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dressed for work. She had barely put her gun i

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the empire depended indirectly on her. She didn't like Davys, but she'd be damned i

there were a lot of workers moving around, appearing busy. On sight, Valerya could count four

erya came in. She nodded and headed in the direction she was shown. As she stepped into his room, she noted th

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probably by 4pm to brainstorm about where to use o

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sleep with yo

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use. She followed him to a large room, so round, it seemed like half of a semi-circle. There were about fifty chairs

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you to reschedule my m

ted, but Davys hung up

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n muster. The way you dress is not befitting of someone I would want to

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