Unleash Me, Vol. 1 (Unleash Me, Annihilate Me Series) Read Online Free PDF

force, and more than ever before,
I saw her true strength emanate from her in waves of anger.
    “ Back
off, ” she
said.
    “ So,
you did this to her? ” he
said.
    “ You ’ re damned right I
did.   And you ’ ll be grateful for it. ”
    “ Will
I?   When?   She looks ridiculous.   What the fuck is it with those diamonds
on her lips?   And why is she naked
beneath that tux thing she ’ s
wearing?   Does that say ‘ serious author ’ to
you?   She ’ ll be a laughingstock. ”
    “ She
writes entertainment. ”
    “ She
writes schlock. ”
    “ I
write what? ”
    “ Schlock. ”
    That stung to my core — it
hurt more than I imagined it would, likely because he was the one who optioned
my books, and I thought that he was fully behind them and me.   Still, I needed to stay as professional
as possible, so I swallowed my response.   Let Blackwell roast him.
    “ Do
you know anything about publicity, Marco? ” Blackwell interrupted.   “ About
style?   About creating a persona
that others will look up to?   Do you
have any idea how powerful that is in today ’ s world? ”
    “ Sorry,
Barbara.   I ’ m about the written
word, not about creating some faux celebrity, whose book, by my estimation,
needs a complete rewrite before Wenn publishes it. ”
    “ A
complete rewrite? ” I
said.
    He snapped his head at me.   “ That ’ s
right.   A complete rewrite. ”
    “ I
don ’ t
understand, ” I
said.   “ I thought you liked my
book. ”
    “ Your
book has its moments, but most of it is shit. ”
    “ Are
you out of your mind? ” Blackwell said to him.
    “ Hardly. ”
    “ Oh,
darling, please.   I think you ’ ve lost it.   The book you went after was in the
Amazon Top 100 for weeks.   It hit
number one.   It sold hundreds of
thousands of copies.   It ’ s still sitting there
as we speak.   You went after it
because of all that.   You went after
her because you knew the fact that she ’ s had three bestsellers in a row wasn ’ t a fluke.   And you dare to insult her by calling
her work schlock?   And by calling
her a clown?   What the hell is wrong
with you? ”
    “ My
apologies that I haven ’ t
met Ms. Ward before this.   But if I
had, I never would have signed her if I thought she was going to come here
dressed like a freak show.   You ’ ve made her look like
a poseur, and I don ’ t
do poseurs. ”
    “ So,
her work is diminished because she ’ s wearing couture? ”
    He waved his hand at me.   “ That ’ s couture? ”
    “ In
fact, it is. ”
    It was too much.   It was beyond insulting.   Today was supposed to be
celebratory.   Why was he acting this
way?   Whatever the reason, I sure as
hell wasn ’ t
going to put up with it.  
    “ Give
me the contract, ” I
said.   “ If Mr. Boss is having
second thoughts about signing me, I ’ m perfectly fine publishing my work on my own.   Hand me the contract.   Let me rip it up.   You can keep your five million — I
don ’ t
need it. ”
    But Marco Boss was quick.   He snatched the contract off the table
before I could grab it from him.   “ Too late.   You ’ ve signed the paperwork and you ’ re dealing with me
now.   We ’ ll work on your little
zombie books together, but I want nothing to do with today ’ s photo shoot. ”   He turned to Blackwell.   “ Which is on you, by the way.   If the marketing campaign fails, it ’ s because you ’ ve turned her into
some kind of high-priced call girl.   Remember that. ”
    “ Oh,
you stupid man.   What I ’ ll remember are the
cheers and the adulations, darling.   And then I ’ ll
absorb the exaltations of how brilliant I am.   There will be none of the other. ”
    “ Then
you ’ re
a fool.   You know nothing about the
publishing world. ”
    In a pseudo-daze, she looked around
her.   She spread out her arms and
said, “ Is
there a more ridiculous person in this room right now?   I ’ ve seen tantrums before, but this is verging on some