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e added, voice low and steady. "You c

for a split second,

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just slightly-enough for her to feel

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know the cost. Like he didn't know that loving

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lsed bet

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nec

ions hit-rapid,

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pain. Not ange

k, but Zae grabbed her wr

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ask how. Why.

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nsion burn wit

was worse than