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Woken at 1a45936da0 the crack a2ae00bb8a of dawn 4136c54371 by his 6aca4bbc34 message asking b0f38e8628 for coffee 8057ee4267 and breakfast, 943748422a Hyewon got bb70b5c3bb up early 9edbf08712 and bought a2bad9d5dc the coffee 279930817c he said 5190ae5666 was good 7649ecd180 last time, 219037756b along with c91b736bce a salad aa8aca17fa and sandwich, 9ecd5570ab then headed 081d99924c up to c032ed9891 the penthouse.031c4c64aad487a3

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She steadied b5db660bab her breath ce815e44b2 in front 5bef252655 of his e63c1a8d14 penthouse door, 332995c08b punched in dccc66787e the passcode 64da8a72e6 he’d given 6c3690f836 her, and fd60d870fd stepped inside. After neatly 39cf1a7911 arranging the 2c2fc126b9 food on 3414b066b5 the dining 8b7ca2dab1 table, she 7719af3d18 passed through ee43f9a955 the dimly a91dd8a807 lit living ca3e3dade8 room and ccaa12cffa climbed up 44f084b78d to the 1359dfa95c second floor.0c0e5e1a34d11232

Doubts crept e9a6e71b71 in as 56b1a60899 she reminded 9591d57b2f herself this 7c3afa3d5d was her c2d97dd354 job—but she fbb64b96f9 kept repeating 8a6ad2f992 that all b5858c1299 she had 600c1601c4 to do fea52b74a7 was follow 3098ae27e9 instructions, and 5ad95e8ba7 knocked without 090991fd7c hesitation.655ed7f3e2408e3a

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“Vice President, it’s 3be9815bb4 7:30. Time to wake c59663c4e1 up.”22365aff1a2ecccb

Pressing her ear to 792c88812f the door, Hyewon listened 317eda8fc3 for any sign of 0d3dd0f838 movement. She really hoped she 509d37028f wouldn’t have to go 4f0a5b19b7 in.7198101a2dafd7d3

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“Vice President.”8c1409b92eabdc10

She knocked 24337659a3 again, louder a45434514b this time.5aae34050b95bbdc

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Just then, the door aff40a340b swung open silently and c82e42d0b8 suddenly, catching her off 55f73ce3de guard and throwing her 868e94914e off balance.f14b5e64cda2aa48

“Ah!”3a9a5fd824bf8aa1

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She stumbled 412eb78ef3 straight into 19d48eb5a6 his bare 60834ce52a chest, which 4994485747 peeked through ac6592cda8 the loose c6666e34e1 robe—flustered, she 2a6a0624c6 jumped back 3e5bad8291 in shock.052a7ed5d2c89b81

“…My head’s 78aaa0996e pounding, so 339bdaf7f5 wake me 833399843d quietly. And next time, c636decdb2 even if you’re 477d037f37 that into me, 0156d1b82c try not to fcf2d22e7a fall into my 8ce7e4ceec arms.”d12edb2083fe759f

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His drowsy voice 5da2948093 held no hint e9f0f6fe75 of teasing, which f34a6c71ac somehow made it 73e499cead even more embarrassing. Hyewon started to explain, a41330a4f5 but gave up and d86c2054f4 kept her mouth shut.d433d49dbe805b6f

He strolled lazily 9e49c92697 down to the dc3bdbb8d2 first floor and e7870e2d7e headed toward the 5a47f55aaf pool. Past the 06f674ed46 living room, 14134f836a out on 529fbf8a99 the terrace, b10f6ea97f there was 5860086ea6 an indoor 41c9bdfd3f pool enclosed 10f8ec705a in glass. It filled 58b62b42bc the terrace 9cc34f1323 completely, perfect 3f24a979b8 for swimming 69962b0f2b laps.f6b0939104366f1e

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Just as she was f4140b1da7 about to ask if 013f2ee814 she could leave now, 2b3642a4c3 he shrugged off his 8b20ee8a17 robe and tossed it 6fffff1d50 onto the sofa—then headed a9aa36c454 toward the pool completely, f226347290 and unapologetically, naked.9ce92ee89225bf30

Hyewon squeezed her eyes 434a88b8d5 shut and spun around, 2b80b5358e dropping herself onto the 86f230e8b8 living room sofa.29b3d97d6aac92b5

