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00:00Born a total bombshell, so I sold myself to pay my family's debts.
00:04And the buyer? The most badass mafia family in the city.
00:07The Marinos.
00:09My job? Fix their woman-repellent heir who's rumored to be gay.
00:13I still remember the day Mrs. Marino showed up.
00:16She sat down at my table, cutting straight to her offer.
00:19Ten million dollars. This is the contract.
00:21Be my son's exclusive companion.
00:23Lorenzo Marino. Cold. Ruthless.
00:26He's completely closed off to all women.
00:29Rumors even claimed he was gay.
00:31Lorenzo is all we have left of this name.
00:33He has never wanted any woman. Not once. Not ever.
00:37If you can change that, if you can secure our family's legacy,
00:41you will want for nothing.
00:42Money, protection, status. All of it.
00:46You want me to make your son fall for me?
00:50I want you to give him a reason to try.
00:53There is a difference.
00:55If he chooses you in the end, the entire Marino empire will back you.
01:01I agreed.
01:02But what I never saw coming?
01:04This rumored woman-repeller left me begging for mercy night after night.
01:10Six months.
01:12If nothing changes between you two, you can leave Scott free.
01:17I'll pay you the full amount.
01:18Mrs. Marino laid out the terms clearly.
01:21No strings attached.
01:23Your reputation stays on ride.
01:25She then warned me.
01:28Lorenzo will know why you're here.
01:30I've never been able to hide anything from him.
01:35But he just doesn't have to know about the contract.
01:39Three days later, I moved into the Marino estate.
01:42The advance money was already in my bank account.
01:45Elena Lorenzo, the Don's mother, met me at the door, pacing.
01:51A face like that, if that man still can't see what's right in front of him, I don't know
01:57what I'll do with him.
01:58Don't worry, madam.
01:59I'd try.
02:01She then introduced me to all the household staff.
02:04Then she left.
02:05They all stared at me with obvious curiosity.
02:09They've tried just about every type of woman by now, haven't they?
02:13Mrs. Marino's never giving up.
02:15Even every single attempt ended in failure.
02:19The last one lasted three days.
02:21The two before her didn't even stay one full day.
02:24The housekeeper approached.
02:26All the gossiping servants scattered at once.
02:31Mrs. Marino says you have no assigned room here.
02:34You'll have to figure it out on your own.
02:37That first night, I was passing the kitchen.
02:39Then I noticed his study light was still on.
02:43One of the staff whispered,
02:44He hadn't eaten since noon.
02:46You might want to bring him some food.
02:48I grabbed a bowl of whatever was on the stove.
02:50I walked down the hall, pushed the door open.
02:52He was at his desk, reading.
02:54He hadn't heard me come in.
02:55Sharp jaw.
02:56Dark eyes.
02:57His face was carved like a museum statue.
02:59Cold.
03:00Flawless.
03:01The room was minimal.
03:02Clean lines.
03:03No clutter.
03:03Just like him.
03:04One framed black and white photo hung on the wall.
03:06A lone wolf.
03:07Striding through the snow.
03:09I'd only planned to stay six months.
03:10Collect the money.
03:11Save the restaurant.
03:12Disappear.
03:13I never planned to see him like this.
03:15Quiet.
03:15Still.
03:16All alone.
03:17Staring at that wolf as if seeing his own reflection.
03:20He wasn't the terrifying mafia heir in that moment.
03:23He simply seemed like such a lonely man.
03:25I stepped closer.
03:27He finally looked up.
03:29I told you not to.
03:31He stopped.
03:31The moment he saw me, everything in the room went still.
03:34Even his breath.
03:36You've been working all day.
03:37At least eat something.
03:38Whatever had frozen in him thawed just enough for him to find his voice again.
03:42He stood and stepped back.
03:44Fast.
03:44Deliberate.
03:46I told you to leave.
03:48I know.
03:49Then leave.
03:50Like I was something that needed distance.
03:53After you eat.
03:53I took off the robe.
03:55The sleep set I had on was thin.
03:57Laced trim.
