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Chapter 116

Author: River Fish
Phoebe was taken aback. "Watching you?"

"It was when you came back after talking to Connor. You were sitting on a bench," Gideon said.

Phoebe didn't know what to say. She'd thought of Gideon as her prey then, so her gaze might've been a little predatory. To think he'd noticed…

She was right. With someone as sharp as Gideon, trying to use or manipulate him was asking for disaster. After all, he was dangerous, powerful, and impossible to control.

She knew that she had to keep her distance.

She said, "You play very well, Mr. Blackwood. I got lost in watching you. I improved a lot after you practiced with me today, so I wanted to see how you play and learn from you."

Gideon didn't buy it. The way that Phoebe had looked at him wasn't like her usual cool gaze. It had been bold, aggressive, and razor-edged. It was almost as if she'd wanted to lunge at him and tear him apart.

He wondered if he had pissed her off somehow, or if she had been mad because he'd remained detached.

She was fu
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