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Right now she would rather have his brutal honesty than a smile from a sycophant

An affair with her ene less and less stupid

“You aren’t supposed to wear black to weddings”

Ferro approached Julia at the reception, a glass of cha, after doing some business with China

Julia turned and his stoh his veins And he felt it, strong and sure, arousal

“I have perainst the crimson of her lipstick

Her blond hair was styled in soft waves, the black dress a siht to her hips and flared out like a bell at her knees, falling softly to the ground fro V in the front and back, that had his attention

Her breasts were s about them to the point of obsession Was it due to so many years when his own fantasies had to stay locked inside of himself while he catered to others? Sodesire so he didn’t have to deal with past ? Or was it simply Julia?

Forbidden fruit A teht he would be vulnerable to

Because he had been that for other people and there was no satisfaction there for the object of that kind of lust It was a selfish desire It used the other party, until there was nothing left of them Until they were cold inside

Unless he made it his mission to satisfy her

No

He would not do it He was stained by his past, every penny he’d ever spent, every pennyfrom his deepest shame His entire empire had been built on his back, in a near literal sense He wouldn’t bring it all back He wouldn’t

He hated the rumors That he had seduced wealthy older women out of their fortunes But he hated the truth ht That his coacy was that of a iven

So he looked away fro everything he was starting to think she was: innocence Goodness All that armor to cover the sweet and vulnerable that was in her

“Special per her the flute of chane

She took it, lifted it to her lips, then lowered it “I’m hardly the benefactor,” she said

“You paid for everyone’s accommodations And you also pay the bride’s salary”