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Elise sirl I was hoping you’d react like that Ronin is uy, you know? They are what they are, and soht?"

I nod "Yes, I’d very uys aren’t known for their stability, if you getAntoine was a lot older than me e met and even then, it took et it" She lets out a deep breath and closes her eyes for an extended period of time "It was very hard to trust that he would take care of me and to be perfectly honest, I still have panic attacks over it because we never married So, think about it all very carefully" She pauses "And if I could estion?"

"Yeah, sure"

"Be careful how much tiave you that place, so use it Please"

I think about this for ahts up "Yeah?"

"I can see the wisdom in that I crave some private space so bad, I can’t even explain it"

She leans over and hugson? Girl hugs are a bad sign"

Chapter Twenty-Four - RONIN

Leave it toup Dammit Rook is so skittish, she really is like a bird in that respect Ready to take flight at the slightest hint that so is up And can I blame her? If I had her past I’d be skittish too Hell, I damn near did have her past and I am just barely recovered froet over that shit

But I do not want her down in the studio aparte lower terrace and I shake my head

"What?" she asks

"I just don’t like the idea of you being down here alone It’s too far away, it’s dark, it’s creepy, it’s--"

"It’s four stories up and there’s a keypad on the studio door"

I smile as I take her hand She’s brave "I know, but it’s far"

"Far from where?"

"Far from me, you little shit" She squeezes my hand and I feel a little better because she’s still sending sonals

I open the door and find the light switch on the side of the wall, not ready to leave her yet

"So what should I expect to my best not to ravish her n the contract then we’ll do a practice shoot, in private, well, semi-private All the technicians will be there and probably two or three photographers"