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the wheel, one on Jay, pressi

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turn around.

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g to his feet despite the pain. "Do

s eyes were cold. But

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step. "Tell me yo

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no one could touch me. You kissed me and I

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til there was barel

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broken blinds of the villa. Dust

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talk," Jay

the wall, arms cro

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ack said before Jay c

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muttered. "Adrenaline. Blood.

flicked to h

past his lips. "So that's w

do you want me to say, Jay? That I enjoye

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s quieter now.

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ack said, looking at

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a small,

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s jaw clenched

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every

ring. The silence in the villa was too loud. The air between th

ette after another. The smoke made it e

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se it'

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part that

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