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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.
00:28Rumors even claimed he was gay.
00:30Lorenzo 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.
01:16I'll pay you the full amount.
01:18Mrs. Marino laid out the terms clearly.
01:20No 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.
02:53He 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.
03:38At least eat something.
03:39Whatever had frozen in him thawed just enough for him to find his voice again.
03:43He stood and stepped back.
03:44Fast.
03:45Deliberate.
03:46I told you to leave.
03:48I know.
03:49Then leave.
03:50Like I was something that needed distance.
03:53After you eat.
03:54I took off the robe.
03:55The sleep set I had on was thin.
03:57Lace 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.
04:06I said.
04:06So we can do this all night if you want.
04:09Or just have me.
04:12His 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.
04:30It is.
04:30I said.
04:31The soup's getting cold.
04:33He 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.
05:16His 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.
05:48Deep 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,
06:01staring at the wall above my head.
06:02I just don't want anyone, Mom.
06:05It's not about her.
06:07Mrs. Marino's voice cracked slightly.
06:09Do you prefer men?
06:10Lorenzo blinked.
06:11Not my thing either.
06:13I want to be alone.
06:14That's it.
06:15End 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.
06:34He only registered I was there, then fled.
06:36Now he looked.
06:38His gaze moved once, quickly, and then his ears went red.
06:42He looked away.
06:44What?
06:44Mrs. Marino said.
06:46She hadn't caught it.
06:50Fine.
06:51He said finally.
06:52One month.
06:52I won't sleep in the office.
06:54But after that, I'm going back to my own schedule.
06:59Lorenzo 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.
07:11I looked at him, almost laughed, then turned off the lamp.
07:15One 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.
07:25I've always been a grabby sleeper.
07:28Whatever's next to me, I hold onto it.
07:30Lorenzo was next to me.
07:32He'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.
07:39I pressed closer all the same, still fast asleep.
07:44Warm and soft, I nestled right against him.
07:47Through the thin fabric, every small touch between us felt overwhelming.
07:53His pulse spiked so hard he could feel it in his teeth.
07:57Then, 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.
08:11He existed in the room the same as quiet furniture.
08:14Every night, like clockwork.
08:17He 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.
08:56Dark strands fell across his forehead.
08:58I had just poured water over my shoulders when I turned and met his eyes.
09:04Lorenzo stood frozen.
09:05The man who ruled a criminal empire with effortless ease.
09:09Yet 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!
09:22I didn't know you'd be back so soon.
09:24I...
09:25Even as his companion, I barely knew him.
09:28This was unbearable.
09:31Then I saw it.
09:32Two drops, bright red, falling from beneath his nose.
09:37Mr. Marino!
09:38My foot hit the wet tile.
09:40I went straight back.
09:42Lorenzo moved on pure instinct.
09:45He reached out and stepped right in with me.
09:48Water everywhere.
09:50The 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.
10:07I turned my face away.
10:09Bit my lip.
10:10Reached for a hand towel to press under his nose.
10:13His fingers closed around my wrist.
10:15Don't move.
10:17I had never been this close to a man.
10:19My voice came out unsteady.
10:22Are you okay?
10:23Why did you...
10:24You didn't see anything.
10:27He cut me off.
10:28His voice lower than usual.
10:30Rougher.
10:31Before I could push back, he sneezed.
10:34I made a decision.
10:36I stood.
10:37Grabbed the robe from the hook.
10:39Wrapped it around myself.
10:41If Lorenzo got sick because of me, my family paid for it.
10:46The Marino family could erase us without blinking.
10:49I opened my mouth to call for help.
10:51Two 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.
11:17His body is running extremely hot.
11:19How did he catch a cold?
11:21What does extremely hot mean?
11:24Exactly.
11:25Lorenzo coughed loudly.
11:26Twice.
11:27The doctor finished packing his bag and left.
11:30Lorenzo exhaled.
11:32Then he realized I was still in the room.
11:35You don't have to stay.
11:36You'll catch it.
11:38I wrung out a cloth in cool water and pressed it to his forehead.
