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00:00be the mistress of those two brothers from a top mafia family they left us
00:04alone most days except for the we had money to burn servants at our beck and
00:08call and life was sweet but then the younger brother's first love was coming
00:11back to the city Renee immediately felt a sense of crisis so we decided to run
00:15away together but the night we tried to run we got caught red-handed Royce the
00:19dawn of the family pressed his hips firmly against my ass and whispered
00:22dangerously in my ear he has a first love I don't why are you running our
00:27family owed the Voss family a debt so Renee and I were sent to Voss Manor to
00:30pay it off as mistresses I was with Royce the older brother the dawn of this
00:33family she was with Kian the younger brother the under hoss of this family
00:37they left us alone most days except for the we had money to burn servants at our
00:41beck and call and life was sweet but lately Renee kept zoning out Kian keep you
00:47up all night again no Kian's first love is coming back I can already see my bad
00:54end she'll frame me and he'll dump me I froze and frowned right away the brothers
00:59were different that way Royce was always celibate word was he'd never had a woman
01:03before me Kian wasn't like that everyone knew he still carried a torch for his
01:07first love Renee sighed again twisting the edge of her coffee cup with her finger I
01:12gotta leave before I die in their love mess wherever you go I go I'm bailing you in
01:19hell yeah sisters stick together you go first or me I thought for a second together Royce
01:25treats me fine but a mafia marriage deal could come up anytime I'm not risking it
01:29Renee slammed her hand on the table deal we run together
01:36that night we faked sick to turn down their sexual advances Royce stopped by with medicine
01:40halfway through his coat reeking of cold night and faint smoke he leaned in to press his forehead
01:44to mine his knuckle brushing my hot cheek slowly I faced at the bed seeds and held my breath he
01:50didn't say anything just kissed my lips and told me to get some rest the second the door clicked shut
01:54I scrambled to map the escape he checked in on me all night every time I slammed the lid and
01:59famed sleep my pulse hammered I wrapped it up right at dawn hit save and blacked out instantly
02:09when I woke up she was sitting on the edge of my bed you look like hell can saw through
02:16my act
02:16kept me up all night again I'm gonna die in that bed if I don't run soon I nodded half
02:21asleep and
02:21half awake finally she finished reading and sent the plan to her own device you got everything ready
02:28when do we go word is that woman gets here in three days both boss brothers are going to the
02:33welcome dinner perfect night to escape fine it's up to you
02:40after she left I slept until Royce came home he took off his watch the metal band clicked softly
02:46how you feeling the maid said you slept all day I'm fine then let's get some sleep I flinched at
02:55the
02:55sound of his buttons I thought he'd pounce again actually I still don't feel good can we just
03:00sleep Royce paused for two seconds raised an eyebrow just sleep what else did you have in mind my face
03:08turned red from being teased then I hid under the blanket nothing just sleep Royce said nothing else
03:17he pulled me into his warm chest then he fell asleep quickly I couldn't sleep my mind was consumed with
03:24refining the escape plan I lay awake until dawn then finally started to drift off the next day
03:31I heard Royce getting up but I couldn't bring myself to open my eyes sometime later he leaned down to
03:37kiss
03:37my forehead and then the room fell silent later to lower the brother's guard Renee and I spent every
03:44day in the room perfecting the plan finally the day arrived for the first love to show up
03:52bright and early Renee picked a fight with Kian on purpose Kian just thought she was throwing a
03:57tantrum he cursed under his breath and slammed the door I anxiously watched Royce sit on the couch
04:02drinking coffee calm as ever finally he glanced at me and frowned why aren't you getting dressed huh
04:09the welcome dinner tonight you're not coming of course I wasn't I met his gaze forced two tears to
04:15well up I don't feel good again I think I'll stay in fine baby she's nobody you come first we
04:22will not
04:22attend the welcome dinner I'm taking you to the hospital I saw he was serious so I grabbed the arm
04:28of the couch tight actually I lied I'm fine I just want to stay home with Renee she's really upset
04:34today
04:34I'm worried about her Royce stared at me skeptical you know she's the most important person in the world
04:40to me I don't want to leave her alone Royce must have thought about Kian and his whole first love
04:45mess he let go of my hand and nodded fine keep her company baby you're the best don't drink too
04:54much
04:54bye one of the most important who else there was no one of Renee was everything to me but I
04:59played
