Chapter 71

• VALENTINA
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• The second Gustavo disappeared, my heart started slamming against my ribs like it wanted out. I stood there in the hallway, staring at the spot where he had been, and all I could think was no. No, this could not happen. Not again. I had walked out of his mansion, contract or no contract, and I had told myself that was it. But here he was, in my workplace like he owned the building, like he owned me. I hated that I had ever believed he would just let me go. I hated that I had let my guard down even for a second.