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He also terrified her So much so, she knew she had to exonerate herself This very second

But she couldn’t

“Look,” she said, as she attempted to balance out hera simple solution I hear you I appreciate it, even”

He leaned in a bit closer to her, and she felt his heat, his intensity It stirred her senses even more

Damen said, “We could end this now”

“We could,” she concurred “But I can’t give you my laptop Understand, Daly “My entire universe is on that conificant breakthrough I’ve ever experienced is my own It’s on that hard drive”

“I’ your private space, Nikki,” he averred

“How can you even say that?”

He groaned Dragged a hand down his face “Okay, yes It is hugely invasive I will do my best to minimize that”

“Then letthat’s personal to a secure cloud—”

“I can’t do that,” he carefully insisted He gently gripped her arranted that sort of leeway, you’d have the opportunity to erase the infor for”

“But I wouldn’t,” she swore “I don’t even knohat this information is”

“Nikki, come on…” He studied her closely “You’re too smart to believe I can just accept this solution as—”

“I don’t have the information you want,” she said as more tears filled her eyes

“Você tem certeza?”