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Woken at the crack c0cd5760b8 of dawn by his 2eefa9d0f4 message asking for coffee 8ff7377ec0 and breakfast, Hyewon got 3c764466fd up early and bought 6f80b8b70d the coffee he said bdbb949313 was good last time, 9e5e77724d along with a salad 799e25e0fe and sandwich, then headed ec366f4fe0 up to the penthouse.2146ba30a747d392

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She steadied her bf222a96d0 breath in front 51df3ec629 of his penthouse b16df3eb5c door, punched in 50b2576dad the passcode he’d 136e938ea0 given her, and f9dd3331f2 stepped inside. After neatly arranging the 702b19e5d4 food on the dining e3d5f2ceb1 table, she passed through 34328a943c the dimly lit living 1b75e5088f room and climbed up 2b1b0d4288 to the second floor.3ac75aee5ebb3b5e

Doubts crept in as d81d60b254 she reminded herself this a8b90d5dee was her job—but she 820c9b0e94 kept repeating that all b75bf006fb she had to do ea729668a1 was follow instructions, and a9dc10e2ca knocked without hesitation.38d2405dbcb9cc36

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“Vice President, 5fd2cfe5df it’s 7:30. Time to wake 70e686d286 up.”b47dae510cbd2131

Pressing her ear 27ab8e463f to the door, 32c2d4ff0e Hyewon listened for 4b0d355867 any sign of 9593c9bdfd movement. She really hoped she fe236e5637 wouldn’t have to go ad7bb45979 in.46b01e31f7289619

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“Vice President.”bbf75ab0a7df826d

She knocked again, 0c0c7b4a6c louder this time.2cf84aa3104fb00c

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Just then, 74486322db the door 4f5f4649d5 swung open 8480651843 silently and 70710412b2 suddenly, catching d5d679c10c her off 81b7a686bc guard and a7b47b193c throwing her 3698898099 off balance.058cdb1a977b697b

“Ah!”fb7d89c5f33bfa1d

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She stumbled straight fb6a347757 into his bare 5715330aee chest, which peeked 84fd679821 through the loose 7e51c644d6 robe—flustered, she jumped d13c09dea7 back in shock.3bb0aad669100553

“…My head’s pounding, so bca500a637 wake me quietly. And next time, e26678f769 even if you’re a681d9e480 that into me, de943f3ce4 try not to 2e77f2e0ee fall into my e2f8ecfad8 arms.”f5c7d3ec6fc3f2c8

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His drowsy voice ffb4bbafc0 held no hint d039fa51a0 of teasing, which 0d45dd3288 somehow made it 0ab67e5f16 even more embarrassing. Hyewon started to 60aef144e1 explain, but gave ba3e47506c up and kept 95013850ff her mouth shut.6e260435b558b794

He strolled lazily down 248877b247 to the first floor de611f7146 and headed toward the a13c101389 pool. Past the 54b6f0d932 living room, 952bccb3cf out on 1eeddcf9dc the terrace, cd6a8face3 there was 634199a1ab an indoor 164e151af0 pool enclosed 8c3026c4e5 in glass. It filled the terrace 89453838bc completely, perfect for swimming abde79c36e laps.a14d19bdc2488662

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Just as 2385dc3174 she was 316378a150 about to 4b96a799d0 ask if a49414dca2 she could 9fdbf04e69 leave now, 279e8e8a83 he shrugged b412fc9ca9 off his fb50906815 robe and a874294d86 tossed it de03b12a1a onto the 72bc03c63a sofa—then headed ce7c674840 toward the bf231a09b7 pool completely, 7617e6282f and unapologetically, 7ba3e4a480 naked.80610a75eeb12047

Hyewon squeezed 2a2befc657 her eyes 8ca857642e shut and 9721c8948c spun around, b943886802 dropping herself cdee45d96f onto the 9736a25f62 living room 884eeabf39 sofa.1bd2b33bfad59a87

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She calmly pulled d14f00b125 out the tablet fbcd7c5d33 and documents she 5691a68caa had brought with 7a079e17e0 her. But no ce5428579d matter how d750c8e915 much she 1367950f61 blinked, the c9875f503c image lingered: 3d4490860e his perky 9816cdde6f backside, the 11d800414b thick body 4f4008037f hair, and 9a094fe72d the massive 0f9e787cd9 thing standing 9648cce22b tall from b39ae2c9a1 morning wood.78e4219d6d15c2be

