Page 185 of Enthrall Ecstasy
I swallowed the lump in my throat. “Am I banned?”
“What do you think?” said Richard.
I looked toward the sprawling ocean. The distance to the horizon was not as far as I felt from my friends right now. The friends who had always been there for me. I’d been there for them, too.
We’d been more like a family. Like the one I’d never had.
“This will free you up to put more energy into CloudSource,” said Cameron.
“Henry?” He’d betrayed my trust.
“Henry didn’t say anything to me,” said Cameron. “But I’m glad to hear you guys talked about it.”
They had more faith in me than I did.
My leaving was always going to be on my terms…when I was ready.
Never like this.
Hadn’t I earned a pass? I’d given years to Chrysalis…dedicated my life to it. I’d given up so much.
“It’s time, Shay.” Cameron shared a look with Richard.
“This is it, then?” I said. “I’m just to walk away?”
Cameron drew in a breath. “There’s a compensation package.”
“You don’t need to ask me to keep quiet,” I said. “You’ll always have my loyalty. I’ll always love you fucking bastards.”
“Well, if you put it like that,” said Richard. “We’ll throw in your pension.”
Cameron raised his hand to silence him. “You were the best thing about Chrysalis.”
He’d used the past tense.
And it stung.
“What do you think?” said Cameron.
“About what? You firing me? Feels like shit.”
“You told us you’ve fired yourself,” said Richard.
“Right.” Because details were important with these two.
Cameron grinned. “What do you think about your severance package?”
Was this funny to him? God, he was infuriating.
After seeing my annoyed expression, Cameron opened his arms wide in a sweeping gesture. “You’re standing on it.”
“Standing on what?”
What they were suggesting was my severance package was the equivalent to acreage, and this land was worth millions with that priceless view.
I looked down at my feet. “What are you saying?”
“This lot. It’s yours,” said Richard.
