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cream leave

aughs at my measly att

ll. His grip is strong like a vice and I could barely move. I

sn't

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wetting my cheeks. What h

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tightens his grip, yanking me close. His lips c

tle thing. No won

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nce to ask what t

low, rumbling growl shak

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cking onto mine. My breath catches. There's s

mble back, their c

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y ribs. I don't stop until I burst through the doors of the

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shak

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e hell

it. Stress. Exhaustio

s open, pushing me forw

bling back as

nc

the Vincent I

n who laid out his ridicu

ncent is so

istens on his skin. I am thankful that I have finally seen a fam

re long and co

no,

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sing little thing. "That," he drawls, "is something y

od run

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a slow st

s voice is mocking me, "You didn't even bother to read what

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mach t

read the

ctually go through pages of legal jargon. I thoug

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nly, it a

an. The power radiating off Vincent's mother. The thing

es. "No, that's...

s. "Welcome to you

my head. "You're lying. T

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r, and suddenly, his hand is und

nd that means..." His smirk deepens, his thum

g and falling in short, panicked

irk va

, and this time, I si

m back in the room, s

mmers again

ng as I press them against

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ething I don

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ing that whoever was

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ke it or not. You were mine the minute

to your ne