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Liam
“Hey, Virtue!” Noah called out to the tall and stunning blonde who Chip was practically dragging out of
my office. My eyes ran up and down her svelte figure, settling on her cute tush. I quickly noticed she
didn’t have a panty line.
“What about tonight? Are we still going out to dinner?” Noah asked, a hopeful tone in his voice. I raised
my eyebrows. Noah had already made ns to take her out to dinner?
She stopped and turned around, her hair flipping through the air,nding neatly below her shoulders. A
cute smile yed on those luscious pink lips of hers making my heart sk ip a beat. There was no
denying she was the most beautiful woman I have ever had the pleasure of meeting.
“Of course,” she said, her captivating voice echoing throughout the room. “I’ll meet you at my ce
around six-thirty since our reservations are at seven. Chip, would you like to join us?” Her voice
sounded like a luby, ethereal and hypnotizing. If she were to ask me for anything right now, I’d give
her what she wanted, no questions asked. But it was strange
though, her voice seemed familiar to me… like I’ve heard it before. I probably had heard a
voice like hers on television.
“Three’s a crowd, sweetheart. I would rather have Noah all to myself,” Chip murmured, then
laughed at his own joke. “But since we’re bestfriends,” he said, touching her pretty little nose,
“I can share.”
“Alright, then. Harold’s at seven. See you, Noah. Virtue waved goodbye and with a flic her beautiful
silky blonde hair, she was gone… to my utter disappointment.
Abigail coughed, grabbing my attention, then secretly nced sideways at the tall man standing beside
Nicole. Apparently, he was closely watching me as I watched the beautiful
blonde leave my office.
Dominic Samuels was his name and he was obviously tall, dark and handsome. The same was true for
his half-brother, Bo Xavier. The high school girls and the female college stu from themunity college
all fluttered to the both of them like butterflies to necta honestly, it was pretty annoying having them for
competition. Especially when there w
thro dark rumors of me and my friends circting around town. I coughed to clear my wiping any trace
of emotion Virtue had stirred deep within me.
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“Dom, about those lights, anything you suggest will be great. Just send my office the invoice and I will
foot the bill,” I said, hoping he would leave and take Nicole with him. Nicole was another problem.
Because of her connections, she acted like a queen in this town, thinking she had the right to do what
she wanted. She was lucky she was a friend of my father’s. I was already contemting killing her
because she knew too much.
“We won’t take anymore of your time then. Nicole, let’s get back to my shop. I already have a great
idea for the office downstairs. See you, Mr. Mayor, Dominic said, exiting my office with a frustrated
Nicole chasing after him.
“Noah, I’d like to speak with you,” I said, pointing to my main office. “If you would so kindly enter my
office.”
Noah nodded his head and walked inside. I gave one look at Abigail before I followed Noah inside and
she nodded without speaking. She was another thorn in my side, but
she was useful and she kept quiet… just like a goodp dog. Anyway, she knew the punishment if she
ever stepped out of line.
I closed the doors and walked behind my desk. Noah was already seated in front, tapping his foot.
“So, what do you know about this Virtue?” I asked.
“Her full name is Virtue Sullivan and she just moved into the old Taylor house.”
“The old Taylor House?! I thought…” My voice trailed away. F uck! “What else do you know about her?”
“She told Abigail she used to live in Nevada and worked there as an ountant,” Noah answered.
“She ns to open a boutique at the emptymercial space beside the grocery store and she just
hired me to do the necessary construction.”
“Married?” I asked.
“No. When Bo asked her, she said she wasn’t married. Hasn’t found the right one,” Noah answered.
“Liam, I actually like her. I feelfortable around her.”
“She’s single, Noah. For any man, she is fair game,” I replied.
“Fair enough, Liam. You can always say you like her too,” Noah said. I stared at Noah and sighed. I
always had to get my hands dirty. I wondered how my father was able to do it while he was mayor.
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“Now, since you will be her contractor, why don’t you set up CCTV cameras in her store? If I had only
known she was this young and beautiful, I would have suggested you put up cameras around her
home,” I said. “That reminds me, I need to have a chat with Lisa and Nicole. I hate it when someone
hides things from me.”
