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he spun her around, slamming her b

jaw, tilting her face up as his mouth crashed

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facade of an elite executive, his chest was carved from lean,

shadows of her mind: Did you really thin

. She reached up, grabbed Kory by his loosene

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sps against the glass windows overlooking the glittering sprawl of Man

light cut across the fl

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slowly, the white duvet pooling at his lean, scarred waist,

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the bed, pulled his sleek leather wallet from his trouser pocket, an

t carry personal liabilities. Consider it full compensation for

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like an invoice

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ber," Adalin

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shoulder, but Adaline grabbed the brass door handle, slipped through the

A

e freezing November morning, smoothed her

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