small. Smaller

ld hear the reporters crowd

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as fl

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alking about me- my

got leaked, I had not

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ard from Lu

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fr

n was

bedroom before I

Lucian walked in, controll

silent sigh

er footstep. It wa

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d the living room and the reli

m of the stairs as t

ook up at me at

at clung loosely to her body.

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d when sh

but his expression didn't c

said. "We n

dn't bring myself to.

't come out, I let the

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at single word exp

nother woman into

cian, complete

orward, her hand resting

y started walking

re me as much

pau

t that I was sti

use, like she was alread

rmured. "Very quiet. I

d down th

ieter. She added. "That means we'll need to move so

lly_ like she was

the staircase, then

aff know what n

he added. "Don't worry, you'll alwa

d walked away, heels ech

structing the staff to b

ought Eva home t

ht her home

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