was a favorite at Spa Luna. Clients requested it when they wanted to project "innocent elegance," that

the girl in front of her, crossing her legs

hat warm feeling mixed with shivers. She didn't look

she pre

otos and wanted me to participate in an exclusive campaign." The client giggled. "Although the

brush halfway between the bott

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s. He has that arrogant tone that makes

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dirty word when you

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you know." She laughed, lowering her voice. I won't say more. But I swear I

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thought, activa

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noons at his office, secret

that night, w

ntrol," he told her in a soft voice,

n everything. Everything. And among the pages marked with flower stickers, highlighters

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into one of the chairs in the spa's locker room, her face i

she said out loud, not

the receptionist, in her immaculate

elp him. He says he wants to set up an exclusive nai

felt br

ke it was nothing? After

le," she said, standing u

ut

, Camila.

for a second longer. She knew. She knew somet

the spa, where the sun streamed in through a skyli

she sometimes rested, w

eyes. She rested her head a

she

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