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“Hey…Jackson We’ve been looking for you”

I barely recall the reason I cairl in the lavender dress

Thoughts of taking her hoht I’ll lock her up if I have to until she understands she belongs to e…

“Sorry we’re late” Francois sounds like he’s already had a few drinks

Francois asked me to join our business associates here for a quick drink before we head back to the office to talk more in depth, yet they are clearly not in a state to have a discussion To s worse, they haven't come alone There are five women with the three men from Houston

I can spot high-end prostitutes from fifty feet away I don’t buy women, but I know lots of men who do

In warning, I shake h

“Just soet you a real drink”

Fu, I scan the bar for Chastity I hear Francois order two shots of Maker’s Mark A minute later he pushes one of them in front of me

“I can guarantee, after a couple of these, the weight of the world will fall off your shoulders”

“My shoulders are fine,” I growl He’s lucky I don’t fire hiht now

I need to get away I need to get to her All I know is her first name

My heart races as I take a step tohere she disappeared

Francois’ hand presses onto my chest to stop me and I bat it away “Cootta show these guys a good time We need that property”

“I don’t give a fuck about the property, and I don’t give a fuck about the around him

He pauses “I thought you said you’d do whatever it took to seal this deal?”

I’ve been passionate and unbending about each of my life’s pursuits—it’s how I function But what I feel for Chastity is so else

The way her hand felt in ain Her shy sive it back to her