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ed up from his laptop wh

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ied her suitcase down the stairs like she was hauling out the dead weight of her past sel

ed as she wait

ph

e penthouse. Bring not

ible. The one person who had always seen through Lena

e echo of something sultry playing over hidden speakers. Lena stepped inside, heels cl

n silk. Bare feet. A red robe barel

arms wide. "You look lik

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asked, already pouring something

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hed her with that knowing smirk - the one that had gotten them both into trouble more than once. There w

brushed a strand of h

, voice low, "I invi

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eones, a

er eyes. He didn't smile much, but when he looked at Lena, it was like

f hunger in him, like he'd devour you one inch at a time if you let him. No s

them like she wa

Alfred. Thi

o one needed to. The

iskey loosen her tongue. Fredrick watched her with slow interest, like a hunter in no rus

a and started playing with her hair, f

you," she

breath

. You feel it

watching. S

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he asked, v

. "Because you

Sophia. It wasn't from Fred

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ispered,

gers tracing her jaw. "You do

was thudding

her shoulders. Lena didn't stop her. Didn't speak. J

her. None of them judgi

re - bare, ex

t. But for the first time in