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She couldn’t argue that kind of logic

“If you ever had any real feelings for hiet all about Jack Sio find yourself someone else to play with”

“Why are you doing this?” It’s not as if she’d ever done anything bad to Cooper

“It’s nothing personal, Donovan I just see so lives inside of h for people like Jack or my brother Maverick, because there’s a fatal flaw inside us Souess”

God, he sounded as if they were discussing the weather

“The least I can do is make sure that Jack has a chance with souy he considers his best friend He sure as hell doesn’t deserve to know about what you did, because as ed and smiled that cold, steely smile “But he will if you cross that line”

Cooper disappeared just as a wave of laugher fros were like li

In less than five minutes, all the walls she’d built up over the last five years caea bushes alongside the patio and vole of blond hair and stared dully into the night She could hear Jack speaking now, his rich voice carrying on the breeze as he thanked everyone for co a cause that meant a lot to him To all the Simons

And that right there was the thing that would always separate Donovan from Jack Family

To the Simons, family was number one—which was alien to Donovan She knew that Cooper wouldn’t think twice aboutvindictive or nasty He would do it because he loved Jack like a brother He would do it because Jack deserved better than a trailer park brat who brought nothing but trouble to those who loved her

And he’d be right

She dug her cell out fro spot in the bodice of her dress and called her bodyguard, Michael After hopping the railing, Donovan ran across the ninth green and met her car near the south side of the facility

Within minutes, she hisked away, and as she turned to look back at the elegant Club house, she couldn’t hold back the sob that erupted fro

She caught sight of her reflection in theand closed her eyes, sinking back into the soft leather because it hurt too much

When had her life becoht Donovan James had it all Money Faht she lived this glathe world and lapping up all the love her fans bestowed on her