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TWENTY-TWO.

Author: Dream Shadow
last update Last Updated: 2023-06-15 15:21:27

It’s been four days since I kneed Don Valentino in the balls.

Four days since I left the villa, leaving Savannah behind.

I’m not going to lie and say that these past four days have gone by quickly, when in fact, it feels like I’ve been gone for an entire month.

I swipe the unlock icon across the screen of my phone, and a pang of disappointment hits me when I don’t see any notifications.

I don't know why I was hoping that Don Valentino would try to contact me.

He's most likely relieved that I’m gone, and I'm not hanging around the villa and Savannah like a bad smell.

But jeez, a phone call or perhaps a text message wouldn’t have hurt him to give me an update about her well-being.

He knows that she is the centre of my world and I'll do anything for her.

Raising my hand, I touch my lips with my fingertips as I think about the one man who is bad for my soul.

Phantom tingles, linger across the seams of my lips, and a soft smile touches the corner of my eyes.

I haven't been able to get t
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