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ts and city lights pour

apartment. It wa

g my chest. But then I realized... my cloth

ce together what had happened after Devon came. But my

really hap

I sa

laced next to a white envelope

didn't touch you. I never would. Where the

for $100,000 and a numb

stupid to see I was satisfied with my life? For years I had lived peacefully without s

phone and dial

up on the s

the right to walk back into my life, throw money around like you're buying forgiven

e and I will fucking ki

ent. Not ev

t care.

that coming back into my l

-

could still see the bruise Devon had left on his jaw. I wanted to scream it to

air doing little to calm the storm i

or, a

or. His black eye was still swo

, his voice low, accusing. "And now

s. "You tried to ta

ou begged me to stay after the dinner, Taylor. You were drunk a

lammed. "Th

me? One word, and your little promotion's gone. In fact... consider it s

om the hallway. People we

re you taking it away from me? I deserve

in and I will throw you out

assault me, but I couldn't. I needed this money to pay him back. He had giv

he rage in my chest bub

ened yesterday between me, Henry, and Devon. I prayed that the day would move faster so

ning around to get

d the tiny vo

omm

hand. Her hair was still wet from the rushed bath. Her shoe

Because of what had happened to me, she had decided to watch over her. She is a fr

. "What are y

she whispered. "Yo

n't listen to change her shoes or dry h

I'm sorry, Ashley. I promise I'll get hom

Ya

ern!" one of my

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reen in the

a segment on powerful C

en I saw his name fl

von

e Shark in the Philippin

.. she stared at

g at my sleeve, "why can't

cracked cl

t announced a major collaboration

on cue... h

ze. And a smirk that

barely

d, whisperin

he screen again, smiling. " Th

a. "Take her. Ta

t Ta

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face and d

ind them, Devon looked a

d only j