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"I told that story to James, not you"

"Baby," he says as his hand slips between s and his mouth covers mine for the briefest of nize ht there It covers les with hs and then his fingers slip right up to my panties

I push him off and scoot away "You’re not hily

"Oh, but I aonna have that talk about power all over again"

Chapter Fourteen

Harper

He is not James He is not James He is not James

I know he’s not James, I don’t need the mantra to convinceout of control while we’re on the boat It takes a long time to reach his yacht, and once we’re there, he takes ood night

The closet has two outfits One set of ht clothes Tank top and shorts And one set of outdoor wear Jeans, boots, plain cotton shirt, and a light jacket

I have a feeling we’re not going to be staying on board the yacht very long

The bathrooh all these things have happened toto settle e bottle on the counter are all I have, and I don’t want to take those pills I cannot take those pills again

So I soak for a little while and then change into ht clothes When I come out of the bathroom, there’s a tray with cocoa and cookies

Cocoa and cookies Like I’ years old

I drink the cocoa and skip the snack, then cli fast--full speed from the feel of it It makessince I’ve been at sea for this to feel nor for a few minutes, I finally drift off