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Death for me Heartache for him Why focus on a fantasy when the reality threatened to destroy us?

Flawillegal when you had more money than you could ever spend in hundreds of lifetiia for his friends "With the estate broken up, everyone could’ve gone their separate ways Kes planned to take a few years off and spend it in Africa injecting some of the hed "Like I said, a goodhis hand on the doorknob, he tilted his head "Enough talking They’ll be waiting Better get you there before they suspect soainst e but couldn’t stop iveme somewhere for those psychopaths to hurt me?"

His jaw clenched "I just told you insider infor Doesn’t that deserve a little trust?"

"It does if it was said out of understanding rather than manipulation I’ve fallen for the kind act far more times than I’m coive you full perut the next bastard who tries to hurt you?"

My heart stuttered "Per toward hih to smell his spicy aftershave and leather fro better than your perhtened "Like what?"

"Like freedom" I waved at the"I could’ve run I could’ve somehow found my way to the boundary and vanished, but they have o I’ll take my family and disappear"

And then I’ll come back and murder them in their sleep

His eyes burned into mine "You know I can’t do that"

"So, all your talk of a better future and good men…that hat? E on that you don’t know about"

I threw my hands up "Oh, really? Funny, I’ve never heard that before"

Once again, thoughts flickered over his face, secrets shadowing his eyes

"If that’s true, tellon?"

He looked away "I can’t answer that"

I laughed morbidly "No, of course, you can’t"

"That’s not fair"

My temper frayed, entirely unleashed "That’s not fair?" I poked hi subjected tothe love ofto die?!"

His hands fisted

"You knohat; I’ my head, I brushed past hiood ht"