ite swung open. He didn't look up. The only person who would
and arrogant charm. He was already heading for the mini-bar, pulling out a bottle
a generous measure into a crystal tumbler. "Yo
swer. He just he
creen. He read the messages, his express
on the coffee table with a clatter. "Thi
and fifty thousand doll
h the chat. He read the refusal, his eyebrows climbing higher and hi
one: establish the innocent, sick-girl persona. Step two: reject the money to make yourself seem different from all
his expression unreadable
on, man. This isn't you. You're Dereck Campos. You eat people like th
said, his voic
ious. "You're not actually falling for this,
es. Dereck's hand, resting on the arm of the wheelch
hand. "Shit. Sorry. I should
epped on it. Lydia, who had smiled and lied and stolen. Lydia, who had turned Dereck into the
ble state. You're isolated. It's the perfect setup for a con. Just let the legal team handle it. One let
he Dereck Campos solution. A quick, s
o remove the annoyance.
aid. "That
? Since when do you care about
" Dereck said, his eyes fixed o
Because she's playing hard to get?
was a spark, a flicker of the obsessive, driven maniac who could dismantle a
g up and draining his glass.
be your MoonCookie's carefully constructed narrative. I'm going to app
just watched, a faint, predatory
sn't going to play nice. He was going to hit her with a sledgehammer. He w
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