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bare neck. "And where's

ayed cool. "Wearing i

, doesn't she know you hate red? And that old

his disgust clear. "Forget he

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tation, and the server bowed. "

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turned

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are so sweet, always

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the jasmine perfume

ove, wrapping an arm around her waist. "S

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Rosalie all night, rumors

pany's stock would'

fix his earlier mist

with him at this critical m

ing wife, mingling

hed Laurence gently fix Josie

twisted with so

a call. "Josie Watson's sick fath