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No boys bother et stuck in my throat when Ito Ronin" because I have to This is what I do to get by for now I order a salad because while I ht is a guaranteed way to pack on the pounds and when your body is your money maker, you don’t screw yourself over like that

I eat and watch people and when the waitress cos and bacon to take hoe for breakfast

When the order’s ready I take my free food and walk back to the studio and crawl in bed, thankful that I have soeneral feeling of secure well-being, even if it is only temporary

Ronin Flynn never shows up with dinner and instead of ed right from the start Ronin is a player, a user, and a control freak And I want absolutely nothing to do with him I’m here to make money and that’s all

Chapter Thirteen - ROOK

I wake slowly in thethe door open to get soht when I ca The air is cool and the gentle breeze travels all the way down the hallway to my bedroom and flutters the clean white sheets

I think this is the best moment of my life

Like ever

I’ve never had my own apartment, I’ve never had my own bed, and I’ve never woken up in such a nice place two days in a row I roll over and sigh, content The sheets are wrapped around ood They are expensive sheets, I think They are soft Softer than anything I’ve ever slept on before

My eyes open and I spy my pack on the floor All my clothes are dirty and I really need to do laundry This place even has a washer and dryer and I alht No laundromats for me For noay

I push thatall this good stuff if I can’t enjoy it while it lasts?

My legs swing out of the bed and I gather up all my clothes and stick them in the stackable washer in the closet just off the bedrooives oose bumps travel up my arms and spread out to my whole body I shiver for a second and then head to the kitchen

And stop dead in the living roo on the couch