A Deal With Destiny

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. "Who do you think you are, Torsney? You think because you're rich, you can just

place there wouldn't be room enoug

to it with anymore of your evil proposals. Do n

en: "Now, no I need y'all to go on, and get yourself your lost ribs. Steal it, if you can. If you want the most of my wealth, that is."

go get responsible. Father a child. Show me you can take care of something so fragile. Make for yourselves heirs. See if the redheaded wh

to love me. Ruined all of it! My life, what was wrong with it

threatened break up the entire deal if I pus

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alone, d

e to do, I grabbed my keys, walked out and into the new ____ I had been hoping

as a test from Alba. And I thought

ply: Devon

ping to trip me with that fancy body of hers. Ha

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secret out? Come

rew up Devon hotels on Google maps. It was close. I wondered at the coincide

ut and followed go

th glasses. Huge parking lot. Irritating valets. Alba had

face steely. She blushed red and hard. A month ago, and I would have written her

t skills to go with it, she was a natural. I had kicked the door open and

inch shy of her privates. She had obviously just come from the shower, and smelt of lavender. Her bob-styled hair dripped with water, and under all t

get about everything for the moment. We can talk late

eaking? Me with you in a hotel room?"

h that last bite. A

want this?" She let the towel sli

s moved. Blood rushed. I felt myself will shatter. But the obviousness of the trap had all the self will under glue in seconds. She was right in front of me before I could gather myself, hugging me tight, w

. I ground my teeth hard, refusing her entry. Her hand had slo

he gathered herself up, moved

s ago. No use trying to get us back together." I tried one of

as that has hit a brick wall. A blackmail will do just fine." She reached into the folds of the bedsheet

and I might actually have begged to lend me that recording. Sleek of you to record yo

t lover arguing from this morning...," She glimpsed the s

natching it out your hands and

. "Say, because you're not violent? There's

he deal? Order me to throw her out? To let you back in? Us being together is neve

owel to pull up, revealing her womanliness in a prospective I had never seen before. I averted my gaze, but my eyes kept going back to it. For me. I could rush

me, missing me completely and shattering against the wall. I didn't touch it. "But I will have you know this, sinc

d not