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courage to ask

waved dismissively. "My suburban house needs a guard

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became a rare comfor

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a, planning to take Sunny home

the villa's courtyard, no

voice trembling. "

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she'd been plunged into icy water

the neigh

d out, asking everyone she me

night fell and rain began to po

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't appear, b

wiftly grabbing her soaked arm, his brows

magining Sunny cold and hungry,

lan, "You promised you'd take care of

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oceanfront hous

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ne, licking her face

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d, "But the caretaker sa

of it, she'd raise hell." His tone was resign

ught, that

h that even their tan

ul smile. "Thank you, Mr. Andrews. I've got some free

tossing out casually

ll came through. "Dylan, where are you? I

in the world who dared s

nt smile on his lips.

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s a top-tier fashion magazine cover th

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the studio, she discover

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