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tightened. She hated weakness. She hat

n heard the word

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were stark white against his tan skin. His hair was messy. He leaned heavily against the railing,

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y didn't tackle him. They stopped three

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the banister. He looked down at the group

us smile spread

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w descent, each step a visible, agonizing ef

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ke a possessive embrace,but Iv

looked a

annul the eng

pants Ivy had found for him-an old

thick, cream-colored paper tha

heck onto the a

er anyway," Braylon