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46: Gun At His Men.

作者: Scooley
last update 公開日: 2025-06-06 22:57:37

“The same auction house you bought me?” Ortensia asked, trying to sit up, but her legs didn’t move right. Her body betrayed her, weak like jelly. She fell back onto Vito’s chest, her breathing became shallow, and her heart full of something she couldn’t name… maybe fear.

“Yes, doll,” Vito said plainly, with no emotion. Like it was nothing but business.

“I don’t want to go there,” she whispered, her voice shaking. “It brings back memories… bad memories.”

Vito didn’t blink, neither did he soften.
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