03:58Barely enough fabric to qualify as clothing.
04:00Yeah.
04:01I did it on purpose.
04:02I crossed my legs slowly.
04:04I'm not going anywhere.
04:05I said.
04:06So we can do this all night if you want.
04:09Or just have me.
04:11His jaw tightened.
04:13He was looking very deliberately at the wall behind me.
04:17Or you could just drink the soup.
04:20Silence.
04:21He leaned back, arms crossed, waiting for me to fold.
04:24I didn't move.
04:25A minute passed.
04:26Maybe two.
04:27This is my house.
04:29He said finally.
04:29It is.
04:30I said.
04:31The soup's getting cold.
04:32He exhaled through his nose.
04:34That sound alone would have made everyone else flee.
04:37I picked up the spoon and held it out.
04:39He looked at the spoon.
04:41Looked at me.
04:42Looked at the wall again.
04:44Took the bowl.
04:46Drank it in one long, grim swallow.
04:49Set it down hard.
04:51Happy?
04:53Extremely.
04:55Before I walked out, I thought of one thing.
04:58Oh.
04:59One more thing.
05:00He looked at me.
05:01I wasn't assigned a room.
05:03A beat.
05:05So unless you're okay with me wandering around your room like this all night?
05:10I gestured vaguely at myself.
05:12The lace.
05:13The legs.
05:14All of it.
05:15His ears went red so fast it was almost impressive.
05:19Take the room.
05:22The study is fine for me.
05:24Good.
05:25I screamed in my mind.
05:27I reached for the robe on the back of the chair and pulled it on.
05:30Tied it.
05:31Tight.
05:32All the way up.
05:34Then I walked out.
05:37I heard the study door close.
05:39Then silence.
05:40I didn't sleep much that night.
05:42Neither did he.
05:43When I saw him the next morning,
05:45dark circles lingered under his eyes.
05:47Deep as fresh bruises,
05:49Mrs. Marino stared at him.
05:51She looked ready to hurl him out at any second.
05:54She is perfect and you slept in your office?
05:56What is wrong with you?
05:58Lorenzo stood with his hands in his pockets,
06:00staring at the wall above my head.
06:02I just don't want anyone, Mom.
06:05It's not about her.
06:06Mrs. Marino's voice cracked slightly.
06:09Do you prefer men?
06:10Lorenzo blinked.
06:11Not my thing either.
06:12I want to be alone.
06:14That's it.
06:14End of conversation.
06:16Cara, Sofia, Cora, whoever else is on your list, drop it, Mom.
06:20I stood slightly to the side and said nothing.
06:22I'd grown up in Queens.
06:24I knew mother and son needed to hash things out.
06:27No audience should linger.
06:29Lorenzo turned and actually looked at me.
06:32He'd barely looked at me last night.
06:33He only registered I was there, then fled.
06:36Now he looked.
06:37His gaze moved once, quickly, and then his ears went red.
06:42He looked away.
06:43What?
06:44Mrs. Marino said.
06:46She hadn't caught it.
06:50Fine.
06:50He said finally.
06:51One month.
06:52I won't sleep in the office.
06:54But after that, I'm going back to my own schedule.
06:58Lorenzo valued his routine above everything.
07:01That first night, he came to bed wrapped in a blanket.
07:04He held it tight, as if building a fortress around himself.
07:08I was in a thin cotton sleep set.
07:10I looked at him, almost laughed, then turned off the lamp.
07:14One month.
07:15We do have six.
07:17Slow down.
07:18In the dark, the room was very quiet.
07:20I fell asleep fast.
07:22My body, however, had other plans.
07:24I've always been a grabby sleeper.
07:27Whatever's next to me, I hold on to it.
07:30Lorenzo was next to me.
07:31He'd wrapped himself so tight, he couldn't move fast enough.
07:35I shifted in my sleep and drew nearer.
07:37His body went completely rigid at once.
07:40I pressed closer all the same.
07:42Still fast asleep.
07:44Warm and soft, I nestled right against him.
07:47Through the thin fabric, every small touch between us felt overwhelming.