05:00along to lower his guard you obviously just you two smooth talker then he pushed me onto the bed
05:07and kissed me fiercely just as he was about to take off my clothes and really go for it
05:12I hurriedly pushed him away you're gonna be late go don't go to bed early wait for me to come
05:19back
05:20I nodded obediently and rubbed my face against his palm then suppressing his desire he stepped away
05:27I exhaled the second his car was out of the driveway I ran upstairs to find Rende quickly
05:35I knocked once Renee yanked the door open just enough to yank me inside
05:39you're moving out duh we take all this save us money when we get out
05:44I said nothing fine whatever made her happy
05:47we dragged the suitcases downstairs during the servant's dinner break
05:51those boxes were very heavy and moving them made a lot of noise
05:56I got an idea
05:59then I put on my angriest voice
06:01you buy all this crap all the time I'm throwing it all out
06:04she got it instantly
06:05don't you dare lecture me
06:07go on throw it out
06:09fine I'll throw every last bit of it
06:11the servant stared at us fighting frozen stupid
06:13we fought all the way out of the manor
06:16I dropped my two suitcases by the trash bands
06:19grabbed at Tiki one and hauled her into the cardied book
06:21wait ourself
06:24stuff nothing
06:25they only believed we had a real argument if we left our things there
06:28fair
06:29trash belongs to the trash men
06:31at the airport we ducked into restroom stalls to change quickly
06:36I hurried from my restroom stall
06:37hurry up we bounce around a few cities before they finish that dinner
06:40as soon as I finished speaking I saw Roya standing there
06:44his face was ice
06:45the air around him felt heavy
06:48my brain went completely blank
06:53pulled my hood up and tried to slip past before he noticed me
06:55I'd taken two steps along the wall when someone grabbed my hood
06:59I flinched and douged my head lower
07:01Royce hooked a cool finger under my chin and tilted my face up
07:04play sick play sweet
07:06refuse to come out
07:07all this just to run
07:08I didn't answer
07:10I darted my eyes away
07:11I played dead
07:13Royce took a deep breath
07:14his voice stayed even but it weighed on me
07:16talk
07:17why'd you run
07:18did I do something to upset you
07:20don't know
07:21don't know
07:22I squirmed
07:23sisterhood was reason enough
07:25she was running
07:25I went with her
07:26Royce gripped my waist tight
07:28pressed his hips firm against mine
07:30and growled hot in my ear
07:31he has a first love
07:32I don't
07:33why are you running
07:38I said nothing
07:39his voice sharpened
07:40edged with anger
07:41answer me
07:42I flinched
07:43my eyes sting
07:45I don't betray my sister
07:47she's running
07:48what am I supposed to do
07:49stay
07:49he clearly hadn't expected that answer
07:51his chest rose and fell hard
07:53he was furious
07:54after a long beat
07:55he got himself under control
07:57home
07:58can I have my phone back first
08:00gonna warn her
08:01no
08:02just checking the time
08:03my throat closed up
08:05check
08:06I pushed his hand down
08:07and pleaded quietly
08:08just let me use it for a second
08:10please
08:11he looped an arm around my waist
08:13his voice was cold
08:14don't bother
08:15she got caught too
08:16he paused
08:18stared at me
08:19and smirked sharply
08:20and dangerous
08:21her night's gonna be worse
08:22than yours
08:25I completely broke down
08:27and even forgot
08:28how scared I was
08:30what are you gonna do to her
08:31it's your little brother
08:32who can't let go of his ex
08:33why can't Renee just leave
08:35both of you are assholes
08:38Royce's face got darker
08:39and dark at her
08:40I stood up straight
08:41and glared right at him
08:43what are you staring at
08:45let us go if you're so tough
08:48Royce pulled me tighter
08:50he laughed low
08:51dark
08:51only for me to hear
08:52I can't let you go
08:55all the blood drained
08:56from my face
08:57I stammered
08:58instantly backing down
08:59I take it back
09:00I didn't say anything
09:01stupid
09:02I forgot how dangerous
09:03Royce was
09:04too late
09:08I woke up
09:09I could barely talk
09:10I held onto the wall
09:12and stumbled to her room
09:14she looked awful
09:15her lipstick was smudged
09:17all around her mouth
09:18still gorgeous
09:19even wrecked
09:24Royce gave me this
09:25transfer it to your account
09:27you run first
09:28don't wait for me
09:29I'd asked Royce last night
09:31how he'd found us so fast
09:32he said we were
09:33too obvious together
09:36two girls who were
09:37always close
09:37suddenly fighting
09:38dragging suitcases
09:40out of the house
09:41dead giveaway
09:45he'd figured it out
09:46the second the staff
09:47called him
09:48and my little sick act
09:49the day before
09:50made him even madder
09:52you go
09:53get settled
09:54I'll find a way
09:55to meet you
09:56I'd only run
09:57because I didn't want
09:58to leave Renee
09:59but after last night
10:01I knew one thing
10:02for sure
10:02I couldn't stay around
10:04dangerous Royce forever
10:05Renee's eyes welled up
10:10I grabbed a tissue
10:11and dabbed her tears
10:12what happened?