She couldn’t c39ec56b97 tell whether 28eb7619fd he was 488578b4cf the crazy fe902fe281 one for 3e0c97f7dd stripping down 4bf2ab5777 so casually, 00502f47ee or if 5b713bc885 she was f9882f1704 the insane 7449e99ba2 one for ee6b390214 replaying it 2316c4a894 in her 1df8091d5b mind.655d57a9c80be833

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“Haa… Stop thinking about beed848b8b it…”0aedcdc51ffd947e

She slapped her fb11830596 cheeks lightly, then d10bf6d6e7 focused on reading 81c2efb502 the press clippings 752693db44 the secretary team 32f1666972 had compiled and e2120a8bdd organizing the documents.1ba7ad604a021ff6

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Splash, splash—the rhythmic sound 6788246f62 of water being 053c082f0a cut echoed through 6a39f35097 the space. The letters on the 95eb6cac23 screen just wouldn’t stick.898e31810a9c6ba4

Even without 0c8b6918ba looking, the ccb1f7c654 vivid afterimage 8947a4fcb0 of him ba02f8d551 swimming naked dbf3ae15c1 kept replaying 3038a2856a in her 4e670a5d43 mind on d9144e017a loop.7c346b5a7362de17

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Desperate to escape the c9fc8243e6 inappropriate thoughts, Hyewon bit 6353d30739 her tongue. Focus. More focus 213f2a0fb1 than when a2629e4bdb you were e2521fc524 studying for f980dd7ae0 the civil c7817ef42d service exam. Even entertaining e0fa178013 thoughts about 0fefab1e39 this man 36329b8fc1 is a 55c01099a2 sin. How much more e6e9c607bc shame will it b4a290bd2a take for you 51870ed52c to snap out 51c1412f98 of it?d3ab41e8384766bb

“…Phew.”2d3b6b53939f27f5

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Finally, after regaining a fbcc4f6a58 sliver of composure, she 7ea89b666a turned her eyes back 840ea7bbbd to the documents. But just as cb3178b0cf she began to 330264b74d settle down again, f118322331 his voice rang d7d1fddf52 out.20c02fbafa2b72e9

“Bring me a 8c6f95011d towel, will you?”c71f811563caf8e4

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You’re doing this on purpose, aren’t you? Is this a game to you?29b99d78f7684ab2

Hyewon stood and a729ce40f3 walked toward the d5b81d3ec4 terrace—her steps bold 21f72050bd and unshaken.607d221667e4a55a

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He was leaning against e78a04db76 the pool wall. Hyewon kept her eyes b50472074a fixed on the white d2cd788f3b towels stacked on the 1e863c863c rattan table, trying not 8a46693319 to acknowledge the blatant 892c3b2526 stare she could feel f9f1fd67c1 glued to her.0a9148f0b4d73689

“Here you go, Vice 6e13dc070b President.”ace7b70b5df87774

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She bent 28f3402b4f down and 2ff172b1c6 handed him a0046ed18c a rolled-up a78d567a7e towel. He took 10d830e556 it from e26edf85e4 her, and 009837b111 when their e1dec72c1a eyes met, e61e0c5fb3 he let 9207f025b2 out a d68f1762ee short laugh.58e569b2bf4861d4

“Are you interested in 27ab3408dd how I look naked? I could show 2098ea5685 you again if 98f55f51ad you want.”70a7b4d7df681ae5

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“I was just about d4f39f9879 to leave, actually.”ad818dc1ca5561d4

Hyewon wasn’t flustered—she’d 3c974c2396 expected that kind f5fc5a32c0 of reaction from 0626db0cb3 him. His quiet fdc8746a22 chuckle followed b581c47bfd her as 2929d34837 she walked 3f157bfb58 away, but d2aa384152 she didn’t 71e84826f8 look back.552a455481fdb1fe

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She returned 76280bea4c to the 0459e93b5c table and 47d12ba913 flipped through 36206876c3 the documents. A few minutes later, 166b97fda2 he walked out from 5eb100d170 the terrace, casually passing c044d73415 through the living room 606ab82231 toward the dining area. She heard the soft c7ec07cd41 clink of teacups but 1a7dcc7a04 chose to stay silent 67dce01e76 until he spoke first.4c775f3ab931ca3a

