i took a step away from cade and asked , '' mace , what are you doing here ? '' '' clearly not having as much fun as you are . you did n't waste any time , did you ? '' his normally gorgeous features were twisted into something ugly . his nose scrunched up , and his lips pulled into a grimace . '' mace , this is my friend ,

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but she did n't want to hurt jake by refusing , so she kept silent . instead , she said , '' thank you , '' in a small voice . '' it 's beautiful . '' jake beamed at her acceptance . '' you 're welcome , mallory . '' she was relieved that he had said her name rather than '' sub . '' she was n't ready for taking that step ; she was n't sure that she would ever be comfortable with the idea of being owned by someone else , even if it was

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* * * gabriel was waiting in his father 's study the next morning , sitting at the emperor 's desk with his feet propped up . when the door opened , he greeted his father brightly , '' good morning . '' the emperor saw him and his eyes widened . '' gabriel ? '' then his face started to turn red . '' what do you think you 're doing in here ? '' '' i want to talk to you , '' said

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'' i wanted to come , '' rachel said in a quiet , shaky voice . '' i asked garrett to bring me . do n't be angry with him . '' ethan touched her cheek . '' i 'm not angry . just worried about you . '' she offered a tremulous smile . garrett moved slowly away , leaving her standing there with

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