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m by storm. He's wearing nothing more than black dress slacks, his untrimm

who he was

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the

room. But all I can picture is the image of mascara-laced tears staining Lola's cheeks. T

dpaper to my eardrums, and his eyes are lasers of suggestion as they take me in. I can see t

More li

. How they want me.His head angles to the side, and his smile slides arrogantly onto his lips, putting the thousands h

chance

e says cavalierly, as only

what you

ppened . . . so from where I stand, I was shortchanged and overcharged." I control the hitch of my breath when

volts at t

g rough with her wasn't the agre

t rough." He waves his

lling to do that, but not Lola. There is such a thing as conse

cort service o

ent of the rules and requirements ahead of time." I quirk a brow as I find my footing despite th

his face, and the sound of it scraping over his st

at you paid for

forgiving. "I paid for a

im off as the realization hits me

d, coul

aline rushing through my veins. Thinking on my feet has always

him what he knows just in case he's r

was between the two of you," I explain. And yes, I just contradicted myself. I just said that sex wasn't paid for, when moments before I

"Cute. That's how y

ying anythin

s a step toward me, the shock at my presence now givin

although my insides feel like a k

hone call to the attorney general about

prevent him from speaking and to thwart him from stepping

la or you will be providin

e listening to what

tes through me. "I think you forget who you're dealing with here. Don't you know who I am?" A goading smile.

itting me harder than they should. "You broke the terms of th

, I want a refund or the services I paid

hone from my pocket. "Then that must me

own to where my thumb scrolls across the screen

the images are stored. I don't hide my wince when I open the fold

him the image of him with his pants around his ankles in fron

ugh his expression is fleeting before he puts his practiced politician

You might want to tell whoever you pay to colle

d bob of his Adam's apple tells me all I need

incibility, and I'm going to have so much fun yanking this rug out from under him. "There's at least fifteen more where this came from, and your face is clear as day i

bit

mpliment." My smile t

, Vee. You're not successful in

tors? Voters? You think they'll appl

scared

each trying to gain the upper hand. Both

we can test your theory." My tone dri

his head and starts to pull his shirt on as if this conversation is over. Ar

re's a hard glint to his eyes that tells me he revels in playing dirty, an

push me,"

ss you bett

going with this. "You think you're the only one in this situation who has information to hold over the other one's

eath the surface as our eyes h

blu

as t

. Where I'm from. What