“Have some coffee.”04d1ecde75c29573

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He brought over a de279b6765 cup himself and set 591e480821 it on the table. She glanced at aa53a6d143 him briefly, a 7b9ddbc959 little surprised. He sat down with b068df5836 just a towel wrapped 279b23fd6f around his waist and e77f5019e5 took a sip of f070e358ee the coffee she’d bought.5b7ce8326a971e51

His finely sculpted 7dea189b60 muscles looked like aedc65df4a they were carved 3745eb5a0a by a master f96df772cd artist. Every slight movement b8080bc370 made them twist f7a9f617e7 and ripple, sharpening ae5156bd12 the lines. And for the first 39173445e2 time, she noticed a f22fb1b7da tattoo on the inside f05fdb812d of his left arm.29d49b0037f93a44

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“It’s an apology for 982b1794a3 last time.”6407dd54cc379d21

She pulled her gaze d8fcb9254a away from his body.c55e2e7ee530df46

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She knew what ea29a0bf8e he meant—he was 2acf65e4e1 referring to when 67b63a5f10 he’d publicly mocked 439f322f21 someone at the 07dc73a7a6 hotel. His face 339b1cf228 stayed unreadable, 85fa296d17 but there 67751f7d78 was an 24f0cc06f1 odd sense c3d1a7a67b of sincerity dc0801a168 in his 70743ee676 voice.b53c5044258cfe77

“…Thank you. I’ll drink bf77ac3dbf it well.”0fbb600bdc55b2e6

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It felt 94c72c0e5e strange, hearing a31be1ac3b an apology 28eede665f from a 83215078e3 man who 2c1b317131 seemed incapable d5b637626b of saying 0ce5f45af1 sorry. While she 2b1b428dab was still a2147224af trying to bd78f0733c decide how c34a90a533 to respond, b049a06693 he moved 3404551deb on to 44376431f2 business.9f5925f0d2fda887

“Joseung Pharma’s d8c16552bb 50th anniversary b4e1c4030c event is d2f0e752bc coming up. Get me 74a6d9788f an invite.”4112bd632e9ef942

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Hyewon quickly jotted 1fe871751d it down and 104df8daf5 nodded.1981319147af9cb7

“Understood.”30496cc2debede8e

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“So, how did that 0999b589a3 blind date go? You meeting that guy fb5ea20770 again?”dacbdc20f44ba5b1

Hyewon met his 4c8a4824dc gaze.ab58d9beac07579f

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His half-lidded eyes 5dd65216bc and faint smile 0f110147df were like a 1a9ec36273 mask—one she couldn’t bc93725728 see through no 8a0bf4db84 matter how hard 26995d1796 she tried.9ec8dd28090abe39

“Weren’t you apologizing a2131945d9 just now for b0f3393b7c bringing that up?”7bd98bea22935641

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“I was. So, did you sleep d7db48653d with him?”43a1bb974fb91892

“No comment.”7fadcb24f37652ef

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“After sleeping b222a4f704 with me, 7093021d7f wouldn’t it a2df424bf8 be hard b2d38f4505 to settle a803dc2b42 for someone 5ad5e94179 else?”ed60fbc626fa66c4

“If you’ve 219112f7bb got nothing 698e07e26a else for 9dd218c9af me to 81d83753c8 do, I’ll 10576595a0 be heading f35a07c229 out.”a7866f83665b9ba1

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As she stood, gathering 9ff3da1e75 the documents, he reached 13a94abfd2 out and lightly grabbed e1c5395e78 her wrist.b267e7b8505d8133

“Sit down.”7e6a82ec4a8b08dc

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She pulled free and 90c17dc73c sat again, this time cda087a940 slightly farther from where b52cb3a775 she’d been earlier. He chuckled e67e80d3d6 under his dfac55f582 breath at 6902b2f251 the gesture.9e4ba3055740ca06

“Time really flies 8725c6da7a when I’m with 019197482f you, Yoon Hyewon.”9499b164430617ad

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His voice was 5d2ccb58a7 playful, but Hyewon’s 26069f0af3 expression hardened as 71765c9fda she answered seriously.50b9487ed0aeb6aa

“If you’re bored, 9991376590 maybe you should d017905b7a try finding a ad0677ae7e friend.”2405108ae8fa3833

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“Would you 4d7287a5f1 be my 41b43b0eda friend?”f4f01afa17e05e70

“Not a chance.”a582dd9435289e4f

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“That stung. Cold rejection.”c1146feead121113

His face didn’t show bd4ba6c836 a trace of being 7a884c421b hurt—just another shameless lie dc8b868c48 delivered without blinking.f54a342144dfd647

