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e came out of the jail. The emptiness in he

ouldn't she just behave? Why did she

deep in his bones, a sense of lo

gh his thoughts. She wrapped her arms around his neck, her body pres

. "I know you love

to punish Aleen. He had wanted her, or thought he had. But standing h

ne of his jaw. "Now that the trash is out of the

s staring past her, at

ntinued, her voice turning sharp. "S

on. He shoved her away, so hard s

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rous growl, "speak her name. You are nothing but a t

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s to be taught a lesson. The only reason you are he

h a mixture of fear and fury. "She want

toward her. "Wh

hit a nerve. "She said she despised you! T

him, of her belonging to anyone else, was a physical agony. He punished her because she was his. H

flashed in his mind. The de

art cl

ruth out of her, when his assistant, Mark,

. Scott, it's

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say?" he roared,