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Saw it... and couldn’t fucking believe it.

I knew what that was.

She had tried.

Tried to cover it up with makeup.

That motherfucking piece of human goddamned garbage.

However, before I could make a move and do something about it...

It happened.

‘A woman with her guard up is a woman who’s tired of being hurt.’

‘Instead of telling her she has trust issues, become a part of that protection for her heart, no matter how much patience it requires.’

– Unknown

Chapter 7

Tatum

I didn’t know what happened.

One minute, I was taking the chicken out of the oven, and the next, my face was slapped so hard I was forcibly thrown into the wall.

Stars had danced in my vision.

Something hard kicked my ribs.

Once... or maybe twice...

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I hadn’t realized I had gone for my phone.

Nor had I realized who my subconscious had called.

‘And if you think tough men are dangerous, wait until you see what weak men are capable of.’

– Unknown.

Chapter 8

Garrick

I was standing there beside Dom as we talked to Bruce MacElroy. A man who was a billionaire who had bought a lot of project cars over the years.

He was looking for someone to rebuild them and bring them to their future glory.

I knew if we got him as a client, it was going to skyrocket our business.

That was why we had closed the shop down for the meeting.

“Now, for the Cougar, I would like...” Just then, my phone rang.

Seeing Tink’s name pop up on my phone, I smiled and then lifted a finger to Bruce, who was mid-sentence.

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