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Chapter 11

"To stand firm, the body's centre of gravity should fall evenly between the legs, be sure to stand firm."The instructor took the most common practice rifle stood in front of the students to demonstrate the preparatory actions before shooting, "and then raise the gun to come to the part parallel to the line of sight, pay attention not to be too close to the eyes to maintain a certain distance, aiming well, looking for the right angle, steady body weight, and then shoot! Be sure to be ready, don't be nervous, pay attention to safety."The male students present were all too handsome for words by the instructor's flowing movements, and every boy's heart was wrapped around a military man, as for touching a gun it was certainly a first for the vast majority, and very curious.Gabby, of course, was so familiar with these things that she didn't want to be as excited as the others, and was eager to try them out.Elena, on the other hand, was fascinated, and wonde

Chapter 12

"Hmph!" Elena grunted and rolled over not looking at Martino who walked in."Don't want to go for a walk?""My arse hurts, I'm not going!"After three days on her back, Elena's arse had long since healed, and those dozens of hard strokes wouldn't leave marks for too long, three days was already its limit."Really not going? Last time that jeweller's branch said they were doing some younger styles, and since you don't want to go, I'll just tell them I'm not available." Martino said it in a serious way, teasing her! A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for wool-gathering, "Go! I'm free."At the angle Elena couldn't see, the corner of Martino's mouth rose slightly, very nice, "Don't get up yet, I don't have time to wait for you." After saying that, he walked out of Elena's room.Elena as if the button to turn on was pressed, carp action quickly rushed into the cloakroom, casually changed into a dress, stepped on wearing sandals, grabbed a sun hat a

Chapter 13

Genius dawn, Elena has already washed up standing in the cloakroom looking for clothes, trying to find a set of slightly more mature workplace style clothes, rummage around and did not find the right one, and finally had to choose a set of small perfume style suits, hand carrying a pair of high heels. In the eyes of the girl in, high heels is a symbol of maturity, especially at this time extremely need this kind of surface tool to support her self-confidence. Six o'clock is the time for the bodyguards to change shifts in the villa, Elena tiptoed out of the villa, avoiding the blind spot of the surveillance.The villa area in the early morning, swans roamed the lake and the weeping willows embraced the wind.Elena stepped into her heels on the tarmac with a sense of freedom she'd never felt before, the internet car was waiting outside the villa area, and she got into the car in three strides. It was six o'clock before I found a

Chapter14

After Cora snuck out that morning, the guards at the villa switched to eight-hour shifts, and infrared alarms went up around the property. Cora started wondering whether all this was meant to keep intruders out or to keep her in.The funny part was that Mr. Grant had sat frozen in his chair for quite a while before he came to his senses. Then he lost no time asking around about Cora.“What? His fiancée?”“Yes. You hadn't heard?”“No…”Of all the people whose toes he could have stepped on. He'd been calling her Cora as warmly as if she were his own daughter. He hadn't had the faintest idea. A part-time job? College was her main occupation and collecting rent was her side gig? She worked for herself.“The university says classes start the day after tomorrow. Get ready,” Dante told her.“Get what ready?” Cora looked up from her computer, puzzled.“Your brain, for one. Don't do anything foolish. Remember, whatever happens, you have me.” Dante lifted his pen and tapped her on the forehead.

Chapter 15

After what had happened the night before, Dante was more worried about Cora's safety than ever. “It's your first day of class. Call me if anything happens. Dinner together tonight?”Cora and Nina were eating breakfast while Dante went on like this all morning.At first Nina was struck by how much he had to say. Then she realized he simply couldn't stop worrying about Cora. He was fussing over her like an overprotective boyfriend.“Okay.” Cora was still uneasy after the night before and ate her sandwich so slowly that Mrs. Hayes finally spoke up. “Ms. Bennett, you'll be late if you don't get going.”Only then did Dante notice how much less Cora had eaten than usual. He frowned. “I'll go with you.”Cora and Nina looked up at the same time. Nina was plainly astonished. Cora almost laughed. “Are you sure?”Dante realized he'd let himself get carried away. He cleared his throat. “I have a meeting this morning.” He got up and left the dining room. Cora laughed softly, took her leather satch