10:14said I had no right
10:15to be jealous
10:15of his first love
10:16said I'm stuck
10:17with him forever
10:19asshole
10:21don't worry
10:22I'll get it back
10:23for you
10:24Renee broke down
10:25and hugged me tight
10:26crying hard
10:28Renee and I never
10:29fought over
10:29stepsister drama
10:32we'd grown up
10:33together in the
10:33orphanage
10:36we'd taken out
10:36a loan just to
10:37survive
10:38it piled up and up
10:40until the Voss
10:41family owned the
10:41debt
10:44that's how we
10:45ended up here
10:47we put up with it
10:48because the Voss
10:48brothers were better
10:49than the loan sharks
10:50and because we were
10:51waiting for a way out
10:53especially now that
10:54Renee was miserable
10:56no matter what
10:57I'd get her out
10:58first
11:02at 11 that night
11:03I snuck toward
11:04Royce's study
11:05the light was still
11:06on
11:07I reached for the
11:08handle
11:09then I heard
11:10Royce's voice inside
11:11Renee'd still
11:12planning to escape
11:13yeah big fight
11:15again last night
11:15it was clear
11:17the two brothers
11:17intended to talk
11:18all night
11:20mine'll be the
11:21same soon enough
11:25with my plans
11:26dashed
11:27I straightened up
11:28and headed back
11:28to my room
11:29but the door
11:30flew open
11:31from inside
11:32Kyan saw me
11:33his ears went
11:34bright red
11:35Lila
11:37he walked off
11:38before I could
11:39answer
11:40what are you
11:41doing out here
11:41dressed like that
11:42this late
11:45my face burnt
11:46hot
11:46Royce pressed
11:48low and teasing
11:50that little hum
11:51at the end
11:51sent a shiver
11:52down my spine
11:52I got reckless
11:54I pushed him
11:55back against the
11:56wall and kissed
11:56me hard
11:58two kisses in
11:59I froze
12:00Royce gripped
12:01my waist
12:01and pulled back
12:02just enough
12:02to look at me
12:03new tactic
12:06Renee's been a mess
12:07these past few days
12:08can we have her
12:09passport back
12:10just let me take her
12:11out of town
12:12for a bit
12:14and then she has
12:15an accident on the
12:15trip and never
12:16comes back
12:17right
12:17Royce's eyes
12:18went sharp
12:18his voice went
12:20cold
12:20no that's not
12:21the plan
12:22just a trip
12:23if you don't
12:24trust me
12:24she can go
12:25alone
12:25I'll stay
12:26right
12:26you stay
12:28she gets settled
12:30then you run
12:30after her
12:34is he reading
12:35my mind
12:36no I would
12:37never
12:37if I run
12:38you can do
12:39whatever you
12:39want with me
12:42Royce didn't
12:42answer
12:43so you seduced
12:44me tonight
12:44all for your
12:45sister
12:46he looked me
12:46up and down
12:47slow and heavy
12:48Royce laughed
12:49again bitter
12:50and quiet
12:50she means that
12:51much to you
12:52huh
12:53Kian's not
12:54like you
12:55he's still hung
12:56up on his
12:56ex
12:56keeping Renee
12:57around is
12:58just cruel
12:59let her go
13:00he can have
13:01his first love
13:01back right
13:02not my business
13:04get off me
13:07I'd taken
13:08two steps
13:09when Royce
13:09halced me
13:10back against
13:10his chest
13:11then he pushed
13:12me up against
13:12the study door
13:13and kissed
13:14me roughly
13:17I came down
13:18with a bad
13:18fever that
13:19night
13:20Royce touched
13:20my forehead
13:21and sat up
13:22in a panic
13:23Royce
13:23Lila
13:25let Renee go
13:27ungrateful
13:27little thing
13:27all you ever
13:28think about
13:28is her
13:29cut the act
13:30I know
13:30you're awake
13:31so can you
13:32I can get
13:32her passport
13:33to you
13:33that's it
13:34no promises
13:34after that
13:36okay
13:38passport
13:38was all
13:39we needed
13:39a minute later
13:40he came back
13:41with Renee's
13:42passport
13:42I reached
13:43for it fast
13:43grinning
13:44thank you
13:45you're the
13:45best