11:42If something happens to you, my father loses everything.
11:46So let's not be dramatic about this.
11:48Sit still.
11:50He blinked.
11:52Like 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.
12:07His ears were red again.
12:09He was clearly thinking about something that was not the ceiling.
12:14Then...
12:14Lorenzo!
12:16A voice, young and sharp, from the hallway.
12:22Lorenzo fell back against the pillow.
12:24He looked just like someone caught in the wrong act.
12:27I 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.
12:37Move!
12:38I need to see him!
12:40He's resting.
12:41You shouldn't...
12:42Her eyes went wide.
12:45Who are you?
12:46Kara.
12:47I'm Mr. Marino's...
12:50assistant.
12:51I lied to her.
12:52The awe on her face evaporated instantly.
12:55I'm his cousin Julia.
12:57You're just an assistant.
12:58Don't tell me what to do.
13:00Julia.
13:01Don't be rude.
13:04I'm worried about you.
13:05That's allowed.
13:08She hid a wet patch on the tile near the door and went down hard.
13:12I lunged forward without hesitation.
13:14Threw myself between her and the cold floor.
13:17Took the full impact for her.
13:19One thought.
13:20She's family.
13:21I cannot let her get hurt.
13:23Julia's face landed squarely against my chest.
13:26Lorenzo appeared in the bathroom doorway.
13:28He arrived just in time to witness everything.
13:30The calm, untouchable Marino air looked utterly furious for one full second.
13:36His chest was heaving.
13:38His face was red.
13:39What are you two doing?
13:44Julia lifted her head slowly.
13:46Looked at my face.
13:48Looked at where her face had just been.
13:50Turned the color of a tomato.
13:52She forgot Lorenzo entirely.
13:54I sat up carefully.
13:56Ignored the dull ache in my back.
13:58Took her hands to check for injury.
14:02Are you hurt?
14:04Here.
14:05I blew gently across her palms where the carpet had caught her skin.
14:09Julia went very still.
14:11Kara.
14:12You smell really good.
14:14Something shifted in Lorenzo that night.
14:17He'd spent years pushing everyone away.
14:19Women wanted his name.
14:21His money.
14:22His power.
14:23They looked at him like a prize.
14:25A title.
14:26A weapon.
14:27But she didn't.
14:29She saw he hadn't eaten.
14:31She didn't flinch when he snapped.
14:33She took a fall for his cousin without thinking twice.
14:37She looked at him like he was just...
14:39Lorenzo.
14:41It wasn't her beauty that broke him.
14:43It was something he couldn't name.
14:46Lorenzo crossed the room in four sharp steps.
14:49He grabbed Julia by the back of her collar.
14:51Pulled her roughly upright.
14:52His voice was rough and extremely unimpressed.
14:57Julia.
14:57Stop.
14:59Did you come to see me or not?
15:03Obviously I came to see you.
15:06Julia straightened her dress with dignity.
15:08Then she immediately reached down to help me up.
15:11You don't look that sick, honestly.
15:13I feel better.
15:14She turned to me, eyes bright.
15:16Since he's fine, can you come hang out with me?
15:19You're so pretty.
15:20I just want to look at you.
15:23I smiled and reached out my hand.
15:26Lorenzo got there first.
15:27His hand was large and warm and closed completely around mine.
15:31I'm still sick.
15:33A cough.
15:33Perfectly timed.
15:35And weak.
15:35She has to stay with me.
15:37I panicked at the cough.
15:38Pulled free automatically.
15:40I put my hand on his back to guide him inside.
15:43Sorry, Julia.
15:44Another time.
15:46Inside, Lorenzo glanced back over his shoulder.
15:48He looked at her with pure, unmasked satisfaction.
15:52Julia stared at him.
15:54You have changed, Lorenzo Marino.
15:59He didn't answer.
16:00He just settled back against the headboard.
16:03Admitted he felt terrible.
16:05He needed me to stay close by his side.
16:07The fever lasted almost a week.
16:10By the end of it, something between us had quietly shifted.
