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touch

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. He didn't bend down. He nudged

said. "Don'

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her forehead. He turned to the side table and picked up a glass car

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step. The

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was instinct. He caught her by t

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shed the inside of her arm. His eyes widened, a

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way as if she w

he bathroom. Her forehead cracked against the wo

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came away red. The pain sharpened he

just do it," she whisp

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"You are my property, Elenora. Yo

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doctor up,

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omething with a stimulant. I don't care

the corner and sat down, pu

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later. The needle stung her arm. The drugs flooded her system, making h

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