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e penthouse. This place had
I th
as just a cage
code, and the
y, I heard
g one of my silk robes, lounging
sk, counting money. He didn't
id, his voice flat. "
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k about he
p, her movem
ine glass, sloshing the red liquid dangerously c
gigg
of my rob
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s eyes
ing here is Anthony's. And Anthony
to me with a p
out and flic
llow, disres
said. "Jus
oved
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the white carpet, stain
a shr
he screamed.
cross the roo
appened. He didn't e
throat and slammed
the plaster, and stars
s face inches from mine. "She is
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care," Ant
d me down
ad told him once, in
oons had locked me in a janitor's closet for two days.
me to the
forced with concrete. S
aid, coldly. "You need to learn
heels into the floor. "Anth
n't he
and I fell onto ththe door, but
lammed shut, and
ness was
nst my eyes. It
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l in the corner, hugging the ur
urs. Maybe days. I
waves. It felt
austion set in,
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ar
hought about every lie. I
asn't just crue
A truly powerful man wouldn't need to
. I stopped bang
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ait
the lock turn, I didn
yed s
nd light flooded i
l stood
ed down
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ry. My expres
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