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Frank rubbed his nose, ying along with the charade. “Mr. Graves, Mr. Miller just mentioned they’re short bon /bseats. He’s hoping Ms. Domont can ride with us.”

Lucien’s eyes crinkled, his blong /bshes bfluttering /bwith a hint of mischief. “Ohb, /bbI /bsee. The buses just left. Guess you’ll have to hop in our car, Ms. Domont.”

Kaia forced a btight/bb–/blipped bsmile/bb, /band the second she slid into the car, her fingers found Lucien’s waistb, /bbgiving /bit a sharp pinch.

Frank turned back bwith /ba bgrin/bb. /b“Mrs. Graves, Mr. Graves made it clear you don’t bwant your /brtionship bout /bbin /bbthe /bopenb, /bso we’ll stick to formalities. Hope byou /bdon’t mind.”

Kaia’s cheeks flushed, and she managed an awkwardugh. “No worries bat /ball, Mr. Gagher. That’s perfectly fine.”

She shot Lucien a re that could’ve scorched the upholsteryb. /b

This guy spills everything!

Chris, ever considerate, raised the partition between the front and back seats.

The moment it clicked shut, Kaia grabbed Lucien’s cheek, her voice a fierce whisper only he could hear. “You’re such a pain!”

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Lucien leaned bin/bb, /bstealing a quick kiss. “And byou /bsmell divine.”

Kaia, worried he’d get carried awayb, /bgrabbed his hands.

“Stop it. There are people around.”

Lucien relented bwith /ba chuckle.

“Alright, alright. Get some rest. It’s a twob–/bhour drive.”

Kaia reclined her seat, draping Lucien’s tailored suit jacket over herself blike /ba bnket/bb, /band dozed off for the ride.

As they neared the campsite, bFrank’s /bbgentle /bvoice roused her.

Kaia rubbed her eyes, handed the rumpled jacket back to Lucien, and stretched with azy byawn/b.

Lucien nced at the creased bsuit/bb, /bone eyebrow arched.

When Kaia stepped bout/bb, /bshe realized they were thest to arrive.

Vanessa waved frantically from thew firm’s group.

Kaia jogged over.

“Kaiab, /bbare /byou okay? Riding with Mr. Graves must’ve been terrifyingb!/bb” /bVanessa eximed, her eyes wide with sympathy. “me Mr. Miller for cheaping out on an extra van. They’ve bgot /bseven busesb, /bband /bwe’re stuck with seven measly shuttles.”

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bKaia /bughed it boff/bb. /bb“/bbIt /bwasn’t bad. Mr. Gagher was there too. He’s really nice.”

The campsite tents were already pitched, and Kaia grabbed her tag to find hers.

Frank’s tent was bon /bone side; no surprise who was on bthe /bother.

Kaia felt like a spy infiltrating Graves Group’s ranks.

She tried to keep a low bprofile/bb, /bbbut /bthe group chat was already buzzing.

[Kaia, you’re bgetting /bbthe /bshort end of the stickb, /balways separated from us. Poor bthing/bb!/bb] /b

[Don’t bworry/bb, /bwe’ll ball /bbe together bfor /bthe bcampfire /bgames btonight/b.]

[Kaiab, /byour tent’s bright /bbnext /bto Mr. Graves. Can you sneak a recording of him bsnoring/bb?/bb] /b

[Bold move! Are byou /btrying to bget /bfired? How do you even know Mr. Graves snores?]

Kaia’s fingers hovered over the keyboard, typing “He doesn’t snore” before catching herself and deleting it.

bHer /bheart skipped a beat.

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That bwas /ba close one.

*****

Graves Group had only sent their admin and secretarial teamsb, /bbut even that outnumbered Vanguard Law Firm’s entire

turnoutb. /b

As bnight /bbfell/bb, /bbthe /bcampfire roared to blife/bb, /band everyone gathered around, the air buzzing with bughter /band bwarmth/b.

Kaia sat bwith /bher bfirm’s /bbgroup/bb, /bkeeping her distance from

Lucien.

Someone piped bup/bb, /btheir voice bbright /bbwith /bexcitement. “The vibe’s perfect. How about we by /bTruth or Dareb, /bblike /bold times?b” /b

Lucienb, /bbunfamiliar /bbwith /bthe bgame/bb, /btilted bhis /bhead. “How does it workb?/bb” /b

The proposer bhadn’t /bexpected bLucien /bbto /bbjoin /bbin/bb–/bwho’d dare rope bthe /bCEO into bsomething /bblike /bbthis/b?

But since Lucien seemed bgenuinely /bcurious, he exined, “We spin a bottleb, /band whoever it points to picks either truth- answering ba /bquestion honestly–or dareb, /bdoing whatever’s on ba /bcard you draw.”

Lucien nodded, a spark bof /binterest in his eyes. “Sounds bfun/b.

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Count me bin/bb, /bbif /bbyou /ball don’t mind.”

Who would dare to say no to that?

The bottle spunb, /band by some twist of fateb, /bitnded on Lucien first.

The crowd erupted, pping and chantingb, /b“Mr. Graves! Mr. Graves!”

“So, Mr. Gravesb, /bbtruth or /bdare?” bsomeone /bcalled out.

Lucienb, /bbying /bbit /bsafe, chose btruth/b.

“bAlright/bb, /bwho’s got a question for Mr. Gravesb?” /b

A bold soul from Vanguard bLaw /bbFirm /bbshot /bup btheir /bhand. “Mr. Graves, bI’m /bbgoing /bbout /bon a blimb /bhere. How old were byou /bbwhen /byou had your bfirst /bloveb? /bAnd… do byou /bstill talk to bthem/bb?/bb” /b

Lucien raised ban /beyebrowb. /b“That’s two questions.”

The askerughed bnervously/bb, /b“Okayb, /bbpick /bbone/bb, /bMr. Graves.”

He smiledb, /bbhis /bvoice calm but byful/bb, /b“My first love was when I was twenty–four.”

Kaia nearly bit through her blip/b.

What? Lucien had another girlfriend before me?

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He’s kept a secret first love under wraps?

The group buzzed with surprise. “Wow, Mr. Graves, twenty–four? That’s kindate for a first love!”

By pure chance, the bnext /bspin pointed to Kaia.

Vanessa, as Kaia’s friendb, /bgrinned. “Kaia, bI’ll /bgo easy on you. Answer the same questionb./bb” /b

Kaia, who’d been bsilently /bbfuming /bmoments agob, /bfroze.

Her first love wasn’t Lucien.

“Um, twenty,” she mumbled, her cheeks heating up.

Jude, sensing the tensionb, /bhurried things along. “Next, next! Spin the bottle!”

After a few rounds of dares some hrious, some cringe–worthy–the bottle zeroed in on Lucien again.

“Whoa, Mr. Graves, back to you! Truth again?”

Lucien’s gaze locked onto Kaia, who sat diagonally across the fire. “I’ll answer the second part of the earlier question.

“Do I still keep in touch with my first loveb?/b”

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As he repeated the question, Kaia’s heart tightenedb, /bher breath catching.

bWrite /byour bment /b

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Everything about that night–everything about her–is

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Maybe our love is toxic.

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