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softness, gen

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the blade of a knife. Jus

l and his face is right there in my mind, as cl

ide of his face. Like a half-moon arcing down

angle of his jaw.

ense the all-consu

d cologne

invite me in. I'd been in his presence a

r the whole damn time. From the very mo

muscle, tattoos,

this city. Why They hate him so much-b

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we have th

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elf years ago that I wo

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silence. Her

be respecte

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c frame blocks i

shut behind him. The sound bounces off t

that still separates us, my eye

s expression is carefully com

as such a threat to your p

sarcastic as possible. I need t

d of a little girl like me.

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he asks. "No, no. This little cell i

use

to be put in

ling me that he's goading me. That, by gett

lways been stronger th

ve always been attrac

you, a

low, arrogan

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gainst it. No matter how strong my will is, my bo

ford that

he warns, the smile still in pla

work with everyone else,

e I was wrong earlier. Maybe you

to call me tha

fore-he ju

am my elbow into the mesh gri

on the other side o

ar-darkness. "Actually, Charlotte, I

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f my body. Another man would have already u

seems completely di

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time. Just stares at m

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emely dis

fucking?" he asks. His to

guys like

ward towards the thin grille that separates us. "A

warn myself. The more you