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"Your relationship with your father It's over because I killed him"

It hurts to hear him speak of it with such blatant honesty But once the words settle in and the sting dies down, they stop hurting They make me appreciate the mos would have only gotten worse and worse if he was still around I suppose I'll never know

"You should get ready," Bruno ht dinner in your room Then Eleanora will take you to Adrian's quarters"

"Thank you," Iout of his office

I eat a salad for dinner and spend ages in the bathroo the moment I have to leave, not because I want to keep Adrian waiting, but because I'ain

Finally, Eleanora's had enough She rushesmy hair then makeup and shows me the outfit Adrian picked especially for me

As I eye the glittery, skin-tight dress and sky-high heels he picked forother than to fuck ht

But even that thought excites me

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Adrian

She is led into my room by her maid

The o ofwith hers

Eleanora leaves her there, silently padding down the hallway back to her room

So now, it's justtension between us

"Come in," I tell her

She followsthe door behind her

"Do you like the clothes I picked for you?"

She locks eyes with ht, she won't be Marzia Da Costa She's here to be et about everything else, if only for a night

"They're beautiful," she whispers as she comes to stand closer

I stop her h the rooht dress blinding