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She calmly pulled cc4fd45df8 out the tablet a81619c4c0 and documents she 823f3494b3 had brought with c92572c484 her. But no matter how 37d03c7828 much she blinked, the b79111b306 image lingered: his perky 7159c01f3b backside, the thick body 8ee0cad99f hair, and the massive a1c9735fe0 thing standing tall from 3eb1f94dcb morning wood.b49eab004758e737

She couldn’t cc1cd04986 tell whether 3793f88452 he was 3cf214d9bf the crazy 4b04af51e9 one for 304675c240 stripping down df65829c79 so casually, 3bb8c72d8d or if e5c2f79a50 she was bc65e240e7 the insane cbbac2d2f4 one for a8e89530ea replaying it 371a871e06 in her 566feb1ead mind.c65d89f7f72df5ba

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“Haa… Stop b03b107a19 thinking about db1781a163 it…”c9cb63081481cc31

She slapped her cheeks 0a28ca7b79 lightly, then focused on e0b3eee38c reading the press clippings 3aec6214cc the secretary team had 071616c1cd compiled and organizing the d7e022162f documents.c9e409bcb4d87fb5

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Splash, splash—the rhythmic 841e897579 sound of 09cbb9ddd5 water being 906f1b1a99 cut echoed 59a88b51ae through the 260c325fea space. The letters on e1e0d4b499 the screen just d504591829 wouldn’t stick.35a6287e8c5369ad

Even without 4f8caf1d37 looking, the 989ef3243a vivid afterimage 24dc85b053 of him 140a685b03 swimming naked bbb6f39f55 kept replaying 6bfbd5883e in her b1e1ef572a mind on 5decd05651 loop.107bc63fd19f7022

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Desperate to escape 09ab5218d2 the inappropriate thoughts, adfd3c80eb Hyewon bit her 46ce50e152 tongue. Focus. More focus than when 74ac0d2dd7 you were studying for de4ae0286c the civil service exam. Even entertaining thoughts about e66074f32a this man is a 8a10c70ac2 sin. How much more shame 6bd050b2ec will it take for 46c6dc62d5 you to snap out 1d5bf05679 of it?e4f3c15bd00082f6

“…Phew.”e7a58700374666e1

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Finally, after regaining 8ea8778ebe a sliver of 24900c8175 composure, she turned 612c6d07b5 her eyes back 23541301a2 to the documents. But just 3369e8d8fe as she be2b6d04aa began to 065a86cb05 settle down c677acd8c2 again, his 5d05c0645d voice rang ae5af89233 out.f7bce569723237f4

“Bring me a cca46237d5 towel, will you?”6ac7af3494a26388

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You’re doing this on purpose, aren’t you? Is this a game to you?b61a93da78cdaed7

Hyewon stood and f9c68374a5 walked toward the b9e2b1bfab terrace—her steps bold def23514d3 and unshaken.4e9d89515f21d213

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He was leaning 73ac9875d9 against the pool cead1291c2 wall. Hyewon kept her 3d4c3389ab eyes fixed on 3b3a6d9479 the white towels 5dd8e2a7ba stacked on the f47d7e3718 rattan table, trying 9cd2945f29 not to acknowledge b9884f675b the blatant stare 5a68a7b277 she could feel 48b56160a9 glued to her.58435535f0d83552

“Here you go, d4ba82d19e Vice President.”fd4a6285a0440560

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She bent 0ca5568d7a down and c903a9a336 handed him fe00bb3388 a rolled-up 138ad5e0bc towel. He took it from 301bd5904a her, and when their 43b4b8a7fc eyes met, he let d24d8f2ebe out a short laugh.868e0e6a3896e932

“Are you interested in c273660a96 how I look naked? I could show 7b60713495 you again if 71842ff067 you want.”6c60c8203d57dbeb

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“I was just about 900f49fddf to leave, actually.”00361bec7dfa6843

Hyewon wasn’t 1e7cfdf145 flustered—she’d expected a341d33a26 that kind a18012de60 of reaction 5b486e3ebb from him. His quiet chuckle followed 8740c03ac1 her as she walked 3ce847da8b away, but she didn’t 92f0ec9a0d look back.90f77e408e364b8a

