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s, offering him a cold stare ofether, I turn around to leave

Grabbing at the handle, I open the door and, before leaving, I look at Austin over my shoulder

“Check the Oval Office for bugs My office is as clean as a whistle; I made sure of it If I were Walker, that’s hoould've done it”

Without giving hih time to think of a reply, I slam the door behind me

I should've never gotten involved in this whole charade

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Austin

I watch as she slides the ring off of her slender finger, and throws it at h it's a couessed that this was going to happen, even if you offered me millions of dollars—so I stand there and watch it all as if it's in slow motion And when it hits my chest—that very e It's instantaneous

You knohat’s fucking hilarious?

I never cared for that fucking ring I was happy when she was asking if she could keep it ere done

But her handing it back to me

I don’t know It’s got a feeling of finality to it

“It was your stupid dick that put you in thisme like venom, and her eyes cold as ice I've never felt her as cold and distant as she is right now, not even e first met “Maybe your dick can think of a way out”

She leaves, sla the door shut behind her, and in that e makes my mind reel

I want to go and run after her—to wrap her insorry, more sorry than she'll ever knoant to tell her that it all ca, and that I was just pissed off at the whole situation and what's at stake, and that I' theled mess