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ge of her out of my he

room, her spine straight as a spear, like a

w long I had waite

the capital, was sprawled on my sofa, sipping my pri

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"Save your imagination f

me you went to the scene yourself last night. And you personally ordered an escort for that li

my future wife," I stated,

d you say? Future... wife? Are you serious? I though

ce. The playful smirk vanished from his face, replace

her," Leo murmured. "The one who's been mistreate

I said, my voice quiet but absolute. Her bloodline was nobler than that of ni

his hands. "So, you planned all this? Letting Julian and that

ed," I corrected him. "I didn't interfere. I only ensured t

? With your status, that old fox Arthur Sterling would have

think I'm the same as Arthur Sterling and Julian Carlisle,

kyline stretching out beneath my feet. "

ng too many romance novels? She's probably

ssistant, Ethan Reynolds, lit up on m

an encrypted file through a special channel, addressed to you. The sender is C

twitched, a barely pe

ce as if he'd seen the Dragon God descend

file over," I told Ethan. "And get

ver the lines. Seeing her clear-headed analysis of the pros and cons, even pricing herself l

I thought. And... more foolish. She th

convinced Chloe Sullivan to meet at the "Whispering Al

essage too. "Isn't that the place we g

cufflinks. "It seems my girl is re

you going?"

th an 'entrepreneur' in desperat

ng. "Gideon, you are a magnificent bastard! A master planner!

he coat rack and put on a more

he would be named Orion. If it was

elevator. The hunter had set his trap. Now, he was go

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