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Inhaling through his nose and rolling his eyes, he pretended to be in pain… “See to have to call it a draw, Donny”

“Or…”

“Donatella,” Ethan’s voice hissed above me

Letting each other go, we both rose to our fee

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“Sister dearest?” Ethan said, rage dripping out of his unnaturally calm tone “Who is this?”

That’s what I wanted to know! But I couldn’t say it, not with so much attention on us We’d look like fools if they found out I just fought—and didn’t a kill—soained entrance into our home It was then that I remembered what he’d said

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“Dona,” Ethan repeated slowly

“An old annoyance,” I answered, staring at the strange rey eyes

He frowned, rubbing his wrist “Donny, just because I rejected you back then doesn’t me—”

“You rejectedmind, and I wanted to die

“That’s how I remember it—”

“Obviously you need to get your head checked, then!”

“Really, is that why you pulled a gun on me a decade later? If you rejected ry?”