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"Would you rather I lie? I can do that" I didn’t bat an eye

"No, no" She shook her head, folding her ar to do?"

"Never leave her side"

She searched my eyes, but that was the truth E here with her," I said

She gri to you about me? About my relationship?"

Ah So Emma knew I shook ot big "You know?"

"Brian Caood cop Yes, Amanda I have taken extraordinaryyou and whose bed you share"

She sucked in her breath, pressing a hand to the side of her face "My god Hearing you say it like that--I love hioing to break up with hiht, but Emma stopped me That’s why she was in the alley with h with it I love hiuish "Are you…"

"A to ask?"

She nodded, jerking her head up and down She couldn’t say the words

The irony that a wo to rip hers apart wasn’t lost on me And I told the truth, "No"

Her shoulders had lifted, tensing, but they dropped atme or Emma I won’t hesitate"

She didn’t answer She couldn’t look at me, and I was sure she couldn’t respond to that It wasn’t a threat It was fact I would have it done, if needed Sometimes I was a cold bastard, but I wasn’t heartless, not unless I needed to be, and with that, I gentled ain, As, and I still had lanced back to theher with you, aren’t you? You’re leaving tonight"

All the ht now"

Thoet her I would carry her That wasback, and I went back into the bedroom I lifted her froh the door as he held it open