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\u201cStill\u00a0trying\u00a0to\u00a0figure\u00a0shit\u00a0out\u00a0but\u00a0I\u00a0think\u00a0we\u00a0are\u00a0at\u00a0a\u00a0good place,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0tell\u00a0her.\u00a0\u201cHopefully,\u00a0this\u00a0territory\u00a0won\u2019t\u00a0be\u00a0under\u00a0a\u00a0threat\u00a0for\u00a0much\u00a0longer.\u201d<\/p>\n
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\u201cActually,\u00a0it\u00a0was\u00a0Beta\u00a0Taylor\u00a0who\u00a0did\u00a0most\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0legwork,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0told\u00a0her.\u00a0\u201cI\u2019m\u00a0not\u00a0sure\u00a0what\u00a0I\u2019d\u00a0do\u00a0without\u00a0him.\u201d<\/p>\n
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\u201cWhat\u00a0do\u00a0you\u00a0mean\u00a0they\u00a0were\u00a0nasty?\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0asked,\u00a0my\u00a0tone\u00a0deepening<\/p>\n
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+25\u00a0BONUS\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Of\u00a0course,\u00a0I\u00a0wouldn\u2019t\u00a0tell\u00a0her\u00a0that.\u00a0I\u00a0couldn\u2019t\u00a0upset\u00a0her\u00a0even\u00a0if\u00a0I\u00a0wanted\u00a0to.<\/p>\n
\u201cOkay,\u00a0Love,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0said\u00a0soflty.\u00a0\u201cWill\u00a0you\u00a0call\u00a0me\u00a0before\u00a0you\u00a0go\u00a0to\u00a0bed?<\/p>\n
\u201cYes,\u00a0of\u00a0course,\u201d\u00a0Judy\u00a0said\u00a0softly.\u00a0\u201cI\u00a0love\u00a0you.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u00a0love\u00a0you,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0said\u00a0to\u00a0her.\u00a0\u201cAnd\u00a0Judy?\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0asked\u00a0before\u00a0she\u00a0could\u00a0hang\u00a0up\u00a0the\u00a0phone.\u00a0\u201cDon\u2019t\u00a0worry\u00a0about\u00a0the\u00a0Cash\u00a0family\u00a0anymore.\u00a0Consider\u00a0them\u00a0gone\u00a0from\u00a0your\u00a0life\u00a0for\u00a0good.\u201d<\/p>\n
And\u00a0I\u00a0meant\u00a0those\u00a0words\u00a0because\u00a0after\u00a0I\u00a0was\u00a0done,\u00a0they\u00a0would\u00a0be\u00a0gone\u00a0for\u00a0good.<\/p>\n
Sara is a daring romance writer who turns icy landscapes into scenes of fiery passion. She loves crafting hot love stories while embracing the chill of Iceland\u2019s breathtaking cold.<\/p>\n
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