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ovan's greasy, smiling corpora
twisted into
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. "Close the deal, Kaia, or kiss your year-end bo
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er and shoved the ph
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ack blouse and a thick pencil skirt. She
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lash of red lipstick. She locked
and walked two blocks to t
staircase and pushed open the heavy
head of the table. He wa
en slowly dragged down to her legs. The look
e and extended her hand. "Mr. Donovan
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her hand bac
hair furthest away f
let. "If we look a
d. He snapped his fingers at t
the table. "If you make me happy tonight, I'l
ract terms are highly favorable to your bottom
ed. A dark, predatory gl
rinted spreadsheets off the table. Th
ric commanded. His voice
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ivate room plummeted. The
d red. He opened
footsteps echoed
r was violently shoved
ir swept into the
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