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007: Punishment Or Mercy?

Author: Rosa Kane
last update Huling Na-update: 2024-12-28 14:22:09
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I blinked several times, my heart pounding wildly in my chest. My brain was screaming at me to move, to run, to do anything....but I was frozen in place as Hunter Steele kept on holding me, his damp hair dripping water onto his shoulders, his chest bare, and a single piece of clothing—a pair of briefs—clinging to him.

"Did he just take a bath?" I wondered, panicking. Then it hit me like a truck. "This is his bedroom. Oh no! How did I walk into the lion's den?"

A shiver ran down my spine. Not because of the chill, but because of the way Hunter's cold, furious gaze bore into me. Then, to my utter confusion, his expression shifted. The anger faded, replaced by something else..... amusement.

"I asked you a question," he said, his voice low and commanding. "What are you doing in my bedroom when I clearly warned you to stay away?"

"I... I..." My voice trailed off. My mind, which should have been coming up with a brilliant excuse, decided to take a vacation. Great timing, brain
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Linda Carver
she needs to realize that Cross never liked her, so she can decide if she should stay in school or not. She'd probably do better in school if she wasn't focused on a guy. and what kind of options are those? lol. she has no clue, though I once had no clue about those things either lol.
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Helen
All for a boy? What a waist of life. There more fishies in the water
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Lawretta Ubi
Cross that doesn't care about you mtww..
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