16:13He stopped asking me to keep my distance.
16:15He told me to stop calling him Mr. Marino.
16:19Lorenzo.
16:20I'd never said a man's name like that before.
16:23Like it meant something.
16:24He gave a single nod.
16:26Face neutral.
16:28His ears betrayed him completely.
16:31I noticed his skin felt warm.
16:33I pressed the back of my cool fingers to his cheek.
16:36Then to his ear.
16:38The warmer I tried to make him feel better.
16:40The worse it seemed to get.
16:42His breathing shifted.
16:44Kara.
16:44He said very quietly.
16:46I didn't catch it.
16:47Because outside, heels on marble.
16:50Not Julia this time.
16:54Nico Ferrara was everything Lorenzo was not.
16:57Loud.
16:58Charming.
16:58Quick to laugh.
16:59He spent money like keeping it was a burden.
17:02No one understood how the two could be friends.
17:05He walked in without knocking.
17:07Snapped his sunglasses shut.
17:10Grinning, he looked at Lorenzo in bed.
17:12A cold kept the great Lorenzo Marine down for a month.
17:15Incredible.
17:16Lorenzo said nothing.
17:17Nico's gaze drifted to me.
17:19They stayed there.
17:20Katarichi.
17:21Even better in person.
17:23He shook his head slowly.
17:24Like he was genuinely annoyed on my behalf.
17:27It's a crime, honestly.
17:29A woman like you.
17:31Wasted on a man who won't even look a woman twice.
17:34Get out, Nico.
17:36I'm just being honest.
17:38Out.
17:39Nico ignored him.
17:40His eyes didn't leave me.
17:42You deserve someone who actually shows up, sweetheart.
17:45If you ever feel like renegotiating with-
17:48Lorenzo stood up.
17:49He put himself between me and Nico without seeming to think about it.
17:53She's mine.
17:54You have enough women, Nico.
17:56Nico smiled slowly.
17:59I always have room for one more.
18:01If she wanted to leave, she doesn't.
18:04How would you know?
18:05You barely look at her.
18:07Lorenzo laughed.
18:09Short.
18:09Cold.
18:10You couldn't have her if you tried.
18:12I'd like to try.
18:14Then let's make it interesting.
18:16Name it.
18:17Lorenzo rolled his shoulders.
18:19The fever seemed gone.
18:21He stood like the man who ran this city.
18:23Straight.
18:24Certain.
18:26Dangerous.
18:27Best of three.
18:29Whatever you pick.
18:31Deal.
18:31He looked back at me once before following Lorenzo out.
18:34For what it's worth.
18:35He said quietly.
18:36He's never competed for anything in his life.
18:39Think about that.
18:45One day, I went out with Julia.
18:47I should have noticed the car that had been following us for two blocks.
18:50I didn't.
18:51Neither did Julia.
18:52We were talking about nothing.
18:55Dessert, I thought.
18:58That's when they stepped out of the side street.
19:00Four men.
19:02Organized.
19:03Fast.
19:04They knew exactly who we were.
19:06One of them grabbed Julia by the arm.
19:08She screamed.
19:10I didn't think.
19:11I moved on instinct.
19:13I stepped between her and the man holding her.
19:16Shoved her back hard.
19:19Who are you?
19:20Leave us alone.
19:23Another hit on me.
19:24I went down on one knee.
19:26My cheek was already swelling.
19:28I could taste blood.
19:30Julia was crying.
19:31Screaming my name.
19:32Cara!
19:33Carta!
19:34Run!
19:35Julia!
19:35Run now!
19:36She didn't.
19:37Of course she didn't.
19:38They took us both.
19:40The warehouse smelled like salt water and rust.
19:43They kept asking about Lorenzo.
19:45His schedule.
19:46His meetings.
19:47Who he trusted.
19:49Where he was vulnerable.
19:50I told them nothing.
19:52Every time I didn't answer,
19:54they made sure I knew there were consequences.
19:59I stopped counting after a while.
20:02Julia was in the corner.
20:03Zip tied.