13:46I'm not
13:46the best
13:47I hid
13:47the passport
13:48under my
13:48pillow
13:49then nuzzled
13:49his chest
13:50yes you are
13:51you're the
13:52best
13:53lie to me
13:54again
13:54and you won't
13:55walk for six
13:55months
13:56promise
13:57no lies
13:58this time
13:58maybe next
13:59time
14:02Royce made
14:03me wait
14:03until my
14:04fever broke
14:04before I
14:05could see
14:05Renee
14:05Renee was
14:06smarter this
14:07time
14:07she only
14:08brought cash
14:08and a card
14:10you're not
14:10coming with
14:11me
14:12if we both
14:13go
14:13they'll catch
14:14you for sure
14:16and Royce
14:17wasn't that
14:17bad to me
14:18she looked
14:19teary
14:19I hugged
14:20her quick
14:21relax
14:21I'll hit you
14:22up when
14:23you're settled
14:24maybe I'll
14:25come find
14:25you soon
14:26Kian won't
14:27be home
14:27tonight
14:28leave enough
14:29stuff around
14:29to make it
14:29look like
14:30you're still
14:30here
14:30Renee
14:31forced a
14:31smile
14:32Renee
14:33nodded
14:33then she
14:34slipped out
14:35easily
14:36to keep
14:36Kian from
14:37suspecting
14:37she liked
14:38a few posts
14:39on social
14:39media now
14:40and then
14:40that night
14:41I got a text
14:42that she'd
14:42made it safe
14:43I finally
14:44breathed
14:48Lila
14:49marry me
14:50my brain
14:51short-circuited
14:52don't say
14:53that
14:55you don't
14:56want to
14:57just
14:58sleep on it
14:58you can't
14:59just say
14:59stuff like
14:59that out
15:00of nowhere
15:00and you
15:01don't even
15:01like me
15:02that much
15:03what if
15:03we get
15:03divorced
15:04later
15:05Royce
15:05frowned
15:08I knew
15:08my place
15:09I was just
15:10some girl
15:10sent here
15:11to pay
15:11a debt
15:12guys like
15:13him
15:13mafia
15:13families
15:14they married
15:15their own
15:15kind
15:15what if
15:16his family
15:17hated me
15:17what if
15:18Renee wasn't
15:19here
15:19I'd be
15:20totally
15:20alone
15:21I ask you
15:22to marry me
15:23and you talk
15:23about divorce
15:24fair enough
15:25I was planning
15:26ahead
15:27but one look
15:28from him
15:28and I shut
15:29my mouth
15:30I'll
15:31I'll
15:31sleep on it
15:32okay
15:33he lay
15:34down
15:34next to
15:34me
15:35I was
15:36almost
15:36asleep
15:37when he
15:37poked
15:37my
15:37shoulder
15:38his
15:39fingertip
15:39was
15:39rough
15:40with
15:40callous
15:41what do
15:42you mean
15:42I don't
15:42like you
15:43that much
15:44I squeezed
15:45my eyes
15:46shut
15:46and pretended
15:46to snore
15:48I thought
15:49he'd
15:49sweet talk
15:49me
15:50but Royce
15:51didn't
15:51push it
15:54next morning
15:55I waited
15:55until Royce
15:56left for the
15:57day before
15:57I grabbed
15:57my phone
15:58first thing
15:59text Renee
16:00you good
16:01everything okay
16:02over there
16:03all good
16:04settled in
16:05how about
16:05you
16:06I told her
16:07everything
16:07about Royce
16:08proposing
16:08last night
16:09what do
16:10I do
16:13finally
16:13she wrote
16:14back
16:15what do
16:15you want
16:16he's actually
16:17good to
16:17you
16:18way better
16:19than his
16:19idiot
16:19little
16:19brother
16:21I sighed
16:22and typed
16:23back
16:23yeah I know
16:24but we were
16:25sent here
16:26to pay
16:26a debt
16:26girls like
16:27us
16:28don't marry
16:28guys like
16:29him
16:29that only
16:30happens in
16:30books
16:32and I
16:33don't even
16:33know if
16:33he meant
16:34it
16:35Renee
16:35took even
16:36longer to
16:36reply this
16:37time
16:38I was about
16:39to call her
16:39when the text
16:40came through
16:40just see how
16:41it goes
16:42I think he
16:43actually likes
16:43you
16:44then she
16:45went radio
16:45silent again
16:46I waited
16:47an hour
16:47antsy
16:48then called
16:49her on
16:49video
16:49she answered
16:50right away
16:51but I
16:51couldn't
16:51see her
