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"Then letaway the plate I stared at the dish for several , "You kno I said I took another job?"

She was nervous "Yes"

Another long sigh, another fewfor Marcus Borden"

Her lips parted and her arms dropped to their sides "You’re not serious, Ee because she’d been so happy to hear about

"Have you lost your mind?"

"No"

"Has he hurt you?"

I snuck a glance in her direction She looked pale, her eyes swi in tears It broke ently "He hasn’t"

"You have marks all over your body, Emma Don’t think I haven’t noticed"

How the hell did she notice those? I’d tried covering theht bruises around my shoulders, and bite marks on my chest and upMaybe the daave it away

"Those weren’t…" I paused, searching for the right words without see like a freaky hussy "He hasn’t hurt me, okay? Just trust me on that"

To be more specific: He hasn’t hurt me in a bad way

"I just don’t understand how this could have happened, Emma"

She threw her e rolls ready for the oven She walked over, her steps slow, re me how frail she really was, and sat down next to h about thatlike you’ve made him out to be"

"You need to quit, Emma As soon as possible before he sets his claws into you"

His claere already in , Granny"

She blew out a breath, shaking her head "Does this have to do hat he looks like? He’s gorgeous, I know that, but looks aren’t as they seem –"

"No, they’re not, and I learned that about Joel Reuy you set me up with? He was crazy"

Her dark eyes popped out "What?"