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I turn the best way I can with my hand in the cuffs, but it’s liun to ache He enters the roo me watch him before he cracked the wall of his room, I don’t want to draw too much attention to myself

“I will help you get co to my side of the bed He’s dressed in black silky paja off the defined hs and ie It’s al soe, the plushness helping me a bit, but that doesn’t stop the ache in my arm

“It’s hurting my arm The bite of the metal Please, I won’t run But this hurts”

“I can’t trust you… yet That has to be earned”

“I thought you said you wouldn’t hurt me Broken promises already Noho needs to earn the trust here?” I challenge hi for signs of deception, I’m sure

As e person would do, I know better Now’s not the tiuard is down, and then I will hter of the Cosa Nostra I’m smarter than that

“Fine, but don’t mistake this for weakness, Arabella You attempt to run, I just may have to hurt you in a way that your captor really doesn’t want to” He takes his thuly—downmy head into him

“I won’t I’m not stupid But I want sleep I need it Please” I know he already forfeited, but I want to sweeten him toward me

Without saying anything, heout the aches in my wrist, elbow, and shoulder

“Allow htstand, he re him intently, I hold my hand out when he tells me to

DeLuca begins to e the oil into my wrist first, his hands skilled, as if he does this often My sto ht Lust is not love