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right there. I insisted that Caleb driv

in case she woke up, but the truth

and I couldn't help but fixate on her soft, plump lips. I knew that they would

to touch her, not when she was so vulnerable. I couldn't bring myself to viol

a monster. I had my reasons, and this was a solu

me and Natalya's sleeping form. "If she's too much o

in the back seat," I retort

is eyebrows suggestively and I felt t

re I throw you

that sensitive." Elias ra

talk about it

silent too," he said, then se

en the first to volunteer to help me too. But still, it never felt like I could trust him with women. He complained a

uldn't be this angry, or this drawn to someone. Sure, I had been w

lya stood out.She was special, that was for sure.Who knows, perhaps

s, and I had Jonah and Elias take her down to o

her any longer, and I knew that Jonah

to my favorite chair. It had the vibes of one of those villain chairs from a Bond movie, and I found

he picked up. "Alexander Mortteni,

he sneer that had taken per

s always," I said. "How are

se, Mortteni. Wh

all, shouldn't you know

ames today. I'll only say it o

antered and skirted around the subject at hand to assert power, but I had

come to an a

th your scum, Mortteni," He spat as he sai

ement. Call off Graves, Kane and I

?" He emitted a b

you think I wou

you a

You know I want you

ps I may use this

have a lot more to hide from the

His daughter is currently in my possession, and you kno

ooded killer. I don't think he cares whether or not you have his daughter. What he cares about is cash, and I can certainly compensate fo

w he had to be bluffing, or just being an idiot. There w

bout it. With a sigh, I rose from my seat and beg

orhood was quiet, gated, and didn't ask questions. The neighbors k

amily had been in the oil business for a long time, and it was enough to sustain me. I co

be satisfied with that. I wanted to leave my footprint on the world, to make a real i

. The poor were often targeted by sellers, and it kept the

we had secret places to plan out how to act. On the surface I was a wealthy benefactor, supply

e drug business to destro

ted him to be, drinking a cup of tea and overlooki

work camp when he was young, and I personally made sure that he got citizenship in the

life. Cats, tea, and poetry books. Once y

hared his interests, and realized how wonderful he was

sked, taking a s

Best I've had in a while." He took an

some ba

igu

and he doesn't wa

l, of course,

think that Graves will act whet

sidering this new information. He didn't like to speak unless he knew exactly

dyguard." He tried to pull this on me several times before, but I wouldn't have it. I c

is going to be Caleb . I

e sighed, then looked at m

ant you to

ss, Caleb . And at this point? I've