. Now he's completely wrapped around my finger."

She stands, walking to the window. "And tonight, after I consummate this marriage very thoroughly, I'll have everything I was promised. Legal access to ...