A Cold Bargain

Gideon glanced at the caller ID. Brooke's name lit up the screen. Then he shot Gemma an unreadable look.

After waiting a few seconds, Gideon picked up the call in front of Gemma.

Gemma sat quietly at the table, listening as Gideon spoke gently into the phone. She gripped her spoon so hard that her whole hand started to shake, barely able to hide just how angry she felt inside.

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