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"Goddamn it, stop!"494Please respect copyright.PENANABMUXepu9qv
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His footsteps pounding on the pavement behind her. He was fast. The streets were full of people, but none of them looked concerned at the woman sprinting down the sidewalk, with a man shouting angrily after her.494Please respect copyright.PENANA6tLMmZvzFR
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She turned and glared at him. "I told you, we're done talking."494Please respect copyright.PENANAC0rgUnMcwd
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"No," he said, as he got close to her. "Please let me explain."494Please respect copyright.PENANASBXt1vNaFK
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She backed away, her green eyes wide. "I have to go."494Please respect copyright.PENANAuZNWD26iLN
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He gripped her arm lightly. "Just wait, Eden. Wait."494Please respect copyright.PENANA3nsMwXjbYD
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"Let me go, Daniel."494Please respect copyright.PENANAfZyiKs01E1
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His blue eyes darkened.494Please respect copyright.PENANAj0rSt6H907
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Eden pulled from him and stumbled back into someone. She looked up to see the man from the bar. He was staring at Daniel with a hard gaze, his lips curling.494Please respect copyright.PENANAewE0dtW14W
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"Are you all right?" he asked.494Please respect copyright.PENANAcKN1m655Gu
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"I'll be fine," she answered.494Please respect copyright.PENANAarnye9WUfw
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"Good." His eyes fell on Daniel. "Now get the hell out of here, or I'll make you sorry you ever touched her."494Please respect copyright.PENANACv1O7YKfIz
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Daniel made a move toward Eden again, and the man pushed him back.494Please respect copyright.PENANAV4Bk6X7uNR
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"I warned you," he hissed.494Please respect copyright.PENANAIg95kfUxfC
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After he was gone, Eden shook her head. "Thank you, but I was handling it."494Please respect copyright.PENANAk8RUQmqm9U
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"I'm sure you were," the man replied smugly. "And it looks like so many people were willing to help you with your confrontation."494Please respect copyright.PENANA0lPXaoOuPw
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"Sorry if I ruined your night."494Please respect copyright.PENANAtxLiLiyqpW
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He shrugged. "My night ended after my last drink. I was just heading home when you ran into me." He looked down the now empty street. "Who was he?"494Please respect copyright.PENANApmOu5Uydz2
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"Daniel," she replied, frowning.494Please respect copyright.PENANAXI3iyczW5b
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"Is he your boyfriend?"494Please respect copyright.PENANA1rZWkuFFsF
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"Was." She looked into his gray eyes as they walked down the sidewalk. "He's changed a lot since we've been together."494Please respect copyright.PENANAHpNW3870KB
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He grinned briefly. "I'm sorry, I've forgotten my manners. I'm John."494Please respect copyright.PENANAioUyTLJh5w
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"Eden."494Please respect copyright.PENANAWjy91GxIYv
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"Garden of Eden, Adam and Eve," he murmured. "Well, it was a pleasure, but I've got to head home. I have an early morning."494Please respect copyright.PENANAHoIW3xqCqN
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Eden nodded. "It was nice to meet you."494Please respect copyright.PENANAwAeVlgYdwN
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"Be careful on your way," John said softly as he started in the opposite direction. "You never know who you may run into." 494Please respect copyright.PENANAt4whhjApTt