20:04Unharmed.
20:05They hadn't touched her.
20:07That was the only thing that mattered.
20:09I kept my eyes on her every time they came back.
20:12She's okay.
20:13She's okay.
20:14I heard the doors before I saw anything.
20:16Not a knock.
20:17Not a warning.
20:18Just gone.
20:19The whole side of the warehouse.
20:20Open.
20:20Lorenzo walked in.
20:21He didn't run.
20:22He didn't shout.
20:23He walked in like he owned the building.
20:25Which I later found out.
20:26He did.
20:27His eyes found me first.
20:29My wrists raw from the zip ties.
20:31Something happened to his face.
20:33Just for a second.
20:34For one second.
20:35His control slipped completely.
20:38Something close to panic crossed his face.
20:40Then it all locked back down into nothing.
20:42He crossed the room, crouched in front of me.
20:44His men stood in front of us like a wall.
20:46His hands rose slowly, like he was approaching something he feared breaking.
20:50He cupped my face, turned it gently toward the light.
20:53Took in every bruise, every cut, every detail.
20:56He didn't say anything for a long moment.
20:59I'm fine, I said.
21:01His jaw tightened.
21:02You're not.
21:04I'm standing.
21:06You're on your knees.
21:08Same thing.
21:10He exhaled through his nose.
21:12Then he stood.
21:14Turned.
21:14The men who'd taken us lined up against the far wall.
21:17Strangers held them in place.
21:19Lorenzo stared at them with cold indifference.
21:21The girl is my cousin.
21:23The woman is mine.
21:25He said quietly.
21:26Now's your time to pay.
21:28Make sure they understand what that means.
21:30He didn't stay to watch.
21:31He came back to me, pulled me up carefully, and walked me out.
21:35Chaos broke out.
21:36Suddenly, someone charged over with a baseball bat.
21:39As the bat swung down, Lorenzo stepped in to shield me.
21:42He pulled me tight into his arms.
21:44A low, painful grunt escaped him.
21:47The bat slammed straight into his back.
21:49His men moved in at once.
21:51Watching this, I couldn't hold back my tears.
21:54Julia ran ahead, crying, calling for someone to get a car.
21:58Lorenzo kept one hand on my back the whole time.
22:01Like if he let go, something would happen.
22:03Outside, in the cold air, I finally stopped holding myself together.
22:07My knees went.
22:08He caught me before I hit the ground.
22:10Didn't say anything.
22:11Just held on.
22:14I was bedridden for a week, but I was finally better.
22:18Today, Lorenzo and Nico were going to compete.
22:21Just like they promised.
22:23They went to the estate's private court out back.
22:26Racing first, then shooting.
22:28Nico was good.
22:29Lorenzo was better.
22:30It wasn't even close by the end.
22:32I watched from the side and felt something strange move through me.
22:35Three years ago, Lorenzo Marino took over the family empire at 24, the youngest heir in three generations.
22:41There had been a piece about it in the paper.
22:44A photograph?
22:45Him stepping out of the courthouse.
22:47Sharp, dark suit.
22:48No smile.
22:48Completely unbothered by the swarming cameras.
22:51I'd been sitting in the back of my father's restaurant when I saw it.
22:54Couldn't explain why I'd kept looking.
22:56That's Lorenzo Marino, my father had said.
22:58Every family in the city watches what he does.
23:02I'd kept the paper.
23:03I don't know why.
23:04Now he was doing this for me.
23:08Nico lost his vintage Alfa Romeo, shipped all the way from Milan, one of a kind.
23:13The only one in the entire state.
23:14He stared at Lorenzo with open disbelief.
23:17You set me up.
23:18They told me you were hurt, but you look totally fine.
23:20Lorenzo said nothing.
23:22He walked toward me, unhurried, and held out his hand.
23:25Come on.
23:27I'd never ridden in something that fast.
23:29I hesitated.
23:30He picked me up anyway.
23:32One arm went under my knees.
23:34The other wrapped around my back.
23:36He settled me into the passenger seat like it was nothing.
