When Love Is a Lie

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Whitney’imitation flared, and the used his fullname “Noel Howard, let me out. I want to go home.”

At last, he looked up, his gare cool and intense. His well–shaped but not overly thin lips parted slightly as he asked, “Didn’t you say you didn’t want to see me?

meeting you to drop off documents, “Whitney replied, her tone dipped. She was clearly

you walked in, so why didn’t

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him, she could have

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what?” Noel’s gas held steady as if he were trying to read

moment, then mot his eyes again. A trace of frustration was

ally pong to pretend he didn’t know

to be distant and formal, strictly respectful Any hint of unusual behavior would only invite unscanned attention

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there was a good chanor someone here knew

sat back

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