07:52His pulse spiked so hard he could feel it in his teeth.
07:56Then, warm drops from his nose.
08:00Lorenzo shot out of bed and made it to the bathroom in four seconds flat.
08:06This became the routine.
08:08During the day, he was polite and distant.
08:10He existed in the room the same as quiet furniture.
08:14Every night, like clockwork.
08:16He disappeared to take a cold shower.
08:19Then, one evening, Mrs. Marino left something on his nightstand.
08:23A small book with no title on its cover.
08:26He read three pages, then set it face down.
08:29He lay stiff as a plank in the dark until midnight.
08:33After that, he headed for another shower.
08:36It's just hot in here, I told myself.
08:40I asked a housekeeper to run me a bath.
08:42I undressed and stepped into the water.
08:45I let the warm warmth wrap gently around me.
08:48A shadow fell across the light.
08:50The lamp glowed bright behind him.
08:53His hair was still damp from his shower.
08:55Dark strands fell across his forehead.
08:58I had just poured water over my shoulders when I turned and met his eyes.
09:03Lorenzo stood frozen.
09:05The man who ruled a criminal empire with effortless ease.
09:08Yet, he could not utter a single word.
09:11Heat flooded my cheeks.
09:13I snatched up a towel.
09:15Pulled my knees tight to my chest.
09:17My skin flushing bright pink.
09:20Mr. Marino!
09:21I didn't know you'd be back so soon.
09:24I...
09:24Even as his companion, I barely knew him.
09:28This was unbearable.
09:30Then I saw it.
09:32Two drops, bright red, falling from beneath his nose.
09:36Mr. Marino!
09:37My foot hit the wet tile.
09:40I went straight back.
09:42Lorenzo moved on pure instinct.
09:44He reached out and stepped right in with me.
09:48Water everywhere.
09:49The framed photograph of another wolf on the wall caught the splash.
09:53He was soaked to the skin.
09:55I had nothing on.
09:57We were pressed together in a bathtub.
09:59I could feel his heartbeat against my chest.
10:02His skin burned like he had a fever.
10:04He was still burning.
10:06I turned my face away.
10:08Bit my lip.
10:10Reached for a hand towel to press under his nose.
10:12His fingers closed around my wrist.
10:14Don't move.
10:16I had never been this close to a man.
10:19My voice came out unsteady.
10:21Are you okay?
10:23Why did you...
10:24You didn't see anything.
10:26He cut me off.
10:27His voice lower than usual.
10:29Rougher.
10:31Before I could push back, he sneezed.
10:34I made a decision.
10:36I stood.
10:37Grabbed the robe from the hook.
10:38Wrapped it around myself.
10:41If Lorenzo got sick because of me, my family paid for it.
10:45The Marino family could erase us without blinking.
10:48I opened my mouth to call for help.
10:50Two hands covered my face from behind.
10:53Lorenzo coughed softly against my shoulder.
10:55I swear to God, this never leaves this room.
10:59Please, Kara.
11:03Lorenzo refused to change out of his wet clothes until morning.
11:06By sunrise, he had a fever.
11:08He told Mrs. Marino it had nothing to do with me.
11:11She didn't blame me, but she gave the family doctor a strange look after the exam.
11:16His body is running extremely hot.
11:19How did he catch a cold?
11:21What does extremely hot mean?
11:23Exactly.
11:24Lorenzo coughed loudly.
11:26Twice.
11:26The doctor finished packing his bag and left.
11:30Lorenzo exhaled.
11:32Then he realized I was still in the room.
11:34You don't have to stay.
11:35You'll catch it.
11:38I wrung out a cloth in cool water and pressed it to his forehead.
11:41If something happens to you, my father loses everything.
11:45So let's not be dramatic about this.
11:48Sit still.
11:50He blinked.
11:51Like no one had ever spoken to him that way.
11:54Like he wasn't sure if he was offended or not.
11:57He sat still.
11:59I leaned over him to reach the bedside table.
12:02He stared at the ceiling with great focus.
12:05His jaw was tight.
12:06His ears were red again.
