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isn't addi

al even. He was the kind of man who had a lot of skeleto

ld fe

flag all ov

othic house, no matter how amazing it looked, which f

long and wide hallways and doors, and I hadn

take this long, but I was too preoccupied checking

I hel

heart jackhammered as I placed my ha

the middle-aged wo

u Master Zax's guest?" M

'm kinda lost. Could you plea

ection. It happened a lot to his

?" I felt like I was fishing

a night to learn something about him since he didn't exist on the

l around here. He hosts a

inting of a couple in Renaissan

es

receiving area, only to be stopped by

Kle

p me," I w

. It would be best if you stayed for the night.

t was two in the morning. I sighe

illean

austed to argue, and my father though

st room." He gestured to th

smiled. "So, tell

aded upstairs. "What

e stalking me for two days?" The mansion was truly magnif

you shoul

ut an intense look like he was abo

would never hur

s so hard with three le

as we crossed another h

a living? And doesn

and I knew what the

ld use flower arrangements to enhance the already amazing decor. It might also

d. "His la

cr

eventy-five th

y mouth hanging open. "

his house has only twenty-three rooms and

ed hard. "That

ing. "Never been marrie

family or

ed?" Amused, he opened the door to the guest room that looked like a presidential suite for

any room smaller than this? I feel like

d me to take you to this room.

ast, he was friendly, not pushing me

as a sitting area, a nook, a high-end interior, fully furnished wi

ch included the ornate tufted headboard o

around, there was a

the grumpy, brooding host. I opened i

hes to change into. If you want me to wash your cl

know who owned. "No. Thanks. I'm good. I'm leaving

ome sandwiches. Any particul

ny sandwich, but

check the clothes. There were sti

er, I stood up and walked around, o

I hadn't smelled genuine fresh air in a whi

ad neatly trimmed plants, and the rest was no

Beth gave me. As I was done drying my hair,

was doing. I texted him, but I knew he wa

ing, I brushed my t

*

liar room until the memory of yesterday flashed back in my head. I

gigantic and sweaty, and damn. They must have spent a lot of time in the gy

may, the broody host

y in the sitting area, still brooding with

ospitality. Since it's already