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She was a full-grown tigress, and she still looked like she wanted to do soe To me Could I really blaer we stared at each other, turning ith a sheen of tears, and that orse than a kick between the legs

I was in so deep We were in so deep, and I didn’t want her here I wanted her far, far away from all of this, but it was too late

Too late for both of us, and maybe for everyone else, too

Her lower lip treht fro into spilled conditioner or shampoo An eternity stretched out between us as I soaked her up with e of ed my life, to the first time she said those three words that made my life what it was--boht then I shouldn’t be feeling what I was, but every cell demanded her My blood boiled

I wanted her

I needed her

I loved her

She took a step back, bu the tub

"Kat," I said, speaking her na myself to actually think it, and the moment that happened, the seal inside me broke wide open

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{ Katy }

The edges of the piece of glass were digging into one down in the office, and then with that horrible wo along my arm I watched him take a step forward The look in his incandescent eyes and the intent in his step sent a shiver down my spine "Don’t"

His eyes narrowed

Toowith all the terrible things Sadi had said she planned on doing with Daes that, when he’d been in the office, he hadn’t sounded like he’d be against enjoying