16:52face
16:52all I
16:53heard
16:53was her
16:53yelling
16:54breathless
16:55I hung
17:00up immediately
17:00no way
17:01she got
17:02caught
17:03already
17:06in those
17:07two seconds
17:08I realized
17:08one thing
17:09she and
17:10Kian were
17:10making up
17:11I cursed
17:12them both
17:13in my head
17:13seriously
17:14that fast
17:15I sacrificed
17:17myself for
17:17nothing
17:18my body
17:19still ached
17:20from last
17:20night
17:21I lay
17:22on my bed
17:22and overthought
17:23everything
17:24I just decided
17:26to give it a
17:26shot when
17:27the door
17:27opened
17:28Royce
17:28leaned
17:29against
17:29the
17:29frame
17:31explain
17:31canary
17:32to me
17:32I blinked
17:33two seconds
17:34later
17:34it clicked
17:35how did
17:36you see
17:36that
17:36you logged
17:37into your
17:38account
17:38on my
17:38laptop
17:39last night
17:39and forgot
17:39to sign
17:40out
17:40guess
17:40I deflated
17:41I smiled
17:42awkwardly
17:43Royce
17:44stared at
17:44me
17:44dark
17:45and steady
17:45don't
17:45change
17:46the subject
17:46what's
17:47a canary
17:47and why
17:48are you
17:48one
17:50I figured
17:51I might
17:51as well
17:51be honest
17:52we owed
17:53you money
17:54we got
17:54sent
17:55here
17:55you never
17:56said anything
17:57about
17:57marriage
17:57what else
17:58am I supposed
17:58to call
17:59it
18:00pay a
18:01debt
18:04explain slowly
18:05and patiently
18:05we took out
18:06a loan
18:07it ended up
18:08with your
18:08family
18:09we couldn't
18:09pay
18:11so they sent
18:12us here
18:12to work
18:13it off
18:13that's what
18:14I'd always
18:14assumed
18:14nobody had
18:15bothered us
18:15for money
18:16since we
18:16moved in
18:17Royce finally
18:17put it
18:18together
18:18he stood
18:19over me
18:19tall
18:19and heavy
18:20first of
18:21all
18:21people
18:22trafficking
18:22is
18:22illegal
18:23second
18:24of all
18:24when did
18:25I ever
18:25say you
18:26were here
18:26to pay
18:26a debt
18:27you never
18:28said we
18:28weren't
18:30Royce
18:30huffed
18:30a laugh
18:31sharp
18:31and faint
18:33by that
18:34logic
18:34half the
18:35city owes
18:35me money
18:36how many
18:37canaries
18:37you think
18:37I keep
18:38fair point
18:39I looked
18:40up at him
18:40blinking
18:41then if we
18:42weren't here
18:42to pay
18:42a debt
18:43why were
18:43we sent
18:43here
18:47Royce
18:47answered
18:48like it
18:48was obvious
18:48his voice
18:49was low
18:50and steady
18:51I told
18:51them
18:52I wanted
18:52to marry
18:52you
18:52I sent
18:53the bride
18:54price
18:55your people
18:55took the
18:56money
18:56and ran
18:57you were
18:58upset
18:58when you
18:58got here
18:59I figured
19:00I'd bring
19:00it up
19:00later
19:01turns out
19:01you thought
19:02I was
19:02keeping
19:02you as
19:03some
19:03pet
19:03I went
19:04cold
19:04all over
19:04I knew
19:05one thing
19:05for sure
19:06I'd never
19:06seen a dime
19:07of that
19:07bride
19:08price
19:08I knew
19:08people
19:09were cruel
19:09but this
19:10still stung
19:10like a
19:11knife
19:12Royce's
19:12smile
19:12dropped
19:13instantly
19:14he fumbled
19:14for tissues
19:16sat down
19:17on the bed
19:17and dabbed
19:18my face
19:19awkwardly
19:19I should
19:20have said
19:21something
19:21sooner
19:21it's all
19:22my fault
19:23I knew
19:24something
19:24was off
19:25you acted
19:26like I was
19:26your boss
19:27not your
19:27fiance
19:28but I
19:29thought
19:29he stopped
19:29I blinked
19:30nose pink
19:30thought what
19:31Royce's ears
19:32went pink
19:32he looked
19:33away and
19:33mumbled so
19:34quietly
19:34I almost
19:34didn't hear
19:35I thought
19:35it was
19:36your kink
19:36my face
19:37went bright
19:37red
19:38you're
19:39insane
19:39I saw
19:43I'd
19:43stopped
19:43crying
19:44and relaxed
19:44a little
19:45perfectly
