Bound By Shadows And Desire

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ng with a sense of victory, oblivious to the dangers. But

ase settled i

in diamonds and men in finely tailored suits, heading towards the dimly lit hallway th

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iver, a man more devoted to money than ethics bu

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cess my thoughts,

seemed to have emerged from the shadows, every aspect of him sharp and unyielding. His face was chiseled-high cheekbones, a

ld, and

o mine, renderi

ttered behind

he words barely

flinched.

had shifted a

staring

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me as if I we

g me like a new acquisition. An unreadable expression passed

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nd soon I was against the wall

detect the faint scent of expensive cologne crisp and

uncing my name like a slow-burning

rembling all over.

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in my last moments of consciousness, Dante Vale

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