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man said, turning to

still processing what the hell just happened, but I

hell was

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moment we sat, the man reached into his jacket and pulled out a glass bottle of

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lieve in as

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nly for me. The club faded into the background. The music. The

ut everything else about him scream

tly, my voice bare

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t smaller. Hotter. My

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ht believe you

e strand of hair behind my ear, the back of his finge

believ

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a man whose face I couldn't even see-but somehow, it made every

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steady thud of my heart as I sat up a

money on the small table in the room before walking out. I boarde

ckhouse. I had barely stepped into the hallway of th

if it isn't t

fr

a silk robe and heels, her blonde hair perfectl

nd? A thi

marble floor like a cat

pilled e

dling him. His hand on

that made my

d in the bed while

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ho knows people," Irene sneered, foldi

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mine," she said, just as

d in his expression. The bond flared faintly between u

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fast.

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didn't fall. I

rled, his voice shaking with fury

pooling in my mouth. "You rejected me by sleeping wi

u the right to whore

ith satisfactio

una now? After spreading your leg

," I hissed. "And I sure a

ward, ready to

the guards called out

the crowd forming. T

Wiped his hand on his trousers

ter. Strip her of every privilege. Let the

just a beat. Enough to

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ms. Dragged me down the h

ene called out mockingly. "Maybe try

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a reason to bur