19:45sane
19:46why me
19:47we never
19:48even met
19:48before
19:48Renee and I
19:49grew up
19:49in the
19:49orphanage
19:50then we
19:50spent all
19:51our time
19:51running
19:51from
19:52loan
19:52sterks
19:52no
19:52childhood
19:53friends
19:53no
19:53long
19:54lost
19:54love
19:54we
19:54spent
19:54every day
19:55fighting
19:55not to
19:55get
19:55sold
19:56off
19:56no way
19:56I'd
19:56ever
19:57cross
19:57paths
19:57with
19:57someone
19:57like
19:58Royce
19:58his ears
19:58were
19:58still
19:59pink
19:59he looked
19:59right at
19:59me
20:00dead
20:00serious
20:00your
20:00birthday
20:01I was
20:02at that
20:02bar
20:03saw you
20:03across
20:04the
20:04room
20:05that
20:05was
20:05it
20:05so
20:06simple
20:06so
20:07sudden
20:07so
20:08you
20:08don't
20:08want to
20:08marry
20:08me
20:09because
20:09you
20:09don't
20:09like
20:09me
20:09or
20:10because
20:10I
20:10scared
20:11you
20:11I
20:11answered
20:12honestly
20:12eyes
20:12down
20:13you
20:13scared
20:14me
20:14Royce
20:14was
20:14the
20:15nicest
20:15person
20:15in my
20:15life
20:16besides
20:16Randy
20:16I
20:16liked
20:17him
20:17I
20:17knew
20:17that
20:18I'd
20:18only
20:18run
20:18because
20:19I
20:19thought
20:19I
20:19was
20:19nothing
20:19to
20:20him
20:20I
20:20spoke
20:20up
20:20softly
20:21and
20:22I
20:22didn't
20:22run
20:23all the
20:23way
20:23I
20:24stayed
20:25that
20:25counts
20:26for
20:26something
20:26right
20:28counts
20:28for
20:28what
20:29spell
20:29it
20:30out
20:30love
20:30you
20:31Royce's
20:31breath
20:31caught
20:32he
20:33fisted
20:33a
20:33hand
20:34in
20:34my
20:34hair
20:34and
20:34kissed
20:35me
20:35hard
20:37Lila
20:38I
20:39love
20:39you
20:42that
20:43night
20:43Royce
20:44kept
20:44kissing
20:44my
20:44cheek
20:44slowly
20:45and
20:45softly
20:45I
20:46suddenly
20:46thought
20:46of
20:46something
20:47hey
20:48what's
20:48the deal
20:48with
20:49Renee
20:49and
20:49Kian
20:49I
20:49thought
20:50he
20:50had
20:50a
20:50first
20:50love
20:51Royce
20:51thought
20:51for
20:51a
20:51second
20:52twisting
20:52a
20:52strand
20:53of
20:53my
20:53hair
20:53around
20:53his
20:53finger
20:54not
20:54really
20:54a
20:54first
20:55love
20:55they
20:56were
20:56almost
20:56engaged
21:00hates
21:01her
21:01far
21:01as
21:01I
21:01can
21:01tell
21:03hates
21:03her
21:03so
21:03much
21:04he
21:04still
21:04loves
21:04her
21:05what's
21:06gonna
21:06happen
21:06to
21:06Renee
21:06I
21:07grabbed
21:07my
21:07phone
21:07quickly
21:08and
21:08texted
21:08Renee
21:08get
21:09all
21:09the
21:09facts
21:10before
21:10you
21:10forgive
21:10him
21:11don't
21:11be
21:11an
21:11idiot
21:12over
21:12a
21:12guy
21:12if
21:13you
21:13take
21:13him
21:13back
21:13without
21:14answers
21:14I
21:15will
21:15not
21:15help
21:15you
21:15run
21:15again
21:16Renee
21:16didn't
21:17reply
21:17Royce
21:17took
21:18my
21:18phone
21:18and
21:18set
21:18it
21:19on
21:19the
21:19night
21:19stand
21:19enough
21:20texting
21:20sleep
21:21wait
21:21I
21:22need
21:22to
21:22know
21:23want
21:23to
21:23bet
21:23on
21:24it
21:24Royce
21:24locked
21:25the
21:25screen
21:25and
21:25looked
21:25at
21:25me
21:26eyes
21:26glimming
21:26bet
21:27what
21:28I
21:28bet
21:28they're
21:29fine
21:29I
21:30bet
21:30they
21:30come
21:30back
21:30all
21:30over
21:31each
21:31other
21:31the
21:32corner
21:32of
21:32his
21:32mouth
21:32tugged
21:33up
21:36I
21:36scoffed
21:37no
21:37way
21:38fine
21:38I
21:39win
21:39we
21:40go
21:40seven
21:40rounds
21:40tonight
21:41you
21:41win
21:41you
21:41get
21:42three
21:42days
21:42off
21:43shut
21:44up
21:44I
21:45woke
21:45up
21:45the
21:45next
21:45afternoon
21:46to
21:50the
21:50note
21:50said
21:51please
21:51stop
21:51talking
21:52about
21:52the
21:52first
21:52love
21:52thing
21:52I
21:53swear
21:56I
21:56screenshotted
