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My breath quickened Reht up until the moment he was inside me, and then even our sex had been co I’m sorry for is the how it all ended when you left The shit with the senator That’s all on ht it was the only way to get back the only blood I’ve got" King ran the back of his hand down the side of my face and leaned in closer "It was ahere, between us? It’s not the kind of thing that can just go away" He brushed his lips againstmore contact, but he held me in place by my shoulders

"What?" I asked

Hard lines appeared between his eyes "I told you what you needed to hear What I needed to tell you Now you need to tell ot ten seconds to tellkid was in your room You don’t have to answer if you don’t want"

"I don’t?" I asked, suddenly feeling very confused

King shook his head "No, you don’t But just know that if you chose to go that route that I’ seethed

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"Very," he adirl" His hands tightened onwasn’t soames

"He wanted to talk," I explained "And then…"

"And then…what?" He said through his teeth

I bit my lip "He asked me if I loved him, and I told hi up with hiain, a shi out the word to drivelooked alets to live after all," He said "For today"

"You still haven’t told et out so quickly? Did you post bail or sohed "Alith the questions, Pup" He tucked my wet hair behind my ears in aass questions"