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Chapter 25: Don't Look
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2026-07-03 15:28:19"I'm not playing games." Sloane pressed herself against the car door, voice rising with desperate urgency. "You told me to leave. You suspended me. You can't just—"
His mouth came down on hers.
The words died.
Everything died — sound, thought, the ability to remember why any of this was a terrible idea. His kiss wasn't gentle. It wasn't asking permission. It was the kiss of a man who had decided something and was done waiting for her to agree, warm an
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