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dow, her back rigid, postu
voice tight. "But your stress levels
yself into a sitting position despite
ians," my mother said,
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e movement fluid and predatory. She touched
ghter," she said softly, her voice devoid
y voice rasping. "Michael knows to
ly dismantling Michael'
ded me
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our blood," Old Hayes said. "Y
outed, sweat gleaming on his fore
, dismissing him with a wave of h
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like him only care ab
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sn't a nice smile; it w
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a Hayes. Serena
. I found, to my surpr
him," I said. "
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s. I need to seve
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