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doorknob twisting. Oh God

aring to move an inch as she he

shut and hoped he woul

today, Amy p

ound of her doorknob turning on the heavy mahogan

ng. Thomas never

fore that, and definitely she would feel much

deci

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you breathe when you're asleep," he r

was determined to keep up her act u

r to her supposed

ome troublesome clients

me through; that my prize was sitting

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nction of her accelerating heartbeat. Her eyes

d no such pat

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icy glare tod

lothes off,"

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today, please. I'm sore

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'll be in pain," Amy's eyes

s lips, staring

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our contract, Wilson," he reminded

ed him everything she signed in that con

her consent

charade and fell silent, taki

the bed, leaning back to enjoy

he would take her

em above her head and held her wais

unseen, unexplainable, translatin

ing for him to stop but all he did was thrust even har

the sound of her pleas and Amy refuse

duvet; deliberate and not let

e had come to hate

of him at the dining

h her door in the evenings aft

s and lingeries only to rip them

ace whenever he was sati

ch easier with hateful

eady to leave her room. He was

an announce

dinner event tonight

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or him to hear, her voice defi

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evening, not wanting any of Thomas's

finitely snap back at him and

ppened whenever h

e met an assembled outfit

, a simple pearl necklace and matching pearl earrings,

t pretty at the e

pumps. She picked one up, examining the he

se were the popular Christian Louboutin pumps, the

e fact that she was going to be dres

e evening outfit, Amy realised that the $80,000 for

and let her go? Why was h

ld soon discover, woul