“Liam, I can’t do that,” Noah argued. “If she finds out I installed cameras in her store without her
knowledge, she will sue me and I’m done in this town.”
“Fine. I’ll have someone else do it then, so you can feign innocence if she finds out,” I said.
“Who?” He asked casually. I rolled my eyes.
“All you have to do is tell Virtue she needs to hire Nicole. Nicole will handle everything,” I
answered.
“Alright then. Send Cris my regards,” Noah said, smirking.
Everyone had thought an old woman would be moving into the Old Taylor House… even
Noah..
Virtue Sullivan changes everything.
Abigail
I slipped off my heels and slowly inched my way towards the double doors of Liam’s office. I had to find
out what Liam was up to. After I saw that familiar glint in his eyes, I knew Liam
had found his new target.
Sure, my family had a honeybee farm and we did well producing pure honey, contributing to make our
state the number one honey producer in the country, but my family’s wealth didn’t equate to power, so
my dad pushed me and Cris towards the Cohens for our b best interests.
As a little girl, I always wished I was like Joy Taylor. She was pretty, kind and smart too. Nicole and
Liam were always envious of the good words our teachers had to say about her was envious too, but
since she always treated me with kindness, I never thought of ever harming her until we all jumped to
high school.
Nicole was an early bloomer. She became the girl of every boy’s fantasy. Thus, Liam kept he on a tight
leash knowing with her by his side, he could control everyone.
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Liam, Cris, Dan and Jack were early bloomers too, just like Noah. Noah was by far more charming and
dashing than Liam, so by our sophomore year, Noah was part of our group. He
knew Noah was soft and to Liam, that was useful.
Lisa and I were like Joy,te bloomers. Lisa tried her hardest to be included in the group, doing
anything Nicole and Liam wanted, but it was never enough. I, on the other hand, was privileged enough
to be included since Cris and were cousins and my family had
it weren’t for those technicalities, I would have been like Joy… alone.
money. If
While we were in high school, we were the popr students and bullied our way to getting what we
wanted. It was all fun and games until it became a horrific and terrifying tragedy that I couldn’t believe
my friends nor my cousin had the stomach of doing.
I was the one who found Joy Taylor gasping for air while tied to a bench press. I was the one
who cut her free. I was the one who told Noah to take her home.
I confronted them, thinking they would be scared of the consequences. Yet what I discovered
was more terrifying.
Mayor Theodore Cohen threatened he would set my family’s farm on fire if I ever breathed a word of
the ‘unfortunate incident to anyone. Then, he calmly asked for the name of the
ng man who helped Joy Taylor. After I told him what he wanted to know, he called someone telling
them to clean the mess up for him.
young
I pushed myself to forget, thinking Joy Taylor was the first andst of all my troubles until
Liam met Joan Summers here in his office two winters ago. She was the high school student body
president and she hade to talk to Liam about helping fund the spring formal.
I saw how he touched her, making the poor girl squirm in her chair. I watched as he lean over and
touch her thigh. I stood by helplessly as he ran his hand down her back to on top of her firm buttocks.
He asked me for her schedule. I initially objected, but one threatening look was enough to make me
reconsider. I got him her schedule and as mayor, he got passes for himself and the boys to the spring
formal.
Joan Summers went missing that night. I wanted to help Old Man Eugene and his fi her, but I didn’t
know where to begin. I asked Lisa for help, knowing she would kn
something, but she brushed me off.
“I value my life, Abigail. I don’t want to die just yet,” Lisa said, drunk. “If you
you would forget this ever happened.”
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After a couple weeks, Joan’s body was found floating in theke. I cried myself to sleep that night,
knowing I should have done more, but with two hands tied behind my back, I was
useless.
This time, I’m not going to let anything happen to Virtue Sullivan.
Of all the towns in North Dakota, why oh why did she have to pick this one?!
… set up
up CCTV cameras in her store,” I heard Liam tell Noah. I slowly tiptoed back to my desk. I had enough
useful information.
All I needed was a little creativity.
“Is my son here, Abigail?”
I jumped in my chair, startled.
I raised my eyes to find the cold dark eyes of Theodore Cohen looking down at me.
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