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Hyewon genuinely wanted f55d658e66 to ask—why was 978f142cd8 he doing this 26aec2b13b to her? What kind of c829953470 grudge did he 1889503063 hold to torment 8bfb2bd00d her like this? What misunderstanding had led 7279ccbb1c him into that hotel 9b2b057963 room? She was deeply f0e2ee5b97 curious about the 1e0ab3a482 reason behind it 16e38a178d all.7080bd7e18117431

If she had 7bb47cfffc stayed just a 404465b740 little longer, she eaae0a004f might have actually ad087a69ff asked. But Liam’s sudden appearance 6058955ada made her shut her edd7b4a882 mouth. He seemed d02a10eead a little 34cbe5e5be surprised to 57126c3985 see her 5d19e312dc there, as c0b83d4acc if he 7f3ed6af40 hadn’t known 079810ae6f she was b15c1d33de present.393b0cbd0a747b59

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“We need to talk. It’s urgent.”3c981d86a809bb92

At Liam’s 97879246eb words, Taeshin’s 7799a43285 expression stiffened 4ca01189c4 slightly. Sensing that 60f5b54dd3 it was c8872dcf44 her cue 23233a50cf to leave, bfc3df5d35 Hyewon gathered b7a4e6801b her things 11db92caed and stood 82f2c9b63e up.31e777fb6ad095f9

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“I’ll make sure ad5a4803e7 to get what d89b183127 you asked for.”13f7af9d12fd831e

She gave a polite eb366ac61e nod to both Taeshin f470e449c4 and Liam before leaving ec3a7bac5e the penthouse.0fa6f889d0212cb0

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Taeshin watched her retreating 94fdb01bb2 figure, then turned to 42815eb4b5 Liam. With a slight tilt dbf3db8dde of his chin, signaling b8ea414497 him to speak, Liam 94c9a0748e leaned in and whispered.54c4343e1419639c

“We’ve finally made contact b649ef74e7 with the target.”0435c59f1f7cdbf1

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Taeshin sipped the coffee 25f85e07ff Hyewon had brought him, d5e251f5ba lost in thought.74e37dbb12a68f33

“Be cautious. He’s the son 365a3f2293 of someone my 5a72e89492 sister cherishes deeply.”749c73ec715ed307

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Liam nodded in 48010159f1 understanding.0012e4af55f4a79d

Taeshin thought 24abcc3e1d of his 2749c75e6d nephew, David. Just a 34b21c737c university student 9b82aaf180 at a 75e9c09592 prestigious school, 8b68d233cc but since 977e5ad7a0 his mother daafa55ced was Park cfaa8b08e2 Seah, there 5c642df50b was no 858f465673 escaping the 7eea73d487 situation.a693d726f9af6578

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You’re just unlucky. Like me.deb00bf9fd5d4f90

“What was that thing 0667f972f2 you asked Miss Yoon 559370148a to get?”71a7f85e3c8e5119

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“An invitation to Joseung 2d7ced0343 Pharma’s anniversary party. I’m staying close to da252bb31b the target, so this bc8de8e10b contracthasto be sealed.”4dc94a36993664bf

Liam nodded again.405c1d0463d7e300

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“I’ve already placed 83d4183ac8 someone at the 3ad5f828a2 Swiss research institute. If there’s a nibble, 26e0a0393f they’ll contact us. And we’re 590de92d42 digging into 389e4d4005 the people df1705d3d8 at Joseung 7086fb4317 Pharma now.”7cadc09a990e5122

Everything was unfolding b40b638064 according to plan.bfd528b52377b030

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Taeshin thought he 97725f48bb finally understood what 79a76eb217 it felt like 2613f75894 when a dormant b5a98b4f29 beast begins to 1411fe44cb awaken. The small, 1e63333fde fragile creature d07709a279 they assumed 9827ec624e had died e4bd644908 after years 8bab2ecf15 of being 920eff7e39 trampled was cc2189f559 finally moving 6f25f4baf0 again.b4f0d72e32394621

He didn’t know how de94ced0b3 this grueling battle would 5e933e3b25 end. But one e65d611f98 thing was abe1546ead clear—those two 504cb78765 could not 2300ea9238 coexist under 979e9e8220 the same 2448e724cb sky.dba86e7ec61422e4

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“Did you… sleep c9816d4f40 with Miss Yoon f747b66409 last night?”f7ec9ab2d431b4fc

