sleep t

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act Xander gave me. The folder sat on my

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e if I'd remembered to pay the electricity bill. I thought about our

to, her smug smile, and that ridiculous d

if I did

arried the

my pillow. "This is insane, Reina," I

reedom. The chance t

elling, heart-wrecking, futu

eyes were puffy, my head ached, and my stomach twisted as I grabbed

"I'll

k-you or even a smiley face (du

.m. My lawyer's of

t, I was engaged

nd

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nder already sat, dressed in all black like the business

dn't smile. Just gl

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rances. NDA clauses. Sleeping arrangements-separate rooms,

emotion

s about this?" I aske

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e was

ng. My name next to his. My signature next

?" I said quietly. "I

why I w

made my heart flutter. B

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sig

na Moreno. I was a woman with a billio

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se tonight," he said as we s

-toni

iage license tomorrow.

even pack!

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ck credit card. "Use thi

ed. "An

r. Makeup. You'll ne

like it was cursed.

Reina," he said coo

. Bus

t didn't seem

-

e entire city. A private elevator. A walk-in closet bigger than my bedroom. And m

r room," he said,

sharing?" I teased

"I don't mix pleasu

"Geez, calm down

see straight through me-it made my stoma

-

me (seriously, the man moved like a military operation). I watched th

n't just

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