12:08He was clearly thinking about something that was not the ceiling.
12:13Then...
12:14Lorenzo!
12:15A voice, young and sharp, from the hallway.
12:21Lorenzo fell back against the pillow.
12:23He looked just like someone caught in the wrong act.
12:26I turned.
12:28A young girl stood there, no older than 15.
12:31She had dark curly hair and wore a green sundress.
12:35Already halfway through the door.
12:36Move!
12:37I need to see him!
12:39He's resting.
12:41You shouldn't...
12:42Her eyes went wide.
12:44Who are you?
12:46Kara.
12:47I'm Mr. Marino's...
12:49assistant.
12:50I lied to her.
12:51The awe on her face evaporated instantly.
12:55I'm his cousin Julia.
12:56You're just an assistant.
12:57Don't tell me what to do.
13:00Julia.
13:01Don't be rude.
13:03I'm worried about you.
13:05That's allowed.
13:08She hid a wet patch on the tile near the door and went down hard.
13:11I lunged forward without hesitation.
13:14Threw myself between her and the cold floor.
13:16Took the full impact for her.
13:18One thought.
13:20She's family.
13:21I cannot let her get hurt.
13:23Julia's face landed squarely against my chest.
13:25Lorenzo appeared in the bathroom doorway.
13:27He arrived just in time to witness everything.
13:30The calm, untouchable Marino air.
13:32Looked utterly furious for one full second.
13:35His chest was heaving.
13:37His face was red.
13:39What are you two doing?
13:43Julia lifted her head slowly.
13:46Looked at my face.
13:47Looked at where her face had just been.
13:49Turned the color of a tomato.
13:51She forgot Lorenzo entirely.
13:54I sat up carefully.
13:56Ignored the dull ache in my back.
13:58Took her hands to check for injury.
14:01Are you hurt?
14:03Here.
14:04I blew gently across her palms where the carpet had caught her skin.
14:08Julia went very still.
14:10Kara.
14:11You smell really good.
14:14Something shifted in Lorenzo that night.
14:16He'd spent years pushing everyone away.
14:19Women wanted his name.
14:20His money.
14:21His power.
14:23They looked at him like a prize.
14:25A title.
14:26A weapon.
14:27But she didn't.
14:28She saw he hadn't eaten.
14:30She didn't flinch when he snapped.
14:33She took a fall for his cousin without thinking twice.
14:36She looked at him like he was just...
14:39Lorenzo.
14:40It wasn't her beauty that broke him.
14:42It was something he couldn't name.
14:45Lorenzo crossed the room in four sharp steps.
14:48He grabbed Julia by the back of her collar.
14:50Pulled her roughly upright.
14:52His voice was rough and extremely unimpressed.
14:56Julia.
14:57Stop.
14:58Did you come to see me or not?
15:02Obviously, I came to see you.
15:05Julia straightened her dress with dignity.
15:07Then she immediately reached down to help me up.
15:10You don't look that sick, honestly.
15:12I feel better.
15:13She turned to me, eyes bright.
15:15Since he's fine.
15:16Can you come hang out with me?
15:18You're so pretty.
15:19I just want to look at you.
15:22I smiled and reached out my hand.
15:25Lorenzo got there first.
15:26His hand was large and warm and closed completely around mine.
15:30I'm still sick.
15:32A cough.
15:33Perfectly timed.
15:34And weak.
15:35She has to stay with me.
15:36I panicked at the cough.
15:38Pulled free automatically.
15:39I put my hand on his back to guide him inside.
15:42Sorry, Julia.
15:44Another time.
15:45Inside, Lorenzo glanced back over his shoulder.
15:48He looked at her with pure, unmasked satisfaction.
15:51Julia stared at him.
15:54You have changed, Lorenzo Marino.
15:58He didn't answer.
16:00He just settled back against the headboard.
16:02Admitted he felt terrible.
16:04He needed me to stay close by his side.
16:07The fever lasted almost a week.
16:09By the end of it, something between us had quietly shifted.
16:12He stopped asking me to keep my distance.
