Strategic Takeover

She hadn't expected Rex to say that. She felt like a pawn in a pre-arranged game, only released after all the pieces had been moved into place.

"Rex really is a decent man," Celine agreed.

Back when he hadn't known about her marriage to Vance, his attempts to persuade her to leave had come from a place of genuine concern. He wasn't a bad person—in fact, he possessed a certain rugged, principled ch