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ANTONIO
We’d never work.
She’d drive me mad chasing after me, getting in the middle of everything, because in my profession it meant being in the heart of danger. Her curiosity always got the best of her, meaning it would be impossible to keep her safe.
I whipped into valet parking, tossed the attendant my keys, and grabbed her hand. She skipped up the stairs to the VIP area where all the restaurant tables had a bay view.
An a*s like hers warranted the finest things in life, and I was lucky to be able to give it to her.
But she deserved someone better.
Which is why I let her go the first time. Despite her hints at staying in Briarville to be my girl. No way was I holding her back from realizing her potential. I’d never forgive myself.
Then she came back anyway.
I kept my distan
