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Her jaw unhinged a fraction; a comma hung between us."f you back out, you're admitting you know I can do it."Her lips moved without sound, as if the words were shy. She didn't even know how to handle conversations like this."Okay," she whispered in the end, under her breath.It was reckless. I hadn't read for pleasure in too long. I didn't even know how I ended up in this conversation with Rali. Simply because I wanted to keep hearing her talk, I'd agreed to a life sentence."I'll just get some baskets to put the books."Her eyes brushed mine—half a heartbeat, less than a second—and still it did something unreal to my system, like a switch flipped under my ribs."Your colleagues."She stopped, facing me again."How much have they sold?"Her brows knit. "Um... The highest is ninety."I nodded once. "Can I get a hundred and eighty books, then?"Confusion returned to her eyes, loosening her jaw."I'm—I'm sorry, what?""I'm trying to help with the task."Fear crept into her eyes. Fuck,

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VOID"Seriously? You emptied half the shop?" Miles leaned into the open trunk, staring at the bags of books. "You closing them down just so she'll talk to you longer?"I exhaled through my nose and let my eyes do the sighing. "The store's bigger than my trunk, Miles. Just make sure you and Eric have them distributed like I said."I didn't give a damn about books, my favorite salesgirl had fretted about them 'going to waste,' even after I promised they wouldn't. I intended to keep my word.I hooked two bags and shouldered past him. Miles stayed there, still holding the hatch and staring inside."I'd never really understand love," he mumbled."Stand in line," I told him as I went inside.Katya was running the treadmill while Eric was focused on a movie, a bowl of popcorn balanced on his stomach. I was about to ruin that fun."You back," Katya said, tapping down the speed.Eric paused the movie mid-explosion. "How did it go, boss?" He glanced at the door behind me. "Is she dusting

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He didn't even pause. "Jade, Ethan and Elliot."Okay. Maybe that was an easy question."In a particular chapter, Jade and the boys went to a thrift store. What happened there?"He tilted his chin. "She met a man from the Wolves. Threatened her and shit."My jaw nearly met the floor.No way! He actually read!I blinked fast as my brain scrambled for something else. I threw more questions at him from different books, other series, and every answer landed clean.What the hell?"How did you do it?" I shook my head, half-laughing at myself. "I'd never been able to do that myself despite being here all day."Plus, I didn't think men read that much.Pride shone in his grey eyes; his shrug was pure quiet victory. "Let's just say I'm good when it comes to competitions. I love winning.""Wow. Then it's obvious you'll be the one winning the challenge with your friends.""I sure will."I shook my head. That was truly crazy.I turned back to the shelf, pretending I didn't know what was coming.‡‡‡

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RALI"So, how was Dominic today?"Ridiculous how the question pulled a smile out of me before I could stop it."He was...okay." I played with the leather bracelet on my wrist."I see. Is he someone you'd consider a friend now?"My gaze drifted past her shoulder to the soft square of window light. "I... don't think so. We've seen each other for four days now. He's cool and all, but I believe 'friend' is still a word too strong.""Hm." My therapist jotted a line, crossed her legs, and looked up. The pen paused above the page."So, tell me, what do you feel around Dominic? And how is that different from what you felt around men before?"My fingers stalled on my bracelet as I sifted for honest words."Actually, I feel safe. Not completely safe to the point of being alone with him, but with him, I feel like maybe I can trust people again. Like… not everyone wants to hurt me. And you were right; not all men are evil."Her smile brightened the room a shade. "I am so glad to hear that fro

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I confirmed it the moment we hit the sidewalk that Dominic was an all-ladies problem. I had no idea it'd be this crazy walking with him in public. Most of the women kept staring at him, some of them whispering to themselves and giggling like some highschool teens. A few even shot me the look people give at auctions when someone else raises the final paddle.Well, it was hard not to admire someone like him. To be fair, he wasn't even trying. Just jeans and a tucked-in white shirt, first button undone, sleeves neat.Anyone could dress like this, but not everyone could 'look' like this.It wasn't until we got to the bus station that I realized we had a problem. I still wasn't used to using the bus, and I didn't want to be alone with him in a cab even if there was a woman with us."What? Let's get on the bus," He cocked his head toward the one already filling."I... I um..." I looked around. What was I supposed to do?"If this bus leaves, we'd have to wait for at least five minutes, Rali.

