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folded in her lap, but her fingers were tappin

end with a precise, metallic snip. The sound was loud in the quiet car. He li

d from his lips. "Now you can go bac

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right now, he was the onl

show me tha

gged. "Ent

s a sitcom. A traged

her. If she was a toy, she would b

the top button o

mouth. His eyes flicked down, then

first button.

the curve of her collarbone. A dark, purp

rd him. She moved off the seat and onto her kn

ent game," Ivy said.

r chin, his fingers digging into

duce me? To get

on and his inheritance. Imagine what would happen if he found

dark, low sound. "You're

pressed it against her cheek. She le

e whispered. "I don't car

r changed. It bec

im anymore. He was looking at a potential accomp

gar into the ashtray.

k of her neck and

be my mistres

to bleed. You want to watch the world bu

es need equal levera

ainst the pulse point of his throat. She fe

sure you're never bored," sh

ate gamble. But it was

hair. He pulled her head bac

ove

before. It was possessive. It was a co

had. She poured her rage, her fear

the skin beneath. The car seemed to shr

nd shattere

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c, cheerful mel

uth moved to her neck, biting down o

e, which was on the floor.

flashed a n

t it. Her st

ack slightly.

ted with mali

it," he

her head.

oved his hand lower, sliding it u