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I aeted as an unwitting pawn in a scheme to commit murder

Beck North started out as a means to an end, most likely an innocent bystander, and I sacrificed what few re him deeper into my web And yet, as I lie here and stare out the , envisioning the gorgeousdown the hallway to me at this very moment, I can't help but feel that perhaps I'm the one who's trapped in a web at this moment

I can't help feeling that's not a bad thing

Cool air hits my naked backside, then to my surprise, an equally naked Beck slides into the bed and presses in against me, his chest todick towith mine He pulls me in deeper and rests his chin on my shoulder

"Did I wake you up?" he asks softly, sliding his hand up to cupentle cradle

I shake my head "I've been up for a little bit"

"How do you feel?" he asks tentatively

"Very well used," I tell hiht hesitation, I offer an honest admission "Fantastic actually"

A low chuckle ruainst me and he squeezes me closer "Me too"

Both of usreveling in the newness of e agreed to enter into last night Me, right this ood it feels to have him wrapped around me

MeSela Halsteadperhaps no longer a victi a normal woman who enjoys intimacy?

Craves it actuallywith this man, that is

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"How did it go?" I ask him, and thus I've opened us up to have a discussion about his business But I figured, what the hellwe are now in a relationship, so why not Besidesall starry-eyed romantic notions aside, I still need intel on JT, and this is the best way to get it

"I think orked things out," he says after a moment's hesitation

"How so?" I ask, feeling a little out of sorts Beck sounds far too calm

"JT's proenuine--"

I spin in the bed, flopping over ontosecond and my hands come to press on his chest to push him back fro a wo with fury

Beck shakes his head and his hands co squeeze "That's what I thought too, Sela I was prepared to force hi the police"

"So why isn't that asshole sitting in the back of a police car right now?" I ask sarcastically

"Because the woreed to it," Beck says hat I adreement"

I rear backward andback down in a narrowed gaze of suspicion "Agreed to it?"

"It was a fantasy of hers apparently," Beck says with a sheepish shrug

"Or of his," I retort, but then ireement?"

He shakes his head "He'll get it to me tomorrow"

I drop ainst his chest "I don't believe it I don't trust him"