Not The Second Time

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dark silk sheets, yet it felt

asn't

up beside-the one woman who had owned his

e ye

s, and she was sti

rched everywhere. Every corner, every place she could have gone. It was

realizati

might have been one of the wealthiest men alive now-a billionaire whose

e. The world only whispered about him, about the elusi

filled the gaping

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rings.

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aste time. "

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on the phon

to track her down. The place she lived before...

ly. He leaned forward, rubbing his temple. The

digging. Someone, some

"Alright, whatever.

stood,

ed his phone onto the bed.

shower later, he dressed in an all-black tailored

re him, adorned with expensive art and high cei

or him. The older woman, with silver-streaked hair and a stern yet

ds together. "Sir,

s cufflinks. "N

canning him with motherly concer

"I'm fine. I just n

d out, smoothing the lapel of his suit like she

hink ab

when he leaned down and pre

rd, he strode outside, slidi

ed down the long driveway,

of his many companies, his personal assi

arly thirties, walked beside Leo as th

a tablet. "Your morning is free, but you have a board mee

at the screen. "Goo

team needs your fin

. "I need to rest a

ed. "Under

and shut the door behind him. The moment

mind did

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, her fingers tracing his jaw, w

had nee

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g every inch of her skin as if

r breasts, her

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hipped her.

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, nails digging into

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pen at the sound o

ere sh

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tupid

and who wouldn't

e floor as she sauntered in, her re

his face. "Goodnes

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