Deeply in the game
she said, her words intended to elicit a response from the listener.
However, Jerome was not the type of person to give in to a manipulated emotional response. He had a blank look on his otherwise lovely face, as if he had been stuck in place. Oh, but she was able to pick up on the calculation in him and the fight that was going on deep within his soul.
Finally, with a tone that was tight and low, he spoke. "Once we're even, we're even. The game starts afresh from the very beginning."
She responded with defiance by asserting that "this is not a negotiation."
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