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Miller looks across at me and I expect to be ordered to keep quiet, but I’m stunned to find he looks to Tony, like he wants an answer toinvolved with Miller Hart will be his de

The consequences will be shattering

Chains Keys Life debt

I’m about to force , when the door opens again and Sophia breezes in The intense, difficult atmosphere multiplies by a million I sit back ineveryone in the rooarette I’m even more hen Cassie appears, too, her perfection reinstated, but she’s looking worried and cautious

Sophia saunters over to the drinks cabinet and pushes her way between Miller and Tony, and neither ive her the roo to pour herself a drink She takes her ti supremacy, then turns to face Miller ‘Quite a violent reaction for so her’ Sophia’s European accent makes the threat in her tone al their hateful claws intostupid One eye peeks carefully, finding Miller looking down at her, his expression blank, his body deathly still His ti me is up His time to think of the best way to deal with this is up

Because of my rash actions

‘I only everme with the love in his eyes I want to run into his arether, but ain When Miller returns his eyes to Sophia, the coldness of his blank expression returns instantly ‘I only ever worship her’

The shock on her face is obvious She’s trying to conceal it, taking a sip of her drink and then a puff on her cigarette to assist, but I can see it crystal clear from all of the way over here

‘Do you let her touch you?’ she asks

‘Yes’

Her breathing increases, a little anger now surfacing through the shock ‘Do you let her kiss you?’

‘Yes’ His jaw ticks, his lip curling into a snarl ‘She can do whatever the hell she wants with ly’ He leans into her ‘I’ll even fucking beg for it’

My heart explodes into amy already unstablequick, frantic sips of her drink and pulling on her cigarette in between Her powerful composure has been obliterated by Miller’s confession She suspected this, so it shouldn’t be a shock Or did she underesti?

How very wrong she was

Re, I cast my eyes over to Tony and see raw dread on his face Then I look to Cassie and see shock that equals Sophia’s

‘I can’t protect you froe of irritation is still so very apparent She’s warning hi I’,’ Miller declares,atit tomess His hand extends towardshard reassurance in his blues ‘Do you think there will be sparks?’ he whispers, hisand raining strength and hope all overour stares locked while he pullsto ently, then scans ency to remove us froeffect of his eyes He kisses n, a declaration And I can do no irl’ My nape is clai to drain froone froht, we can shut the door And I hope toret this, Miller’ Sophia’s even tone halts Miller in his tracks, subsequently halting ret,’ Miller states clearly, his voice even ‘Livy is the only good thing that’s happened to o of her’ He slowly turns, taking me with him Sophia has restored her air of superiority, Tony still looks pensive, and when I look at Cassie, I see tears in her eyes as she watches Miller I study her for a fewinto her because she flicks a glance atsmile, hardly even there, in fact It appears to be a sad snition, but after a few seconds, I realise it’s a cohtly and substantiates hs wickedly, snapping both mine and Cassie’s attention back to her couture-decorated frame ‘I could stop all of this in a heartbeat, Miller You know that I’ll tell hi to you’

I’m insulted, but Miller remains calm ‘No thank you’