Chapter 16

There was a knock at the study door.“Come in.”Cora pushed the door open. Dante sat at the desk, his face dark. “Get over here. How long were you planning to stall? It's been ten minutes.”She looked sharply at the clock on the wall. How had she taken that long? She moved toward him in small steps. The closer she got, the more she could feel how angry he was.“Stand up straight.”Her back straightened at once, and she looked directly at him.“Tell me. Do you think what you did was right?”“I…” She stumbled over the word without getting a sentence out.“You had plenty to say a minute ago. Nothing now?” Dante put his index finger beneath her chin and lifted it slightly. “Look at me.”The moment their eyes met, her heart seemed to miss a beat. “I'm sorry,” she mumbled. His eyes were so dark she found herself staring.“Tell me what you're sorry for.” He wasn't letting it go. For a second she felt as though he could see everything she wanted to hide. She took a step back without thinking,

Chapter 17

“What day are you free next week? Could you ask Cora if she can make it?” Theo sent the message to Nina and waited a long time without getting an answer.Just before class, the two of them walked in one after the other as usual. Theo got up and hurried over. “When are you two free? Everyone wants to get together.”Cora opened the calendar on her phone. It was packed. “I don't think I have any time coming up.”“Even an hour or two would be fine. It's the start of the semester and we hardly know each other yet. We've got four years together. You can't miss the first get-together.” Theo grinned, sounding every bit like the class representative without pushing too hard.Cora and Nina exchanged a look and agreed. “Let us know when you decide on a time. We'll do our best to be there.”The company had only just opened, and Cora was out early and home late. Dante was constantly flying somewhere. Even getting dinner together depended on whether their schedules happened to line up.“That's all

Chapter 18

Cora had kept her identity quiet, but word had slipped out when Dante and his men came for her at Mr. Grant's office. By now everyone in Westbridge society knew that she and Dante were close. The Mercers had heard about her somehow, including the fact that she and Theo were classmates.Theo's father looked at the son he was so proud of and put on his usual authoritative air. “You should make an effort to get along with your classmates. I hear there's more to that Cora Bennett than meets the eye.”Theo was on his way out, motorcycle helmet in hand. He lowered his eyes and answered without expression. “I wouldn't know.”He was curious about Cora, but more than that, he admired her. She carried herself with quiet confidence and had a cool beauty that made it hard to look away.When you didn't know someone well, all you could do was guess at what lay beneath what they let you see. You might never know what their life was actually like.Right now, for instance, Cora was eating dinner on a

Chapter 19

Cora undid the button at the side of her skirt. She only had to lower the zipper halfway before the skirt dropped to the floor. She unbuttoned her fitted blouse, working from the top down.Dante came over, took her by the hand, and led her into the dark room. He pressed her down over the high saddle. Her feet hung clear of the floor, and she had to stretch to touch it with the tips of her toes. With nothing solid beneath her, she began to panic.“Dante, I know I was wrong.”“If you know that, then act like it.” Dante pressed her hands down against the supports and snapped the wrist cuffs shut. He secured her ankles on either side with a spreader bar. “Stay still. The more you move, the farther apart it'll go.”Cora didn't dare test it. She held herself carefully in place. “Please go easy, Dante.”“You can cry. I don't want you yelling, and I don't want to hear another word out of you. Think about what you've done.” His face was set and cold. Anyone who saw him like this would've been

Chapter 20

It took Cora several months of intensive work on the fundamentals of drawing to catch up with the rest of her class. As soon as the extra lessons ended, she threw herself back into work. She knew almost nothing about running a company. All she had to go on was what she'd worked out for herself and a little theory from books. She was no match for people who'd been in business for years, much less in a position to manage them. Every morning she went to the office looking as though she were headed to a funeral. The proposals and reports that kept landing on her desk only made her head hurt worse.“How long until Dante gets back?” He'd only been away on business in Europe for a week, and already she was at her limit. When he was around, she could ask for ideas or get him to point her in the right direction. Now the group seemed to be running normally, but she felt in over her head, anxious and irritated at once.“He won't be back for another month.” Business wasn't Nina's strength. She co

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