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said, positioning himself by

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room, wringing his hands. The shock of th

the mini-fridge and handed it

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w voice. "But also... I'm so

ged you into this, Caleb

ed to hurt him, bu

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ecessary. "You publicly embarrassed the

ained from C

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a bad person, just a fool w

ent, considering how t

rpret my silence. He su

rward and grabbed

me. I tried to pull my hand

you!" he said urgently, his

y or power, but...

letely stunne

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r... whatever you want! Just protect me! I do

r-stricken face and felt noth

ive by clinging to a woman

d took a step back, crea

rned cold. "I'm not

ation and despair

ive. And I needed you to execute my plan. We

the table. "Here's five thousand dollars. It's enough f

as far as you can,

me. His lips trembled, but he said nothi

to understand. I wasn't a savior. Eve