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The explanation

Author: Sapphire
last update publish date: 2026-01-30 04:02:59

Tom’s POV

I didn’t know what on earth to say to that, and I wasn’t even sure that I wanted to say anything in response at all.

If I did, I could end up saying the wrong thing and then wind up getting beaten, or perhaps, even worse, get a bullet in my head or chest.

As fairly ordinary as the blond guy looked, he also somehow looked more dangerous than his beefy bodyguard, who was armed to the teeth.

“Well, haven’t you got anything to say for yourself?” The blond guy asked me. He looked to be in
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