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have time to gasp before the hot soup spills down my neck. My k

ce as shrill as usual. "Are you

t kneel with my face to the grou

floor and she peers down at the

this noise

rn me about how hot the sou

me and before I can b

orine snickers. "Jealous, w

zoning out is the only way to survive. You let the pain

her fingers in my face. "

on swims. Blood drips onto the floor, but no one helps me.

a servant stops me. "The p

Matteo Virelli's study. He doesn't even look at

," he says.

from my hair onto the carpet

isgust. "Get ri

as to why I was bleeding. Without caring

ips. Its only a matter of time, I remind myself. I've

ce a grand masquerade ball for Anya's engagement to Lucien Kòrvac, Don of a po

erfect to be honest. Because

stolen from my father's accounts over the year

last visit to the only room that e

I slip inside and I star

n the shelves, and lis

is speaking low

tely, the ports shut down

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y, it's in

controlled. "There has

inking. "You're looking

his phone. I nearly retreat but co

hem off or wait. You jus

d his voice is clipped

you squeeze their insurers, not their suppliers. Once the i

me before he lets out a slow breath, and says. "Yo

ly. They'd ru

studies me like I'm a weapon

ow to tactic in such situations. I shrug. "You learn

e you?"

relli household

ng to escape and he would tell on you! But to my surprise, he doesn'

. "Than

g. This is it. I'm starting over. I want

suddenly, surprising even

pen

fter Anya and her boy toys. She always seemed to be i

ce it," I say. "As

augh. "You don't kno

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ven know

. Don't you want to feel that thrill of not knowing

wickedly under the moonlight seeping into

ppose

nd demanding, tongue sliding against mine. I melt into it, loving the taste of him, the way his lips press firm a

d knowing, sending a thrill through me. Even though that wasn't my name, I didn't care. I kiss him back fiercely, savouring the heat building

ing his lips on mine. His finger pumps in and out, adding a second, curling to hit a particular spot that makes my legs shake. Pleasure builds fast, my

n't even know what I wanted. He unzips his pants, his hard cock springing free. I stare, now very

". He whispers against my lips.

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