“Oh, I wouldn’t dream of coming between a man and his…” He tilts his head. “What do you call him? Your lover? Your partner?”

“I call him mine,” I say flatly.

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“Spread your ass for me, Seven,” I say. I almost call him a pet name, but I feel weird about using a generic word like ‘babe’ or ‘sweetheart,’ and I definitely can’t call him ‘love.’

I choke on that thought.

Do I want to call him that? Is what I feel for him something like that?

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Please, I want to say. Please don’t hurt me.

He’s going to anyway, and she’d be so angry if I begged him to go easy on me.

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What are you doing, baby? You should be in bed.

I’m suddenly shivering so hard that my teeth are chattering, and it’s going to give me away. I bite my lip instead, holding the squirming cat so tightly his claws are digging into me in protest. But I can’t let him go. If I let him go, they’ll find us.

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I thought I’d be more nervous today. There are hundreds of people seated at the benches outside, but for once, I don’t care about what others think. Silvano is waiting at the end of the aisle, under the wedding arch that cost multiple thousands of dollars.

Does that make me the bride?

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“I left because…” I’m struggling to find the words. I’m not like Silvano, who can spin anything into gold. I’m not like Sierra, even, who can instill passion in others. I’m just… me. “I left because I fell in love,” I say, my shoulders slumping. “You don’t pick who you fall in love with, Ma."

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The intercom buzzes to let us know that the wedding planner has arrived.

My heart leaps into my throat, and I’m pretty sure I’m going to throw up, but I force my expression to something stony instead of looking as irritable as I feel.

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“What the fuck, Havoc?” I shout while I dodge my attacker.

Havoc ducks down and roundhouse kicks the bruiser rushing at him. “I didn’t sign up for this shit! This is way above my paygrade!”

“Then ask for a goddamned raise when we get back!” I yell at him. “Stop bitching and fight.”

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“So this thing between you two, it’s long-term?” Trent observes. "That makes Caleb your ball-and-chain, then." He catches Seven's confusion. "That's legal now. You two could get officially married.

I raise my brows. “I am aware, yes. It’s been legal for over a decade.”

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Caleb’s mouth thins into disapproval. “I think you’ve done enough gambling lately. Far be it from me to warn against the dangers of gambling addiction…”

I scowl at him.

"If you want to play blackjack again, you'll have to do other things first."

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My hand wraps around Seven's throat.

His breath catches sharply, but he leans into my touch instead of pulling away from me more. 

I squeeze for a few seconds. I’m going to hurt him.

I loosen my grip, but I don’t let go. “Tell me to stop,” I whisper.

He gives a quick shake of his head. “I don’t want you to stop,” he says.

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Seven passes me and goes to the couch to sit on the other side of Nacho, cooing over the orange tabby. I don’t know how something so small can have a purr so loud, but it makes me grin despite the stress of the evening.

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My eyes land on the thick scar on his side, where a whip must have wrapped around and sliced him open. Senseless anger rushes through me. I already know what he’s been through. The scar isn’t new.

But still, I hate whoever used him so carelessly.

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Cristiano’s smirk only deepens. 

We both know neither of us will survive without the other.

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