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The bed is straight out of Versailles, with four posts and velvet draped over the top The rug on the floor is hand-woven, but even with its age, the colors are vibrant and silky onout some of my textbooks and my laptop

If I was like soet a nice paycheck out of the deal But, I could never I dance, but I don’t ever let anyone touch o into the private rooms no matter how much the clients offer, and Popcorn has been unusually supportive when it co but I don’t question, I’m just thankful

I’randmother’s brooch could set us up for a different life if I can get this buyer to stop being such a hard ass and lowballingput

Only probleuy’s the only interested party I’ve tried to make it look like there’s another bidder, which is probably illegal but right now it’s all I’ve got If I don’t play this right, I could be stuck right where I started with Popcorn and Lydia and losing et paid every month and which ones don’t

I check e from the potential buyer

My final offer stands You have twenty-four hours to accept or I ithdraw

Ugh, how can he do that? As far as he knows, he’s been outbid! And since I’uano if they hold ree that your bid is a legally binding contract

Even if I accepted his current offer, it would fix things, for a while anyway Pay for e expenses and I could quit the club but I’o As well, from my research, the value of the brooch is farand for once, I don’t want to take what’s offered because I’m desperate

The people with the money always make the rules

I don’t know if he’s bluffing or not and I have no idea how to respond

As imperfect as they were, I miss my parents They loved us And especially h she’s not here, I don’t want to let her down

I tap onflickers of heat that still linger, thinking of Roan’s silver-gray eyes and the sound of his voice over the phone when he said goodbye on the last call