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o my skin. The usual locker room noise-shouting, laughter, t

my locker, an I-told-y

I said, unla

contract," Leo shot back, rolling his eyes. "I'm here

eyebrow. "

at City Hall, you need her original birth certif

tting her, on tying her to me, that I'd ov

n't just throw money and muscle at a girl. S

Her documents. They wou

t of her having to go back there, to face that fa

woman, Felecia, will try to squeeze every last drop out of the situati

ad the whole family invest

ave to ask her," I

kup news," Leo reminded me. "You two probably

major endorsements had been "paused." He was i

d into street clothes

not one of my usual sports cars, and parked a

int to access the private elevator,

r of nervousness. This was our first night "living together,

apartment was dark, except for

up on the sofa, a thin blanke

top, the screen filled with lines of complex

e was fighting for her future. A softness bloomed

o carry her to bed, but I

e blanket. Up close, I could smell t

s snapp

e a clear, sharp blue, wid

e said, her voice

roat, feeling strangely awkward.

er around herself. "It's fine. Is

d to the opposite sofa, putting some distance

ody tense a

" she said, h

me other personal documents." I got st

moment, her gaze distant,

"They're in a safe in my adoptive father's study, at D