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Luke wrapped his arhly "Behave, sweetheart," he said in a tone that was sharp and unfamiliar, "you know I hate it when you act out in public"

She looked up at hiirl routine "I’ in his eyes that the judge was meant to see before she zipped her lips and then added, "I’ll make it up to you later"

Luke kissed her forehead as if he was rewarding a child for correcting poor behavior "Good girl" Then he turned his attention back to the Judge "I hear we have aat the pair with a dumbfounded expression, like he didn’t know Julie any more than she did herself But that was the idea She was supposed to come off as someone different, soh attorney that Luke had the power to expose and e Moore asked of his and Luke’sat Luke with a little more interest now "What exactly would that be?"

"I have a knack for getting my hands on unique pieces of art that," he hesitated, "shall we say, others could not According to your ex-wife, so do you"

"Luke!" Julie exclaimed, as planned "I told you not to repeat that I’e’s eyes ide for a split second before a carefully placed mask slipped across his features "I’ about"

Luke eyed Julie "Run along, doll Let us men talk"

"Luke–"

He pulled her close and kissed her "Run Along"

She wet her lips "Okay" She turned and headed down the hall, her sto," the Judge said, watching Julie walk away "How’d you take such a feisty one like that and make her heel?"

"Secret submission fantasy," he said "The best kind, inhis eyes and see "Who wouldn’t want to doritted his teeth, barely contained the urge to jack the guy against the wall "And she’s useful She has a powerful client list that suitswhat?"

"I cater to special requests I could be quite useful to the right people"

"Useful?"

"For exaet their hands on a unique piece of art that would otherwise be ihed, short and abrupt "If you’re saying what I think you’re saying, I’ it Your brother just married Lauren Reynolds who’s a da that," Luke said "They have no idea why I really caht not have otherwise met"