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as she clutched the documents she had risked walking into this hellhole to retrieve. Her

rows furrowed in guilt, eyes darting betw

autious, like he was speaking to a ticking t

ot up. She let o

friend, legs wide and you halfway inside her... is

d his mouth to respond, but s

, her voice rising. "Your alpha hormones hijacked yo

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ks. "You were the one man I trusted, Jason. Out of everyone i

f... even if I somehow stretched my soul thin enough to consider your cheating as a minor misunders

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verything

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messed up. I broke your heart, your trust-but

d. "Get off me

ia. I won't touch the company. I'll give you b

hard push and turned

lia anymore," she snapped. "A

ous smirk cur

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confused. "What the h

the Ap

sh air, her heart still pound

mn

g papers and personal item

voice laced with mockery. "El

li

nelt to gather her things,

eyes followed the fluttering papers, and th

th a smirk. "Oops! T

wly stood up, facing the woman who had destroyed he

, the expression on your face yesterday? That moment you saw

dn't say

all, Elira. The looks. The busines

oke, her voice l

u got what yo

inked, c

inued, eyes narrowing, "I wouldn't have gotten

step out onto the patio, watching them fro

ing on Jason?!" she

I simply upgraded." She laughed internally at her own boldness, "I have

d forward, f

icked up the last docume

d-" Tali

s too: it's in your best interest to avoid me. Just because

and whispered, voic

l remember you were ever relevant

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ra was

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laps-one on

back in shock,

zen between fear, shame, and confu

ff. "I'm done with both of you. You want my compa

Z

hone

and a wicked smil

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damage w

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er. Wear red. I want to see how go

voice

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d her arms w

ed forward

're