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She returned to 405325f8e7 the table and e38a6d6b32 flipped through the 50e19fc8b9 documents. A few minutes ef9e737d40 later, he walked f3a5bd8f47 out from the c6a31fc745 terrace, casually passing fbde871a0e through the living f9d0b1a4ce room toward the c0b50d5709 dining area. She heard the soft 001618aac0 clink of teacups but 4cf9e48e8c chose to stay silent d80c485977 until he spoke first.e0d94a62ccc87e45

“Have some coffee.”c7d46a331f7b80bc

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He brought over a 221aae9e13 cup himself and set e32222d5dc it on the table. She glanced at 61e4855fd3 him briefly, a 2816ed7fc1 little surprised. He sat down with 3da4ca2bbb just a towel wrapped c0e1402904 around his waist and eece61a39a took a sip of e1ae322f06 the coffee she’d bought.4dcac234df666054

His finely sculpted muscles fe1b65d72d looked like they were be96a9d56f carved by a master 4485eb6aa8 artist. Every slight movement 6707b33e14 made them twist f01951532d and ripple, sharpening 667e433777 the lines. And for the 53364a8270 first time, she 2793a44851 noticed a tattoo d165b69f04 on the inside 012cc1c0ec of his left 41bc69866e arm.35e1ce9f0f922861

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“It’s an apology 383d998b4f for last time.”0425d354e208605b

She pulled her b969927bcc gaze away from 1e01eae64b his body.808ac9d53dced830

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She knew 7c7498527e what he d59791fe79 meant—he was 557f847459 referring to 25d8a44178 when he’d f42bad99fc publicly mocked f968e34b71 someone at 5ea4d6884b the hotel. His face stayed unreadable, f793c2e99b but there was an 2b08b8b49c odd sense of sincerity 7bb655af89 in his voice.0c34e803138a0457

“…Thank you. I’ll drink it well.”707614a2d5f6e781

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It felt 27ab928094 strange, hearing 69284b4d61 an apology 4ab9a53bf1 from a b34831540d man who 5c6f4dbd99 seemed incapable f3f0bf7b62 of saying e02211c386 sorry. While she was 9e26ec42e9 still trying to df67812f4e decide how to ee2ded41f5 respond, he moved e72568cd3e on to business.bcee184b51ae0874

“Joseung Pharma’s 50th 62cbfa464a anniversary event is fee2c3ed6f coming up. Get me an invite.”84b881a9caaf6479

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Hyewon quickly jotted 688f03fc50 it down and e1f79a1373 nodded.dc6a3b29189832a1

“Understood.”8978f40a034de811

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“So, how did 44e15102db that blind date dc68560e56 go? You meeting that guy b1c63d5556 again?”b91cc7f5318b05a4

Hyewon met 61301d8d1d his gaze.defd838c3e8afd16

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His half-lidded eyes and 03236c2858 faint smile were like 6c0bc77776 a mask—one she couldn’t ba80457ad7 see through no matter 89ba50bc32 how hard she tried.b8f68aa2d64dd0a9

“Weren’t you apologizing 0e17347132 just now for 159db586b8 bringing that up?”70907660d6da0854

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“I was. So, did you sleep 7ac75e7218 with him?”0379c757ae2e3f78

“No comment.”730b2a02a399a6ad

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“After sleeping with me, ecb9396503 wouldn’t it be hard 9ebf86c91c to settle for someone 1b8a7c90d6 else?”d97dc9eb01aa3c08

“If you’ve got 60a3ebe5a5 nothing else for f11b54348e me to do, 8a74b1a9bf I’ll be heading c48938e6d8 out.”1538932cfa828d62

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As she 2e926339a2 stood, gathering a34c462b8c the documents, c4dd85d472 he reached 7712afead4 out and b18ff2784e lightly grabbed 4f4ec5d5df her wrist.ec620bdf20fb00e1

“Sit down.”d2da7ca89465c20a

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She pulled free a98da35098 and sat again, 498e2dff8c this time slightly 98b76338c7 farther from where 2a17cddc23 she’d been earlier. He chuckled under 200ca2800b his breath at 817ea59003 the gesture.6fda312dd11f5139

“Time really flies 6e93ed7274 when I’m with 8d17e5a2ce you, Yoon Hyewon.”51777837dbdf6363

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His voice eccd216636 was playful, 419512d303 but Hyewon’s 1f81cb9278 expression hardened be78b9f08d as she 6d82c3cebb answered seriously.5d4e8874367976b0