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I returned to my seat after Rosaline convinced me she'd arrange a nice platter and bring to our table."Everything okay? You took too long," Dominic said. Though it looked like he was asking out of mere curiosity, not because he was offended."My...aunties own this place. So, I was just talking to them."He gave a subtle nod.Not long after, Rosaline paraded over with two servers. My mouth fell open as the platter landed: peppered chicken, fragrant rice jeweled with vegetables, a bowl of spiced stew sending up steam, grilled fish with lemon, and a fortress of plantains marching along the edge. There was no universe where two people finished this.I threw her a questioning look but she only winked at me.She turned on the neon smile as she addressed Dominic. "Hello, customer. We're delighted to have you in our humble restaurant today. I'm Rosaline, Rali's aunt. Now, I trained her to en a good girl. So you let me know if she's being bad."I bit my lower lip to choke a laugh. Crazy didn'

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RALI'You were made for me, Green.''You've been mine since you were seven.''You have no idea how fucking obsessed I am with you.'I was at a table, working on a sketch. The sight was blurry, I couldn't see what I was working on.Then he walked in behind me. There was something familiar about him.I didn't turn to look at him, but I felt him. It was Void. The Torturer.'Quite impressive. The dress, I mean.' He complimented my work.He sounded familiar too. I couldn't really place it, but there was something that felt 'recent' about him.I came awake with a small start, my heart not sprinting as it wasn't a nightmare.For a long time, I lay on my back, tracing cracks in the ceiling with my eyes, wondering why I was suddenly having these dreams of the dead man.It was the third time I was dreaming of him in a row. I had a feeling those dreams were memories. But why? I didn't want to remember him. I wanted him to stay dead to me......I closed my eyes, a bright smile on my face as

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Davis and his family were already at the table. His little girl was whining about something which her mother was trying to figure out.I set the red box on a side chair, then slipped into the seat beside Dominic. A moment later, Marovelle arrived with a steaming bowl of soup, paused when she clocked him, and sent me a look that said 'explain later' before she sailed on.After the initial pleasantries, we started eating without much drama."Thank you, Dominic," Marovelle said after a few spoonfuls. "You don't know it, but you've been a great help to Rali."My gaze dropped to my bowl, a shy smile tugged at my mouth."It's a pleasure," Dominic said."So, what do you do for a living?"I paused. I hadn't even asked him that."I'm a Web Designer. I build websites, manage online operations, stuff like that.""Mhm. Sounds good. So, could you tell me why you're interested in my girl?""Marv!" Rosaline hip-checked her under the table.My eyes also went wide at her, but she wasn't looking at me.

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"N—No. Not at all."I pasted on a real smile—shaky but real—and made my way into the seat.It smelt like him, and in a weird way, it felt good.I closed my eyes, breathing in, trying to calm the war fighting to rise in my head. I inhaled the scent of him and herded my thoughts toward the bright pages: my bookstore customer: the first man I rode a bus with; nice Dominic, the one everyone liked.You'll be fine, Rali. He isn't dangerous."You okay?" he asked as he got in beside me.I hadn't meant to look into his eyes, but I did and got hooked instantly. Those cold gray eyes sure knew how to do something to the mind."Yeah," I breathed, tearing my gaze and looking out the window.We pulled into the road. With every turn, the panic loosened a notch; it became more evident that I was safe in the car. See, Rali? He didn't bite you. It's completely safe.'Not all men are evil.'...This might have been the first Christmas I remembered, but it already felt like the best one I'd ever had.By e

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We stepped out into the evening together, the two drawings tucked into the canvas bag I carried. The air outside tasted like the day; clean, cold, a sugar-lick of last night's carols, and the streetlights made the snow read like spilled glitter."Are we heading home now?" I asked, hugging my arms to my chest as we walked along the snowy path."Not yet.""Are you serious? We've been out here for hours.""You tired?" He looked down at me with that careful face, a look that said he'd stop everything if I asked."Well, no. But don't you think you've spent too much already?"We've had lunch before now. Then we went to the park where we played a lot of games. Though it was me playing most of them while he'd simply watch and cheer me.I was definitely having a lot of fun and didn't want to be the fun-ruiner, but I also didn't want to bankrupt him with my company.He smirked. "Don't worry, I already won fifty bucks from you. Slowly but surely, I'm getting my money back."I narrowed my eyes, m

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