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Just under the Surface: Choices
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2021-08-25 10:09:12Choices
Not all storms come to disrupt your life. Some come to clear the path….
~unknown
Mason pulled Reed closer to him as the other men looked at the pair. Mason didn’t care about his lack of clothing or the fact they were the center of attention. He didn’t have to much time to process that he had just had sex with the woman he wanted the most in the world, let alone that now it seemed he had bigger problems than just the issues at the lake. Someone was trying to take what was his. That wasn’t going to work out well for the mole person.
“I guess we need to call in one of the dogs to see where this tunnel goes.” One of the detectives said. “Amber
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