21:57it
21:57and
21:57sent
21:57it
21:57to
21:57Royce
21:58he
21:58sent
21:59one
21:59right
21:59back
21:59text
22:00between
22:00him
22:00and
22:00Kian
22:02can
22:02you
22:02please
22:02talk
22:03to
22:03Lila
22:03tell
22:03her
22:03to
22:04drop
22:04the
22:04first
22:04love
22:04thing
22:04I
22:05finally
22:05found
22:05Renee
22:06I
22:06can't
22:06lose
22:06her
22:06Royce
22:07not
22:07my
22:07fault
22:08you
22:08messed
22:08up
22:08you
22:09don't
22:09get
22:09it
22:09just
22:09talk
22:10to
22:10her
22:10Renee
22:10listens
22:11to
22:11her
22:11more
22:11than
22:11me
22:11a
22:12million
22:12times
22:12more
22:12pay
22:13me
22:13Kian
22:17you're
22:18my
22:18own
22:18brother
22:18you
22:19charge
22:19me
22:19for
22:19a
22:19favor
22:20Royce
22:20whatever
22:21I'm
22:21in
22:21bed
22:21with
22:21my
22:22wife
22:22get
22:22lost
22:22Kian
22:23fine
22:24sent
22:24I
22:25laughed
22:25so
22:25hard
22:26I
22:26shook
22:26when
22:27I
22:27caught
22:27my
22:27breath
22:28I
22:28texted
22:28Royce
22:29back
22:29you're
22:29the
22:30best
22:30hubby
22:30love
22:31you
22:32aren't
22:33you
22:33at
22:33work
22:34Royce
22:34smiled
22:35slowly
22:35and
22:36warmly
22:36and
22:36walked
22:36to
22:37the
22:37bed
22:37took
22:38the
22:38day
22:38off
22:38they're
22:39coming
22:39back
22:39today
22:39begged
22:40us
22:40to
22:40pick
22:40them
22:41up
22:41I
22:41got
22:41it
22:41immediately
22:42Renee
22:43said
22:43she
22:43wouldn't
22:43come
22:43back
22:44unless
22:44I
22:44was
22:44there
22:45I
22:45held
22:45my
22:45hand
22:46up
22:46to
22:46him
22:46grinning
22:47well
22:48come
22:48on
22:48then
22:48help
22:49me
22:49up
22:51Royce
22:51pulled
22:51me
22:51into
22:52his
22:52chest
22:52and
22:52kissed
22:52me
22:53slow
22:54after
22:55way
22:55too
22:55long
22:56he
22:56finally
22:56led
22:56me
22:57out
22:57to
22:57the
22:57car
22:57to
22:57pick
22:57them
22:58up
23:03Kian
23:03and
23:03Renee
23:04had
23:04definitely
23:04made
23:05up
23:05I
23:05could
23:06see
23:06the
23:06stupid
23:06love
23:07drunk
23:07glow
23:07from
23:07a
23:07mile
23:08away
23:09Renee
23:09was
23:09in
23:10a
23:10red
23:10dress
23:10bright
23:11as
23:11fire
23:11I
23:12waved
23:13from
23:13far
23:13away
23:14Renee
23:15dropped
23:15Kian
23:15like
23:16a
23:16hot
23:16stop
23:16and
23:16ran
23:17straight
23:17for
23:17me
23:17the
23:19brothers
23:19hung
23:19back
23:19behind
23:19us
23:20Kian
23:21murdered
23:21gruff
23:21and
23:22annoyed
23:22we
23:22should
23:23go
23:23closer
23:23she'll
23:23start
23:24ranting
23:24otherwise
23:25Royce
23:26huffed
23:26but
23:26he
23:26walked
23:27faster
23:27anyway
23:27Renee
23:28and
23:28I
23:29snickled
23:29to
23:29each
23:29other
23:30quietly
23:31so
23:31the
23:31first
23:32love
23:32is
23:32totally
23:32gone
23:33right
23:34Renee
23:34nodded
23:34and
23:35flipped
23:35her
23:35hair
23:35back
23:36sort
23:36of
23:37Kian
23:37made
23:38the
23:38whole
23:38first
23:38love
23:38story
23:38up
23:39himself
23:41why
23:41Renee
23:42glanced
23:42over
23:43at the
23:43two
23:43brothers
23:43loud
23:44enough
23:44for
23:44them
23:44to
23:45hear
23:45ego
23:46she
23:46dumped
23:46him
23:47right
23:47before
23:47the
23:47wedding
23:47he
23:48looked
23:48like
23:48an
23:48idiot
23:48so
23:49he
23:49told
23:49everyone
23:50it
23:50was
23:50a
23:50business
23:50deal
23:51Royce
23:52voice
23:52carried
23:52over
23:53from
23:53behind
23:53us
23:54dry
23:54you're
23:55that
23:55dumb
23:57if
23:57I
23:58knew
23:58I'd
23:58end
23:58up
23:58with
23:58Renee
23:58I
23:59never
23:59would
23:59have
23:59made
23:59that
23:59crap
24:00up
24:04Renee
24:05leaned
24:05in
24:05quietly
24:05so
24:06only
24:06I
24:06could
24:06hear
24:07be
24:08real
24:08what
24:09do
24:09you
24:09think
24:09of
24:09Kian
24:10behind
24:10us
