SINFUL DEAL

hadn't expected Damian Blackwood to look

udible through the floor-to-ceiling windows. It was quieter here-exclusive

t-lined booth, his gaze assessing as

cause of your... predica

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ed something just as muc

amused by her confidenc

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stable, respectable image. I need a way back into the industry. A contract

and calculating. Then he leaned forward, set

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ch his eyes. "I don't take deals lightly, Ms.

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beat of

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ply and sat back, sh

ach drop

marry, it's on my terms. My timeline. And I don'

ks. "This isn't a lif

. "Then let's make one thing clear-you don't negotiate

ted shiver down her spine

far more

"Think carefully. If you want my name,

walked away, he loo

et me in my office tomorrow

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