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CHAPTER FIVE

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The sound echoed through the room, piercing through the silence.

The sting burned through my skin, spreading slow and hot, but I refused to make a sound.

My fingers curled against the desk, my nails digging into the polished wood as I forced myself not to react the way he expected.

I wasn't going to give him that satisfaction

I straightened immediately, yanking my dress back down, my chest rising and falling harder than I like.

I turned and our eyes met. “Is that all?” I said, my voic
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