“Alright,” I said quietly.“Thank you.” He exhaled. “I have some other things to attend to, so I’ll meet you there. Marcus will drive you. Put on something nice? For me?”I poked my tongue into the inside of my cheek, even more annoyed than before, but nodded. This time, Dominic didn’t stop me from going upstairs.I was still exhausted from a night of sleeping on a table, so when I returned to my room, I stripped my dirty clothes off and climbed right into bed. I slept until the afternoon, which was unusual for me, but I supposed I needed it.By the time I had eaten and showered, it was nearly time to go to the event.Dominic’s words echoed in my mind: “Put on something nice. For me.”My eyes flicked to one of my nicer evening gowns hanging in the closet; a slinky black number that I knew he liked. And for a moment, I almost put it on. Looking nice in front of Dominic, even now, was something that excited a small part of me.But I couldn’t think like that anymore. I wasn’t living to pl
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