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“It’shas been hn told e… I won’t let it,” I said firhed anything, but it hed a hundred pounds

I felt sick as I found the clasp and worked it loose The party wasn’t for hours yet, but I needed to do this now so I could be one hundred percent focused on everything that was happening around me when the time came

I sed back the bile that was trying to creep up my throat as I reached up to put the collar around my throat I dropped my eyes and stared at the desk as I fumbled with the clasp

But I couldn’t get it to snap together and all rip just like the frustrating clasp

“James,” I whispered

“I’ve got it, Aleks,” Vaughn said as his hands took over the task for ers drifted down my neck and rested on my shoulders, I kneas done I could barely feel the collar, it was so light But I could feel it

And I was still okay

I pulled in a breath, then another

It wasn’t until Luca handedthe whole time

I was te how it looked, but I knew I couldn’t pull it off And from the looks on the faces of the men around me, I doubted any of them could find even a scrap of humor in the situation

I reached up to touch the collar… no, the necklace, because that was all it really was I’d take it off in a few et about it, so I stepped back into Vaughn’s body and reached up to linkon my collarbone His touch did what it always did and calmed me

I looked around at each of them They all had different emotions on their face

Luca looked torn, Con looked like he was feeling co just looked pissed