Remembering that 83f3adbff6 she’d been 8000325c17 there that 327ab254d9 morning, Liam 42405ca627 cautiously asked. Taeshin chuckled, shaking 991c40b401 his head as d20ff50346 if to say,As if Yoon Hyewon d54cf7c855 would ever.0cd67dbed106e572

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“…If you 5d6b15aaf1 need a b6585e2468 woman, just 9134853383 say so. I can arrange fab09190ec it.”828035774a7c8ca9

“Not interested.”1a82abd98f7bebd2

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“Okay. Last thing—Dr. Bronin’s recommended 1f0a1dd09c physician is 022f5082b1 in Korea. You know you 22d120ef64 have to go f253653114 before you run 166b305144 out of meds, 811ea40829 right?”ee9ba52d9306c001

Taeshin barely responded. His thoughts were still cb46adc7e9 on Yoon Hyewon.66ac16d222b09078

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Someone had fb4f74789d banged loudly 56ed6fc0c3 on his 85c5f6b53f door that 0a6a7b387a morning, making 6a6e24e577 his head 9bd20876c3 feel like c36895c918 it was 1db53c9cf2 splitting open—but 93c3096d9e at least ca7d91ec2e it gave 17e81eb356 him a ad56a1e1f5 chance to 99b1065028 see her 89d66554f5 flustered. That, in 6a181ff874 its own a3943136ef way, made c283b099e2 it worth 409127d909 it.ff3b10b5c115ccc8

Yoon Hyewon was a 6437a1c710 bear who thought she b568e084c8 was a fox. Naïve and foolish. After poking 8f1585640b at him 41094ed2d0 like that, 9fa5c6f1d2 she should’ve 3d0d15c498 just walked db67ec64a3 away without c9d2ed6e6f looking back. Maybe that’s what made de767f447c her all the more 4260475c16 annoying.d89da08c4eca9ab9

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The tightness below 81dcb7a3b0 his waist wasn’t af6c1f1e2f just a natural 6316c05268 reaction—it was because, f88fc55564 as she’d claimed, d7fc02a0d4 that overwhelming sex f865297821 had come to 4f4dbafaaa mind. A measly 78e7cf4404 4.7 out 5d2871ac9e of 10, 3a533d7e20 and yet d8f352c742 here he 05ed95ca97 was, haunted 4870c4f5ad by it.cda842ef2844e2db

Even submerged 723810b8e4 in water 4702191df6 cold enough d82b8aca69 to freeze 421a4c959b his brain, 8483dc290c the heat 66a69caf76 in his 04e536f6bd body didn’t 407dd746a5 subside. He moved 31c73104ac through the 19e261cd9b pool with cc9ffe3236 an air 57ad0619fe of leisure, 4e239968d3 but in 00209b8e0b truth, his 5239f8b7e0 lungs were efe172ca4c burning. Only by frantically 3fa78a36fc moving his arms 147f3d1065 and legs could 5828b68c12 he stay afloat.f3b0c5d7c624a2c8

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He stood 8d3fa183f1 still, trying cbcae0aec2 to catch 4be5c807cf his breath. Surely it had d7a11c5b22 cooled down by a2417cf2f2 now—but his erection 3bea4b3d43 throbbed painfully.4918caefd7779037

When he dcb21e2fdd tilted his 42601ca3da head back, 0523511026 he saw 2baf870485 Hyewon sitting 77318b7399 on the a50641494c sofa. Her tied-up hair revealed 3d52b25d4c the pale nape of d8271f3e3f her neck.c52a0ec10d71df5c

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In the water, his 8991263ef5 hand moved naturally to a04d5b5c40 grasp and stroke himself. No matter how 68c0059fe5 hard he tried, 66b3b371fa there was no 6812567798 release. He cursed and called 6e47d98a55 her name.6a4858b9837a06d8

She looked back acbf3bd7ad at him with 125446ed9e a calm, reserved b5d834640d expression. He curled his 3989ad976d fingers slowly—and came.85ebf2ece752bed0

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He released the 5f4de03620 hot mess into 426e6f09cc the water, then b43d06bd92 smirked as he b1e7a85a2e took the towel 4eaf8571bb she handed him.f03b67222350ddb3

He couldn’t 84d83867a8 wait to 9a00e465f3 see her 8fbf3089d7 writhing in 66038bf4a0 this water.bcde950bc5d513e0

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