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CHAPTER 8

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DESMOND

“What did she say?”

Camellia’s voice drifted across the space as she stepped out of the pool, water glistening on her skin. Droplets slid slowly down her body from her back down to cleavage as she reached for the champagne glass resting at the pool’s edge.

For a moment, I didn’t answer. My eyes followed the thin trails of water running from her shoulders, down the curve of her chest, disappearing into the fabric of her bikini.

“Desmond!”

Her sharp call snapped me back to reality. I blin
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