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Sam blinked a few times
"You are very welcosley hauled her back to her feet "Thank you, Captain" She gave hi"
"That was a helluva kiss Maybe I’ll just go lie down until it’s time to open the club Maybe over here on the bed with sley grabbed her by the arift? For sley led her out into the hallway
"Nothing sley said "A small token of my affection You went above and beyond the call of duty I thought you should be rewarded"
"You already payelse fro to feel shitty," Saive you one of those World’s Greatest Boss coffee et you a World’s Greatest Boss coffee sley unlocked a door--an all-white door with an all-white doorknob
"Your gift," Kingsley said and opened the door
Sitting on the white bed in the old satin cocktail dress in all her Gilda-esque glory
"Kingsley asked ht," Blaise said, giving Sarin "I can’t ever tell that sley" Sahed "There aren’t enough coffee s in the world"
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KINGSLEY STROLLED THROUGH the club, The 8th Circle He looked in every roodom His home He stood alone in the hallway behind the balcony bar and listened The doors had been opened, the people had arrived, the party had only begun Everywhere he heard voices, laughter, erotic whispers and murmurs and secrets Alone with no one to see him, he smiled He’d done it They’d done it, he and Sam Only took nine elist, but they’d done it
He heard footsteps behind hi cold, clean and pure in the air
"How’s the Virgin Queen?" Kingsley asked, turning around to face Søren "Did you have your talk with her and tell her to knock before cosley had thrown a pre-opening night party at his town house a few nights ago and a certain sixteen-year-old girl had wandered into the middle of it
"In her defense," Søren said, "Eleanor was stranded in the city and cas that can’t be unseen"