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Marie’s lips twitched.

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God, did this man have no shame? They had agreed from the start that this was just a deal.

What was Derrick playing at now–pretending there was no agreement at all?

The thought sent a chill through her. “Wait, Derrick–what do you mean? You’re not going back on our deal, are you?”

“And what exactly would I be reneging on, Marie?”

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His hand at her waist grew bolder, slipping under her clothes.

Marie froze, instinctively grabbing at his wrist to stop him. But his palm slid slowly over her back, pressing and teasing.

Her breathing grew heavier.

“Derrick, y–you…

did you

drink?”

“No.”

“…” Then what the hell was he doing?

His breath was hot against her ear. She was straddling his lap now, her body pressed tight to his.

His palm roamed, stoking the heat in her until her whole body burned.

he murmured. “You don’t

buzzed, something

fit together,” Derrick said softly. “Don’t

“W–what’s fitting about us?”

that

Knock, knock, knock!

Derrick’s face darkened instantly.

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red. “S–someone’s here

off his lap, legs wobbling as if they’d

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herself at the last second before bolting for the door

froze at the sight of her flushed face as she

room, only to meet

“Uh… what’s going on with you two? One runs out red–faced,

“Didn’t

“Tell me what?”

alone with her,

Sebastian: “…”

there for two hours. How much farther was he

mean to tell me two hours alone still wasn’t enough? I know you’ve got stamina, but

he could finish, something

panic. The heavy thud landed

his own forehead in sympathy, wincing as Kale

to murder your own brother

cutting look. “Yenli nearly roasted into a dried corpse in Muliba, you

Sebastian: “…”

Definitely not a subject he dared

shut your damn mouth. No social

lips trembled. Learn it? Wasn’t that something

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