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could hear my thou

ld be mortified. S

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glass. But even und

ht she was well,

.We're supposed to be rivals

he's arguing with

tra octave, I actua

. I wonder what her

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damn, I'd love t

her lif

ut feel the guilt of

at I did, I know

. So this secret? I

ght to the underwor

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laboration could op

my current setup

ard building ADOV

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th and nail just

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ould manipulat

d, they got me cal

to be. I had to kic

ld breathe freely

and mine have alw

ly sisters. I reme

xpectations hangi

cute we'd be tog

ot annoying. We w

re along the line

competitive, too d

simi

he got together w

sense. He was char

tterly full of shit

I didn't like him,

. The guy's fake. S

Brian don't love t

o late.Now that the relations

to Christine again.

"accidentally" set

ew exactly what

r. Of compani

ut she doesn't kn

that something

id. Something

ause if there's on

t's to protect Chri

k to someone who

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. Regal, calm, and

n his shoulders. Mr

y respect in this

prisingly loving fa

Christine look

nts to prove herse

ple assuming it

sn't waste time. He jumps

s about his plans to

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bomb, he drop

nherit the full co

role, she must be

bir

t. It's like someon

e's frozen, lips par

the table. No one

bers. This is wild

nda

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s what the next mo

ay it, but the way

eyes? He thought

es he is.But I can

wo

than going back

se she dared t

aybe this is my

eckless, batshit id

nsane, but it m

is off maybe I c

can prot

'll never have to f