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I don’t say a word as she scoots her chair closer to oes to my lap "You know, you can act like I’m the one who selected Violet as your latest conquest, but remember it was your idea I suspect you’ve wanted her for a while," she whispers, reaching out to settle her hand on my dick "So pretend all you want that hard-on of yours isn’t for her"

I take a deep breath, tell myself to remain calm "It isn’t It’s all for you," I lie s it more of a mess than it already is and she kno That’s the scary part "So you’ll start in on Lawrence to her hand I swear h of relief "And you’ll start in on Violet?"

"Yes" I take a deep breath, pushing aside the uneasy feeling that wants to take over "But then … like I said, that’s it We’re done I go o yours My debt to you is paid in full"

"All right" The smile returns, darker this time, her eyes lit with an unfamiliar fire that , shouldn’t we?"

"As interesting as we fucking can" I shift in aze wanders yet again to Violet and Zachary’s table, but they’re gone They’ve just left, Zachary heading toward the entrance of the restaurant, Violet going in the opposite direction, est, never taking h I shouldn’t

"Yes, you should Now shoo" She waves her hands, as if she’s ame out of the nest for the very last tio find Zachary"

Without another word, I stand and windthe path Violet just took It’ll be a ga will it take to ain I kno to play the game Be what she wants me to be I’m a chameleon Been told that since I was a kid "Adaptable" is a much nicer way to put it

A phony A fake is the more honest term for what I do I own every title After all …

I’m practically a professional

Chapter Three

Violet