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led out a pair of oversized, black Tom Ford sunglasses, and slid them onto her face. The dark

directly at her face. The live feed was still running, capturing the beh

question, his voice flat and impersonal from behind the lens: "Justina, the chat is going crazy. They want to know... looking at a

eached up and tucked a stray strand of hair b

hot metal of the SUV and looked

sarcasm. "Look at him. He belongs in the Metropoli

ly toward the fron

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air pressure. The back of her neck

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quick, nervous flip. She quickly suppressed it, forcing her shoulders to relax. She gave him a

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her of his shoes clicked against the stone steps. Every step

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from her. The physical proximity was overwhelming. The scent of his colo

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her shoulder. His knuckles br

handle of the SUV doo

the dark interior of the car,

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ith one foot in

d up at his hand resting on the met

nt shadow of stubble on his jaw. She could se

hysical action-the heavy, protective cage his

conds. The air between them felt thick, crac

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ass! That is pure, su

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to her ears. Her heart hammered against

re, and scrambled into the back seat of the SUV. She slid all the

s head and shot one final, freezing glare at the camer

up most of the space. He grabbed the door hand

ting off the cameras and sealing

rom the curb, heading towar

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