Contracted By The Enemy

V:

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you won. I ne

mistakable-sharp, elegant,

beneath my skin. Of course he'd find a way to crash the

g Sebastian to still be i

ow

the note already. He probably let it sit th

n't know what game w

d start yanking out the pins from my hair. Each

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Seba

e adjacent suite, drink in hand, s

note, her face cracked l

for the wedding, but Lucas still found a

s a ch

ow, but she needed to unde

villain with

the only monster willin

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V:

s a few minutes

door, read

me, wine bottle in one hand, tha

't scream,

uld I

letters without expec

What do you expect tonight

his blazer and tossing it across a chair like h

onesty," he

itterly. "

n't lie

ated me into

a choice. Y

n't pretend like this is noble. Yo

on the table, then steps clo

his because I w

en w

answer. No

His gaze lingers on my lips just long enough to make my breath catc

gero

y. "That makes you a target. But it

t to s

t to k

his room and everyt

is hand away. "Go b

ght want to lock the door tonight, M

without a

he's gone, wine untouched,

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V:

ark, except for the

ne feeds.

astian's interaction, slow-replaying t

hasn't dim

in the lion

arted lighting the match

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image appears of Ava-alone, walking towar

s fre

oom

mage s

ground. Hat pulled

as s

oks like I'm not the