23:39The engine turned over.
23:41Nico was still standing in the driveway when we left him behind.
23:43I pressed my lips together.
23:46Mr. Marino?
23:47You're back.
23:49Is it actually fine?
23:50The car hit a rough patch in the road.
23:52I lurched sideways, directly into his arm.
23:55Somewhere I couldn't see, the corner of his mouth moved.
23:59Say my name.
24:00Lorenzo.
24:01Are you actually better?
24:03Yes.
24:04The city opened up around us.
24:05Gold in the late afternoon light.
24:07I remembered something.
24:08The month Mrs. Marino asked for.
24:10It's over.
24:12If you want to go back to your own room, I understand.
24:15I'm not going to-
24:16He braked.
24:17The car stopped in the middle of the road.
24:19I was pushed back against him by the momentum.
24:22Close enough to feel his every breath.
24:24His voice dropped.
24:26Are you trying to leave?
24:28I'd been his companion for months.
24:30He had never once touched me on purpose.
24:32I'd assumed that meant he didn't want me here.
24:34Why are you asking me that now?
24:36I turned to look at him.
24:37My eyes were embarrassingly wet.
24:39He stared at me, jaw working.
24:40Caught completely off guard by the tears.
24:44Kara, I-
24:47If he pulled away, I had my answer.
24:50When the six months ended, I'd go.
24:53I got bounced around pretty hard in this car.
24:56My voice was steady.
24:57Could you just help me with that?
25:01His face went red.
25:03He pulled his hand back like I'd burned him.
25:05The most controlled man in New York City.
25:07Trapped in his own car.
25:08Unable to form a single, complete sentence.
25:11Then, he got out of the car and walked.
25:13That night, he didn't come back to the room.
25:16The next morning, I started quietly packing a bag.
25:19He came through the door at dawn.
25:21Dark circles.
25:22Still in yesterday's clothes.
25:23What are you doing?
25:25I stepped back so he couldn't reach me.
25:26I won't keep bothering you.
25:30When the six months are up, I'll go.
25:32At the word go, something shifted in his face.
25:36What six months?
25:37What are you talking about?
25:38I pressed my lips together and moved to step past him.
25:41He caught my arm, pulled me in.
25:43My things scattered across the floor.
25:45He held on.
25:45And his voice, when it came, was stripped of everything careful.
25:48Are you angry with me?
25:50You can yell at me.
25:51You can hit me.
25:53Just don't leave.
25:56Please.
25:59I looked up at him.
26:00He lifted his hand and pressed it to my face.
26:03Wiped the corner of my eye with his thumb.
26:06Slow.
26:07Careful.
26:08I explained the contract's terms.
26:10The six-month clause.
26:11The hidden agreement no one had ever told him about.
26:13Lorenzo went very still.
26:15She forgot.
26:16Or she chose not to tell me.
26:18He said quietly.
26:19He looked at me directly.
26:20And his voice had no performance in it at all.
26:23Kara.
26:24If it's you, I don't want to be apart from you.
26:27But yesterday...
26:29He exhaled.
26:31I didn't want to overstep.
26:33I didn't know if you actually...
26:36If I had another chance, I would do it differently.
26:39That's very easy to say now.
26:42I want to be alone.
26:44That's it.
26:45End of conversation.
26:47Ring any bells?
26:49He leaned in.
26:51The expression on his face was new to me.
26:54Quiet.
26:56Certain.
26:58A little undone.
27:00That doesn't apply anymore.
27:02I only want you.
27:04Before I could answer, he kissed me.
27:07It was nothing like I expected.
27:09Deep and sure and like he'd been making up his mind about it for months.
27:13When he finally stopped, his arm was still around my waist.
27:17He pressed his lips to my ear.
27:19He was still around my waist.
27:19He was still around my waist.
27:21He was still around my waist.
27:22He was still around my waist.
27:23He was still around my waist.
27:23He was still around my waist.
27:23He was still around my waist.
27:23He was still around my waist.
27:24He was still around my waist.
27:24He was still around my waist.
27:24You
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