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texted him.
     
    Bethany: I’m sorry. I shouldn’t have invited Philip. I shouldn’t have accused you of sleeping with the client. I’m just lost in this, Damon. I’m lost in you and I feel like I’m the only one waiting to be left with nothing, to be made a fool of.
     
    His text took a few minutes, but relief flooded her when she received it.
     
    Damon : I don’t want your apologies. Save them for someone else. I’ll make my offer once and if you don’t want it, then we’re done. Tonight. My place. Leave your fears, your accusations, and your panties somewhere else. They aren’t welcomed here. Brave enough, Beth?
     
    She texted back one word, her world crashing in around her with need for the man that left her breathless, the one that dragged her into depravity and could possibly be the most important thing in her life at present.
     
    Bethany: Yes.
     

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    Billionaire Alpha Series, Part VII
     
    Ali Parker
     

     

Chapter 1
    Being back on campus felt good, right. Bethany breathed in deeply, the heat in Texas stifling, but the smell of fresh-cut grass and honeysuckle made it worth dealing with. She wasn’t looking forward to working for one of the business professors for the next semester, but it was a requirement of the master’s program. She would just buckle down and get through it and keep her eyes on the future.
    The future.
    Seemed as though Damon was willing to be a part of that plan. She honestly couldn’t fathom it without him in it, and yet they still had so many obstacles to jump over to get there. The fact that they were about to be family was the largest, but working together and both being so damn bullheaded were competing for a close second.
    Bethany moved back as a large group of girls piled out of the business building, one of them turning to give her a once over. She chuckled and slipped into the coolness. Wanting anything other than a man had not occurred to her, but it was becoming more and more the norm to consider both men and women as partners. She shrugged the thought away, not needing more than Damon. She could barely handle him. The thought of another woman with them, touching her man, caused possessiveness to rise inside of her.
    “Just no…” she muttered and jogged up the stairs to the second floor. She still wore her work clothes and was glad of it. The room was a vast auditorium. Cost Accounting was required for anyone who wanted to be a business major, regardless of whether they were going into accounting or not.
    A handsome, distinguished looking man glanced up and smiled kindly. “You must be Bethany?”
    “Yes Sir. Bethany Miller. Nice to meet you.”
    “Pleasure is all mine. Kendal Tarrington.” He extended his hand, his gaze professional and remaining on her face. She let out an internal sigh as she relaxed.
    The guy wasn’t a douche or a perv from what she could tell. She could totally do this.
    “I have to admit up front that Cost Accounting was not my favorite class in my undergrad degree.” She smiled and he chuckled, taking his hand back and pulling a pair of glasses from his pocket. He looked up and lifted his eyebrow, a smirk on his lips.
    “I’m not thinking too many people would say that it was.” He shuffled through a few papers on the desk in front of him as Bethany stood quietly. He was probably in his mid-thirties, in great shape and smelled like heaven. He probably struggled a lot with beating back the hordes of college girls that took his classes and worked to grab his attention. She tilted her head a little, noticing no ring and feeling even worse for the good-looking man.
    “Most people like financial accounting better?” She tried to make conversation as she walked toward the front row of the auditorium. Taking a seat, she dropped her purse beside her and laid the small notebook she’d brought with her on the makeshift desk before her.
    “Oh yeah. The rules in financial are clear cut, and you can simply push forward. With cost