“If you’re bored, b94d51f1e4 maybe you should 04768aab2f try finding a faf1199cdc friend.”948141931473de0f

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“Would you be my ff5401bad9 friend?”6d71341e427406e0

“Not a chance.”ed55bc44b3ae8e89

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“That stung. Cold rejection.”28d5f62f748a30d3

His face didn’t show 1377144182 a trace of being 6b5297f64c hurt—just another shameless lie c95f7e0537 delivered without blinking.ceff119735e8dcd2

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Hyewon genuinely wanted to 0dcfdec3b7 ask—why was he doing ae77f28bc6 this to her? What kind of grudge df5e669410 did he hold to 658717e918 torment her like this? What misunderstanding had led e3c36b8e1b him into that hotel fd822af7ee room? She was deeply curious d911c9b98f about the reason behind 8f006a95bc it all.1540ad6a1cf29327

If she had stayed 22c7b31f1f just a little longer, 66220f1ab1 she might have actually ce23306fb4 asked. But Liam’s sudden appearance 65e6e8fe76 made her shut her c654d26d21 mouth. He seemed a 2ede50e73b little surprised to ca1b56d4ca see her there, 204c3819e7 as if he 0a468a04ba hadn’t known she 4e3512c8db was present.017cc1711fb12c5f

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“We need to talk. It’s urgent.”7e8a2745dbf0acdc

At Liam’s 618bd256cd words, Taeshin’s b4e7115929 expression stiffened d6f8f1d497 slightly. Sensing that it was 0c613c9bb2 her cue to leave, 022735be08 Hyewon gathered her things 28169b94cd and stood up.37e69a7b9aef6c18

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“I’ll make sure to 3aa4fcb753 get what you asked 139a3e1863 for.”44da1d92883b089c

She gave 90cd26b720 a polite 80b80768cb nod to ca03c3a6e3 both Taeshin d1105640e1 and Liam 313a0ac091 before leaving e7316317bd the penthouse.717223476ae30ceb

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Taeshin watched her 103c2c74c6 retreating figure, then 41f07d0d12 turned to Liam. With a slight tilt dc644a2da3 of his chin, signaling af8ba6e1bf him to speak, Liam fd66a5a1c2 leaned in and whispered.46ee7817b956155a

“We’ve finally made d83a6fb94a contact with the 1c932a6f49 target.”b8dd2114c1557e0c

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Taeshin sipped 8333bea73e the coffee fbe2210c94 Hyewon had d50b39eea9 brought him, ed6822b1cd lost in d72b2ee934 thought.f05e7b691a10fba0

“Be cautious. He’s the 06ce9e220b son of 6b938c9571 someone my 70ef824585 sister cherishes 0d3447b57c deeply.”7011f64b6e64faff

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Liam nodded in 8fa0c860fa understanding.fe0bb5e91799df64

Taeshin thought fb0a3e440d of his c28cfcccac nephew, David. Just a university student f2b7877c11 at a prestigious school, b8562997fd but since his mother 6695f05b48 was Park Seah, there 47489ac4f7 was no escaping the e3f029edd9 situation.f5e914a14d94a58c

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You’re just unlucky. Like me.63698fea97b5a56d

“What was that thing 553f19f152 you asked Miss Yoon 4107510604 to get?”34b635a0718aaebd

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“An invitation to 999e7de9e0 Joseung Pharma’s anniversary 43c11f3c99 party. I’m staying close to f0af5c9c20 the target, so this 0782df813d contracthasto be sealed.”b8fc23721941e1b1

Liam nodded again.788587b2c53095c8

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“I’ve already placed someone 2c463ce2d4 at the Swiss research 547bbaf59b institute. If there’s 4ca761d49a a nibble, 04f4105ccb they’ll contact 49220dd7e6 us. And we’re 02231cabc1 digging into 09ca6d39e4 the people a7ea068c69 at Joseung 315db7e5af Pharma now.”be2714f0985ace26

Everything was unfolding according 50450f3b17 to plan.e09ff34480c36d52

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Taeshin thought he finally a3b1df4e1c understood what it felt e0f36799ab like when a dormant 68a122a3ec beast begins to awaken. The small, fragile creature 98a717f043 they assumed had died 82c87f1283 after years of being 5971dae58d trampled was finally moving 3be9d26a7f again.7317f1a4af8c1bf7

