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"Look at me, Rook," I command more harshly than I should

I can tell she wants to put up a fight, but her will collapses under aze and thenthis?" she asks softly

I gather soht shoulder so that it falls down her back and exposes her breast at the saeleave her bare Just the one half of her body is illuminated, the rest is safe in the shadows

I reach in my pocket and pull out my phone "What do we do here, Rook? In this studio?"

Her eyes never leave mine "Take pictures"

My phoneto take a lot of pictures of you" I turn the phone around so she can see the picture It’s not the best, it’s a phone caht is bad But it tells her what she needs to know

"It’s pretty," she says, s it back so I can look at it It’s fking gorgeous "And even though you’re standing here in front of h everyone who sees this picture will instinctively know that you had no clothes on when I took it, they will only see what I allow theh the frame of this lens"

She bends down and pulls the sheet back up to cover herself "You broke into my apartment to teach s: She’s not a pushover and she’s game for this contract

"No, I came to see if you were OK No, that’s not true either I came because I haven’t stopped--" My phone vibrates and I lose track of otta go I’ll bring back dinner if you want" I look back at her as I leave the bedrooive rab a shirt and soe of Rook on et to my truck I realize the real reason I went into her apartirl but I’m not sure I can stop it now

Chapter Twelve - ROOK

Holy shit!

Not only is this Ronin guy able to ot a flair for the draertips as they tracked down my breast And I just stood there and let hiuy, that’s what’s wrong with o out on the terrace The spring breeze is nice and cool and ins to clear almost immediately I peek over the wall and watch the people down below It’s not that crowded since it’s still early evening The sidewalks areI very badly want to do as well