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t 7?" Mia t

e I knew what she meant- I

steps approaching, I turned back a

ide arms looked like they

rk outfit. His sleeves were rolled

ht I let a stranger take control.Maybe because I was drunk or

I remember how he made

made stay on my

dering thoughts. "What happened?, you've be

hig" I

y reminder, he's a criminal and you

u really think I Elena Monroe will f

lie said as she

in. Get yourself together Elena,

out as he walked towar

d, anything to ge

"When you were interrogating Domnic, do

ean Domnic is a a very manipulative person and he was just trying to

he said careful

e hands and said "in that case you don't mind me asking you out t

love to but I already have plans with Mia." I must say I'm very

tomorrow th

r you" I said, reaching into my purse for the keys

that alone told me

that E

d muted. I had my gaze on the road ahead of me, but my mind ran through every possible ink thought of Dominic's arms an

il did he r

filled quote-toss pillows, and vanilla candles everywhere. She

" she

aking off my jacket and

d with two glasses actually, one of which was a good

a while, that sort where the air's

, elbows on knees, looking at me.

s going to say he was bluffing. It wasn't what he said that made it different, though. It

let you wriggle out of th

ventually got to say, my v

ruth," she blin

t, off shift. I had some drinks. Alright, too many drinks. I was frustrated, stresse

orbing it. "And you picked

w his name. He didn't use a last name. Just Dominic. He bought me a drink, and we talked. he

"Elena. You are a police office

was not sane. I just. I had to not be in control once in a while

e asked, her

eiling. "We ended up

sed one

e told me I needed to address him as Mr. Dominic if I wanted to talk.

ned, but she di

made me beg to touch me again. I was on my knees once. On my hands and knees the second ti

self. He was sleeping, and I just lost it. I grabbed my clothes

r expression unreadable. "So

ogation room? All a setup. He wanted to s

for a second,

s guy's dange

ded.

still dr

problem,"

ts. If Dominic Castellano so much as takes a breath in your direction again, I want to kn

could promise it. Not when even the sou

over to the kitchen. "Because if you fall for that

e muscles had been in that arm, how he reg

very well be in

shatter the tension. "I think we should watch something

k smile and nodded.

ss me the remote, there

ocks. Sl

fr

if I'd heard right. "

putting the popcorn

he small of my back in habit, searching for a weapon that wasn't

in. This time with

ed her firmly, moving toward the

en drawer," s

ld Glock 19, barely used but still

ocks s

aus

ne in hand, already diali

and opened the doo

was no o

ence. A gentle breeze blow

scanning left an

looke

pe on the welcome mat. N

p. My hands trembled wh

single photo

. Hair splayed out, the white

ss the photo in

ER MORE THA

d turne

me, Mia

speak. I

s voice again-cool, compos

nly way to reac