Bound By The Billionaire's Secret

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ived with gray skies and co

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ept glancing at me like he could sense something was wrong. I

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lap and whispered, "M

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ips twitched-the smallest hint of amuse

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she said cheerfully.

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arms. "It doesn't matter now. You ha

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saw something close to vulnerabi

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