24:11Kian
24:11went
24:11sturded
24:12tense
24:12as
24:13a
24:13board
24:13I
24:14thought
24:14for
24:14a
24:14second
24:15then
24:15smiled
24:16he's
24:16a
24:17hot
24:17head
24:17but
24:17he's
24:18not
24:18the
24:18worst
24:20Renee
24:21glanced
24:21at
24:21Royce
24:22and
24:23you
24:23and
24:23Royce
24:23I
24:24went
24:24quiet
24:25for
24:25a
24:25beat
24:25then
24:26laughed
24:26softly
24:26dude
24:27fell
24:28in
24:28love
24:28at
24:28first
24:28sight
24:28and
24:29pined
24:29forever
24:29finally
24:30grew a pair
24:31and said
24:31something
24:32otherwise
24:33I'd be
24:33long
24:33gone
24:33with
24:34you
24:34Kian
24:35winched
24:35like
24:36he'd
24:36been
24:36called
24:36out
24:37Royce
24:38puffed
24:38out
24:38his
24:38chest
24:39looking
24:39proud
24:43Renee
24:44looped
24:44her arm
24:45through
24:45mine
24:45grinning
24:46perfect
24:46now
24:47we
24:47can
24:47gossip
24:48about
24:48guys
24:48every
24:48day
24:49again
24:50the
24:50brothers
24:50exchanged
24:51elix
24:52then
24:53they
24:53stepped
24:53forward
24:54one
24:54on
24:54each
24:54side
24:55and
24:55pulled
24:55us
24:56apart
24:56first
24:57thing
24:57when we
24:57got home
24:58they laid out
24:59a contract
24:59long story
25:00short
25:00Kian paid me
25:02every month
25:02Royce
25:03paid Renee
25:03every month
25:04hush money
25:05we weren't allowed
25:06to say anything
25:07to stir up
25:07trouble
25:08no you should
25:09break up
25:09with him
25:10no you should
25:10run away
25:11none of it
25:12Renee and I
25:12locked eyes
25:13then put on
25:14our best
25:14innocent faces
25:16aww
25:16we're family
25:17we don't need
25:17all that
25:19Kian slid
25:19the paper
25:20across the
25:20table
25:20to me
25:21half annoyed
25:22half begging
25:23sign it
25:24Lila
25:25I swear
25:25I won't
25:25sleep a wink
25:26till you do
25:27Renee looked
25:28at Royce
25:28chin up
25:30you want me
25:31to sign
25:31too
25:32Royce
25:33stayed cool
25:33flat
25:35doesn't matter
25:35to me
25:36mine and
25:37Lila's
25:37are solid
25:38he looked
25:39right at
25:39me
25:40right
25:43he heard
25:43the hesitation
25:44he turned
25:45to Renee
25:45immediately
25:46sign it
25:49Renee looked
25:50at me
25:51you signing
25:54hell yeah
25:55if you are
25:56once we
25:56signed
25:57Royce pulled
25:58me toward
25:58our room
25:59Renee called
25:59after us
26:00wait
26:01I still have
26:02stuff to say
26:03to Lila
26:03Royce shot
26:04Kian one look
26:05Kian stood
26:06up instantly
26:06and tugged
26:07Renee's arm
26:08come on
26:09long flight
26:10you're tired
26:12let's go to
26:12bed
26:13I poked
26:13Royce in
26:14the ribs
26:14teasing
26:15thought we
26:16were solid
26:16why'd we
26:17have to
26:17sign then
26:19Royce
26:20side-eyed
26:20me
26:21dry and
26:21a little
26:22petty
26:23solid
26:24sure
26:24but we
26:25all know
26:25she's more
26:26important to
26:26you than
26:27me
26:27I turned
26:28and wrapped
26:28my arms
26:29around his
26:29neck
26:30smiling
26:32aww
26:32someone's
26:33jealous
26:36I'm not
26:37jealous
26:39she's more
26:40important than
26:40me
26:41and you're
26:41not jealous
26:42sure
26:43I kept
26:44teasing him
26:44Royce suddenly
26:45smirked and
26:46leaned down
26:47reminder
26:47I won that
26:48bet last
26:49night
26:50I froze
26:51I tried to
26:52bolt
26:53my stomach
26:54hurts
26:54bedtime
26:57Royce hauled
26:58me back
26:58against his
26:59chest
26:59nah
27:00you pay up
27:01first
27:01then you can
27:02sleep
27:03I wanted
27:03to cry
27:04after he
27:05collected his
27:06bet
27:06I made
27:07myself
27:07one promise
27:08never
27:09ever
27:09bet with
27:10this man
27:10again
27:33I want
27:33of
27:33you
27:33me
27:33death
27:33I
27:33oh
27:33how
27:33get
27:34I
27:34see
27:34you
27:34I
27:34had
27:34to
27:34see
27:34You