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"Co a bed withit for the last week Is the inevitable sex too distracting?"

I grinded ether but didn’t say a word

Suddenly he dropped to the ground on top ofboth of round, his face just inches from mine Wild strands of his hair partially obscured his feverish eyes

"I’ll screah rinned "You know I love that"

Then he lowered his lips tole el," he murmured near my lips "Stop the act We both know you want this"

"Don’t you fucking dare," I grunted, "or I will make you pay"

He chuckled and lifted his head, peering down at rip onbackwards, you know?"

"I’ to be inti me on the floor of our hotel rooave a subtle shake of his head "How quickly you change your tune, how easily you are manipulated You think that just because Camden came for you that it means he knohat’s best for you?"

"I knohat’s best," I said, trying to keep my voice steady

"You don’t," he said, "and you never did You keep trying to be good, to be this person that you’re not, and you think thethat you want to hear, that they ers down the side ofthem in harder near h he is here it doesn’t ated to be with hi You never asked hiid lips with his forefinger "It isn’t too late, you know I can forgive your lies, your … lack of loyalty I can forget that you ever conspired with him We can do this, just the two of us"

"Do what?" I asked once he reer

His smile was lopsided It would have looked cute on anyone else, but the depravation in his eyes soiled it "Rule the world Don’t you re and you’ll be , "Travis is in our reach We are so close now You are so close to getting your revenge"

"No," I said "I only want Gus back You can have Travis"

His eyes fluttered even though they were shut, as if he were having trouble co "Of course, your Gus And your mother too, I suppose"

I sith effort, stifled again by theher at the party "Yes, my oing after Travis"

He opened his eyes, narrowing thee youryou the gun to finish the job Then you’ll have your people back And then, with his blood on your hands, you’ll finally have your peace Don’t forget what you were prepared to do earlier Don’t pretend like you weren’t going to drop that poison into his meal Don’t act like you weren’t fully prepared to kill the very man that ruined our lives"

"Our lives?"

He blinked a few times "Your pain has been my pain"

"I call bullshit on that"