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My heart hammered like a war drum as I used the back of my hand to wipe my lips and stare at him, my eyes gleaming in disbelief. Like he had just won something no one had won, Del Morino's low mocking laugh reverberated through the hallway.

I blinked and kept asking myself how I got to be here. My life had just zigzagged

Despite my knees trembling, I stood taller and asked icily after touching my lips lightly.

“You kiss all your maids like that?”

As he leaned against the ...