Unwanted Secret Lover: Now Watch Me Shine

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idential buildings. She didn't go through the main entrance with its doormen and glittering chandelier. In

through. No questions. No logbook. His silence was a well-paid part of the a

ng against her ribs. She caught her reflection in the polished steel walls-wind-blown hair, a haunt

allway, but directly into the vast, silent expanse of the pen

fled her footsteps.

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study. He was wearing a custom-tailored shirt, the top

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