16:15He told me to stop calling him Mr. Marino.
16:18Lorenzo.
16:19I'd never said a man's name like that before.
16:22Like it meant something.
16:24He gave a single nod.
16:26Face neutral.
16:27His ears betrayed him completely.
16:30I noticed his skin felt warm.
16:32I pressed the back of my cool fingers to his cheek.
16:36Then to his ear.
16:37The warmer I tried to make him feel better,
16:40the worse it seemed to get.
16:41His breathing shifted.
16:43Kara.
16:43He said very quietly.
16:45I didn't catch it.
16:47Because outside, heels on marble.
16:49Not Julia this time.
16:53Nico Ferrara was everything Lorenzo was not.
16:56Loud.
16:57Charming.
16:58Quick to laugh.
16:59He spent money like keeping it was a burden.
17:02No one understood how the two could be friends.
17:04He walked in without knocking.
17:07Snapped his sunglasses shut.
17:08Grinning, he looked at Lorenzo in bed.
17:11A cold kept the great Lorenzo Marine down for a month.
17:14Incredible.
17:15Lorenzo said nothing.
17:16Nico's gaze drifted to me.
17:18They stayed there.
17:19Katarichi.
17:20Even better in person.
17:22He shook his head slowly.
17:23Like he was genuinely annoyed on my behalf.
17:26It's a crime, honestly.
17:28A woman like you, wasted on a man who won't even look a woman twice.
17:34Get out, Nico.
17:35I'm just being honest.
17:37Out.
17:38Nico ignored him.
17:39His eyes didn't leave me.
17:41You deserve someone who actually shows up, sweetheart.
17:44If you ever feel like renegotiating with-
17:47Lorenzo stood up.
17:48He put himself between me and Nico without seeming to think about it.
17:52She's mine.
17:53You have enough women, Nico.
17:55Nico smiled slowly.
17:58I always have room for one more.
18:00If she wanted to leave, she doesn't.
18:03How would you know?
18:05You barely look at her.
18:07Lorenzo laughed.
18:08Short.
18:08Cold.
18:09You couldn't have her if you tried.
18:11I'd like to try.
18:12Then let's make it interesting.
18:15Name it.
18:16Lorenzo rolled his shoulders.
18:18The fever seemed gone.
18:20He stood like the man who ran this city.
18:22Straight.
18:23Certain.
18:25Dangerous.
18:27Best of three.
18:28Whatever you pick.
18:30Deal.
18:31He looked back at me once before following Lorenzo out.
18:33For what it's worth.
18:34He said quietly.
18:35He's never competed for anything in his life.
18:38Think about that.
18:44One day, I went out with Julia.
18:46I should have noticed the car that had been following us for two blocks.
18:49I didn't.
18:50Neither did Julia.
18:52We were talking about nothing.
18:54Dessert, I thought.
18:57That's when they stepped out of the side street.
18:59Four men.
19:01Organized.
19:02Fast.
19:03They knew exactly who we were.
19:05One of them grabbed Julia by the arm.
19:08She screamed.
19:09I didn't think.
19:10I moved on instinct.
19:12I stepped between her and the man holding her.
19:15Shoved her back hard.
19:18Who are you?
19:19Leave us alone.
19:22Another hit on me.
19:23I went down on one knee.
19:25My cheek was already swelling.
19:27I could taste blood.
19:29Julia was crying.
19:30Screaming my name.
19:31Cara.
19:32Carta.
19:33Run.
19:34Julia.
19:35Run now.
19:35She didn't.
19:36Of course she didn't.
19:37They took us both.
19:39The warehouse smelled like salt water and rust.
19:42They kept asking about Lorenzo.
19:44His schedule.
19:45His meetings.
19:46Who he trusted.
19:48Where he was vulnerable.
19:49I told them nothing.
19:52Every time I didn't answer, they made sure I knew there were consequences.
19:58I stopped counting after a while.
20:01Julia was in the corner.
20:02Zip tied.
20:03Unharmed.
20:04They hadn't touched her.
20:06That was the only thing that mattered.
