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weater and jeans, with no makeup. She hop

where a greasy-looking man was al

ke she was a piece of meat on display. "Miss Watkins? Even more

ing a curt nod before sittin

g about his wealth and his businesses, dropping heavy-handed hi

offering noncommittal responses while her

se. "Your mother took my money. Let's settle this tonight. I

fork, ready to re

voice cut through the

see Carson Barber standing there,

this?" Carson demanded, his eye

ood up, annoyed. "And who are you

ulous sound. He grabbed Chloe's wrist. "Sh

away, disgusted by his tou

d, her voice like ice. "We are broken up

n't agree to that! Chloe, I know you're a

the little pretty boy who got dumped. Listen kid, her mot

o men crackled, drawing th

me washed over Chloe. She

Carson. "You both make me sic

er bag and tr

e was dark. "You think you can take my

way from Guss. The scene descended in

hloe screamed, tr

ecurity rushed over, but the

oo, gawked at by strangers. Humi

th, a man watched the entire u

rk eyes locked on the lone, desperate g

und the stem of the glass, a dangerous