Scarlett POV
“Day after tomorrow works. I’ve got to swing by the bank and unfreeze my accounts first.”
I wasn’t letting that bullshit stand. I hadn’t done a damn thing wrong, but Jaxen snaps his fingers, and my whole life gets locked down—zero cash, scraping by. I’d be in there raising hell soon enough.
“See you then.” Denise was already halfway to hanging up.
“Miss Scott, hold up—one question. Why bring me back on? Jaxen’s a nonstop headache. He could pressure you again any day, and I…” Curiosity got the better of me. She wasn’t exactly running a charity; shelling out big money for an employee tied to that kind of drama didn’t add up.
She laid it out straight. “You were Mrs. Hale. You’ve already been with a man like Alpha Hale. Figured you wouldn’t catch feelings for Allen.” A beat.