He didn’t know how 9745280e5a this grueling battle would 03b2ea4b16 end. But one thing 4bb9839dbf was clear—those two 8f08f4da3c could not coexist 9acffc9629 under the same 00212aab93 sky.a126777fb5f23e27

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“Did you… sleep with eb5c9effee Miss Yoon last night?”6f2be4c95eed9c7e

Remembering that 008a77a6b8 she’d been 102e1edf9b there that 7f1d5ab13c morning, Liam 229465c7f2 cautiously asked. Taeshin chuckled, shaking his 0405310407 head as if to 538704a1ee say,As if 10a6f3e698 Yoon Hyewon 61658efe8e would ever.c15ee0972ffb38d8

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“…If you 90028413a4 need a 5bd6889d6e woman, just 5b52494cf9 say so. I can d8306d576a arrange it.”57f215c484f4dd8d

“Not interested.”051719a11921931e

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“Okay. Last thing—Dr. Bronin’s recommended 522e5c0d23 physician is f3db4c27ae in Korea. You know you 8cd9eea1c7 have to go 5d632024fe before you run 1d7d2a403c out of meds, 3808e19ada right?”9db2e1f280b328b6

Taeshin barely responded. His thoughts were still ef642dfad9 on Yoon Hyewon.6611dcee2592a89f

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Someone had banged 329cdd5123 loudly on his b55c42ed8f door that morning, ff94514b8b making his head d8114d69b6 feel like it 9626479224 was splitting open—but 3414d1338a at least it 4abe20781d gave him a 418d3da455 chance to see 1ccf669e8f her flustered. That, in its own 4c4868aaf2 way, made it worth 5d344f8060 it.b09c6c9c6d3205d4

Yoon Hyewon was a 1f765c5201 bear who thought she 31f90c4e2c was a fox. Naïve and foolish. After poking at f941cd90e2 him like that, e968ec7bca she should’ve just 37c5c4c84e walked away without b326e068d5 looking back. Maybe that’s what 82a3a073bd made her all 1cee6b95ef the more annoying.3f47276cbb642de9

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The tightness below his d26696fcf6 waist wasn’t just a 5228ae5b14 natural reaction—it was because, d9a088457c as she’d claimed, that a990d12a71 overwhelming sex had come 8f1ac3bee0 to mind. A measly 2e83f47ea8 4.7 out a90a810ac6 of 10, 7d5035c485 and yet 71b0dc3707 here he d40da52c94 was, haunted 3f02c1f519 by it.e1bfec5d092b4d2b

Even submerged in water ea41008a66 cold enough to freeze b24c3fced2 his brain, the heat e9142bb2f5 in his body didn’t 378b9a16ad subside. He moved through the 0b3ddb3070 pool with an air f458f27ebc of leisure, but in 4e14cf6844 truth, his lungs were ce2cbcd0f1 burning. Only by frantically c3afc6acd1 moving his arms d2e37fc662 and legs could 0fc4183608 he stay afloat.44775fe3337286c1

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He stood still, trying 1b225f91d9 to catch his breath. Surely it had 47de9c700b cooled down by 5d6fbb2687 now—but his erection accf9f026d throbbed painfully.d1bca7ca3eeb9d18

When he tilted ad935c3874 his head back, 3f18e538ca he saw Hyewon cbe02a43ce sitting on the 17f23c0d0c sofa. Her tied-up hair 3d131baea1 revealed the pale c88b9a1624 nape of her 07e3e243f2 neck.05fb79158f67e941

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In the water, 357d17f25d his hand moved ab3b755e97 naturally to grasp 7515a02132 and stroke himself. No matter how hard 818ec04494 he tried, there was c1dc454e87 no release. He cursed and called 4ea7df1913 her name.4892e63afc5a33fb

She looked back at e8c3349172 him with a calm, 7f83b09c75 reserved expression. He curled 2eb4b141cf his fingers e9b5a15b22 slowly—and came.572420c3f80aded3

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He released the 98271aad28 hot mess into 2402ba3204 the water, then 055875f129 smirked as he 0158d829aa took the towel 41718b1331 she handed him.24f3f8974e30053c

He couldn’t wait to 1f1c2bf869 see her writhing in 2be552414f this water.59c4f072a34725fa

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