20:08I kept my eyes on her every time they came back.
20:11She's okay.
20:12She's okay.
20:13I heard the doors before I saw anything.
20:15Not a knock.
20:16Not a warning.
20:17Just gone.
20:18The whole side of the warehouse.
20:19Open.
20:19Lorenzo walked in.
20:20He didn't run.
20:21He didn't shout.
20:22He walked in like he owned the building.
20:24Which I later found out.
20:25He did.
20:26His eyes found me first.
20:28My wrists raw from the zip ties.
20:30Something happened to his face.
20:32Just for a second.
20:33For one second.
20:34His control slipped completely.
20:37Something close to panic crossed his face.
20:39Then it all locked back down into nothing.
20:41He crossed the room.
20:42Crouched in front of me.
20:43His men stood in front of us like a wall.
20:45His hands rose slowly.
20:47Like he was approaching something he feared breaking.
20:49He cupped my face.
20:50Turned it gently toward the light.
20:52Took in every bruise.
20:54Every cut.
20:55Every detail.
20:55He didn't say anything for a long moment.
20:58I'm fine.
20:59I said.
21:00His jaw tightened.
21:02You're not.
21:03I'm standing.
21:05You're on your knees.
21:07Same thing.
21:09He exhaled through his nose.
21:11Then he stood.
21:12Turned.
21:13The men who'd taken us lined up against the far wall.
21:16Strangers held them in place.
21:18Lorenzo stared at them with cold indifference.
21:20The girl is my cousin.
21:22The woman is mine.
21:24He said quietly.
21:25Now's your time to pay.
21:27Make sure they understand what that means.
21:29He didn't stay to watch.
21:30He came back to me.
21:32Pulled me up carefully.
21:33And walked me out.
21:34Chaos broke out.
21:35Suddenly, someone charged over with a baseball bat.
21:38As the bat swung down, Lorenzo stepped in to shield me.
21:41He pulled me tight into his arms.
21:43A low, painful grunt escaped him.
21:46The bat slammed straight into his back.
21:48His men moved in at once.
21:50Watching this, I couldn't hold back my tears.
21:53Julia ran ahead, crying.
21:55Calling for someone to get a car.
21:57Lorenzo kept one hand on my back the whole time.
22:00Like if he let go, something would happen.
22:02Outside, in the cold air, I finally stopped holding myself together.
22:06My knees went.
22:07He caught me before I hit the ground.
22:09Didn't say anything.
22:10Just held on.
22:13I was bedridden for a week.
22:15But I was finally better.
22:17Today, Lorenzo and Nico were going to compete.
22:20Just like they promised.
22:22They went to the estate's private court out back.
22:25Racing first.
22:26Then shooting.
22:27Nico was good.
22:28Lorenzo was better.
22:29It wasn't even close by the end.
22:31I watched from the side and felt something strange move through me.
22:34Three years ago, Lorenzo Marino took over the family empire at 24.
22:38The youngest heir in three generations.
22:40There had been a piece about it in the paper.
22:42A photograph?
22:44Him stepping out of the courthouse.
22:45Sharp, dark suit.
22:46No smile.
22:47Completely unbothered by the swarming cameras.
22:50I'd been sitting in the back of my father's restaurant when I saw it.
22:53Couldn't explain why I'd kept looking.
22:55That's Lorenzo Marino.
22:56My father had said.
22:57Every family in the city watches what he does.
23:01I'd kept the paper.
23:02I don't know why.
23:03Now he was doing this for me.
23:07Nico lost his vintage Alfa Romeo.
23:09Shipped all the way from Milan.
23:11One of a kind.
23:12The only one in the entire state.
23:13He stared at Lorenzo with open disbelief.
23:16You set me up.
23:17They told me you were hurt, but you looked totally fine.
23:19Lorenzo said nothing.
23:21He walked toward me, unhurried, and held out his hand.
23:24Come on.
23:26I'd never ridden in something that fast.
23:28I hesitated.
23:29He picked me up anyway.
23:31One arm went under my knees.
23:33The other wrapped around my back.
