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unraveling
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ing into my spine as he took his time, a
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spell
apping around my waist as he pushed me
to his stud
and-stormed in, gun raised
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slightly, just e
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from every inch of him. "Luca, you're
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this-I wasn't rea
s expression dark. "Don'
med out, slamming t
len
was still
walked into my life, I wasn't su
asked
voice was quiet. Dangerou
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lete and utter su
nt smile. Not
hall
u want me t
tightened
ng a
ing the space between us. "
But I saw something in her eyes-a fl
I wanted
secrets,"
do
asn't
ts wouldn't g
wasn't
have wal
n to drag her out of here an
p-cupping her jaw, tiltin
ting
dn't pu
ed, "Are you going to
have. I
ed somethin
er lower lip, just enough to make her br
of breaking
mused.
didn't know if I was falling for a w
be b
ette'
jaw, his thumb tracing a slow
a danger
touching me-but beca
rushed my skin, the moment I felt
kill
o crav
just been played. He was looking at me like a ma
mit-I liked keep
rustration in his gaze. Good. Let him be frustrated.
ep him off balance, th
dangerous game, Jul
and sweet. "So
ed. "Are you wor
The ones who had been tryin
o had hired
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Luca wasn
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e wasn't letting
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t y
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wasn't scrambling for an ex
in co
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issed
ose, let me see the fire in her eyes that
d have b
gun to her temple a
the p
sure I w
could handle wh
troy me, then why the hell did she t
behind us
teo
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