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the desk, eyes closed, cold sw

rce sharp enough to send a stab of pain up her arm. S

k curtain at the back of the classroom. Her arm went numb, shoulders

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h his athletic shirt, the fabric clinging to every sculpted muscle. H

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"You're wearing this again?"

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e cramps to ease a little. Then she pushed

, voice a low growl. "That's not

ately began struggling. Just as she thought she wou

"Yo, someone's behind that

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eluctantly, he let her go, stepping back, gaze still

out, movements sharp, exuding an arrogant, aggressive

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already conquered? Alo

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erupted in rau

d her teeth as she adjusted her

time to hear the teasing continue. The guys stared openly at

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alled out, "Football party tonight,

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face paling further, but in the

lakeside villa off-campu

alked in, Alora

lawless, calm and poised in the center

s, hadn't even bothered with makeup. The last

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ited Brielle?"

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turn to spin the bot

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edge of her chair, knuckles white, cr

time to catch Caden's fleeting

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