sage and let out a s
Dereck. "Typical. Play dumb. 'Did I do so
little crying face. It was a good act.
he phone buzzed again. A n
e was different from before. The sickness was still there, a faint rasp, but i
y. You're scaring me. Did I do something to make you think I'm not... me? I just... I tho
, his brow furrowed. "Okay, that's... better than the last
ued. She had simply doubled down on emotional vulnerability. She had taken his attack and tw
e voice memo a third time, focusing on the littl
n't pity. Dereck Campos didn't do pity. It
er. The sound of her voice, the manufactured pain-it triggered som
tate, to be the one who could provoke such profound reac
," Dereck said
urprised. "What? You're
deleted the "I know who you are" message from the
, his thumbs moving wi
edical kit and a private nurse to be delivered to
aking control. He was fixing the problem he'd let Preston c
. The relief that flooded her system was i
nurse. I
se would see that she wasn't the girl in the photos. A nurse w
dn't use the "I'm too sick" excuse. He was offeri
sibilities. What would a sugar baby hate more tha
arted
but a private nurse is too much! I can't accept some
now. Just let me rest. If you send anyone
betting her life on the idea that a man who was used to wome
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