23:35He settled me into the passenger seat like it was nothing.
23:37The engine turned over.
23:39Nico was still standing in the driveway when we left him behind.
23:42I pressed my lips together.
23:44Mr. Marino?
23:46You're back.
23:48Is it actually fine?
23:49The car hit a rough patch in the road.
23:51I lurched sideways, directly into his arm.
23:54Somewhere I couldn't see, the corner of his mouth moved.
23:58Say my name.
23:59Lorenzo.
24:00Are you actually better?
24:02Yes.
24:02The city opened up around us.
24:04Gold in the late afternoon light.
24:06I remembered something.
24:07The month Mrs. Marino asked for.
24:09It's over.
24:11If you want to go back to your own room, I understand.
24:14I'm not going to-
24:15He braked.
24:16The car stopped in the middle of the road.
24:18I was pushed back against him by the momentum.
24:21Close enough to feel his every breath.
24:23His voice dropped.
24:25Are you trying to leave?
24:27I'd been his companion for months.
24:29He had never once touched me on purpose.
24:31I'd assumed that meant he didn't want me here.
24:33Why are you asking me that now?
24:35I turned to look at him.
24:36My eyes were embarrassingly wet.
24:37He stared at me.
24:38Jaw working.
24:39Caught completely off guard by the tears.
24:43Kara.
24:43I-
24:46If he pulled away, I had my answer.
24:49When the six months ended, I'd go.
24:52I got bounced around pretty hard in this car.
24:55My voice was steady.
24:56Could you just help me with that?
25:00His face went red.
25:02He pulled his hand back like I'd burned him.
25:04The most controlled man in New York City.
25:06Trapped in his own car.
25:07Unable to form a single, complete sentence.
25:10Then, he got out of the car and walked.
25:12That night, he didn't come back to the room.
25:14The next morning, I started quietly packing a bag.
25:18He came through the door at dawn.
25:20Dark circles.
25:20Still in yesterday's clothes.
25:22What are you doing?
25:24I stepped back so he couldn't reach me.
25:26I won't keep bothering you.
25:28When the six months are up, I'll go.
25:31At the word go, something shifted in his face.
25:35What six months?
25:36What are you talking about?
25:37I pressed my lips together and moved to step past him.
25:40He caught my arm, pulled me in.
25:42My things scattered across the floor.
25:44He held on.
25:44And his voice, when it came, was stripped of everything careful.
25:47Are you angry with me?
25:49You can yell at me.
25:50You can hit me.
25:52Just don't leave.
25:54Please.
25:58I looked up at him.
25:59He lifted his hand and pressed it to my face.
26:02Wiped the corner of my eye with his thumb.
26:05Slow.
26:05Careful.
26:06I explained the contract's terms.
26:08The six-month clause.
26:10The hidden agreement no one had ever told him about.
26:12Lorenzo went very still.
26:14She forgot.
26:15Or she chose not to tell me.
26:17He said quietly.
26:18He looked at me directly.
26:19And his voice had no performance in it at all.
26:21Kara.
26:23If it's you, I don't want to be apart from you.
26:26But yesterday...
26:28He exhaled.
26:30I didn't want to overstep.
26:32I didn't know if you actually...
26:35If I had another chance, I would do it differently.
26:38That's very easy to say now.
26:41I want to be alone.
26:43That's it.
26:44End of conversation.
26:46Ring any bells?
26:47He leaned in.
26:50The expression on his face was new to me.
26:53Quiet.
26:55Certain.
26:56A little undone.
26:59That doesn't apply anymore.
27:01I only want you.
27:03Before I could answer, he kissed me.
27:05It was nothing like I expected.
27:08Deep and sure and like he'd been making up his mind about it for months.
27:12When he finally stopped, his arm was still around my waist.
27:16He pressed his lips to my ear.
27:20You're not leaving Kara.
27:21He was still around my waist.
27:22He was still around my waist.
27:22He was still around my waist.
27:22He was still around my waist.
27:22He was still around my waist.
27:22He was still around my waist.
27:22He was still around my waist.
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