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I don’t even knohat to say Is Cheryl saying that he’s dead? Did she have so to do with this?

“Thank you so much,” Ethan says and without any further ado, pushes the END button

He looks at me

“You’re free,” he says

“Ethan?” I ask, going closer to hi to look over my shoulder is insane “What happened to him?”

“So business, babe,” Ethan tells me, his voice and face serious “If we don’t ask questions, we never have to lie”

It sends a small chill The power that this man wields

But itEthan knows, and with everything it turns out he can do, what he wants ht now…is me

“Free,” I say to hi

“Free,” he repeats, pullingcelebrate”

I feel his ive in to him To surrender to this man who seems to have tamed me

But not so fast!

Ethan Kane has played me very well That’s for damn sure

“Ethan, wait,” I tell hiainst his chest with one hand “One second”

He looks at me, puzzled