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mirror and saw myself.

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omething with his feature

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ward. Just one step

ined me to use as he pleased...

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in you to bec

pity in it. O

ely for that, didn't you? To cre

ft my face, as if searching for the girl he

suddenly everything

the wall sounded like the ha

es: he no longer feare

anyone now.

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he intel you'd react so fast-that

killer's. I know he's angry. I

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forced myself up and he

ipped jeans, a black T-shirt, a

ersized sunglasses, grabbed my bag, and left

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on about the man wh

him? How would I mak

thoughts of revenge

million crew calls, I stopped at E

door before whispering to

ocked several times. Mome

till wet, wearing only black

ew to me. I'd seen

ion of his body. But now? I don't star

ate. You

stepping inside and clo

e muttered, tired. Then

me have one of your stimulants

se impossibly

an have lash

aring?! Damn, I

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has someo

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ped him in the ch

ok a sip like it

me? Eve

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close that we sh

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lifted the cup to my lips, sipp

offee mingles with scents... but this-this was

cket with white detailing, g

e to lend it to me!" I moved the

ut a sho

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ly before drying his hair with

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an eyebrow

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