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Lirael's POV

As I flicked through the messages Samson forwarded to me, I sensed Zephyra enter the meeting room. I glanced up to see her gorgeous green eyes land on me. She looked as sexy as hell in a white silk blouse that was unbuttoned just enough to reveal a hint of cleavage, and a pencil skirt that emphasizes her slender waist and the curve of her hips. Her lips tipped up before her attention darted away, as if worried someone would catch her smiling at me.

Jovan walked in next and decided to sit next to her. My eyes narrowed. Zephyra didn't look at him and deliberately angled her body away. I swept the room and found Bruce, Paradise’s new project liaison, sitting at the end of the table. Luckily for Jovan, he did what he promised, and Rachel quietly disappeared from the office. I was half-expecting to get a call from one of Paradise’s senior partners about the request, but none came, so he must have thought of a convincing enough reason for her removal.

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