The Monster I Once Loved

ook up. He di

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clicked her ton

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much more app

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't leave me

was a ra

t be dramatic, Alexander. Of cou

at her, unco

t are you ta

plaining something to a

ntial sum. Five million. To leave th

blood drain

e whispered, the words

ou expect? She's a practical girl, from a practical bac

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s eyes blazing. "Maya isn't like t

his breath comin

seemed

your money! She w

s, his grip bruising. "Tell

away, her expre

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ed back, hi

his phone, his

number, his heart hamm

essed

then went to a curt

is not in service. Please ch

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him with the force

ees, a choked sob

nt penthouse fe

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was no o

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