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I did not step away from either of them.
I just stood there between them, feeling Theodore slowly and playfully brush his fingers against my neck.
It was as if my tangled hair was no longer the reason he was standing so close to me.
Then there was Jaguar.
His eyes visibly moved from my lips to my eyes, then back to my lips.
I watched a hungry gulp slide down his throat.
He did not even try to hide it.
Even his lips parted slightly as he swallowed.
I had thought about this moment.
I mean, wasn’t this my end goal?
To get them so completely under my control that, one day, they would both be ready to take me.
They would both surrender to it.
However, now that I was standing between them like this, I began to remember that encounter in the elevator.
There had been other people there, so I had never really been afraid of things escalating.
Here, it was different.
It was dangerous.
We were the only ones here.
Shock filled me when Jaguar suddenly leaned toward me.
However, before anything could happen, the sharp click of heels echoed through the room, and it immediately pulled all three of us back to reality.
I did not move.
The two of them stepped away from me.
It was as if they had already realized someone they knew had arrived, someone they did not want finding out about their interaction with me.
"Hello."
Gigi arrived wearing a fitted yellow-and-white striped dress.
It hugged her figure from top to bottom, ending just above her knees.
She wore white stilettos and carried a white pearl handbag.
A pair of glasses rested on her face, which she immediately removed and pushed up onto her head.
"So, how are the preparations going?" she asked as if she belonged there.
There were no introductions to why she was here or greetings.
She simply set her bag down and smiled at Jaguar and Theodore.
"You two can go ahead and attend your meetings for the day. I’ll take care of her," she said casually, almost as if it was her role.
The authority she exuded was enough for the two of them to listen.
"Okay. Do you want coffee?" Jaguar asked as he walked past her.
"No, it’s okay," she replied with a smile.
Then I noticed her waiting.
As she stood there, she slowly ran her tongue over her teeth.
It was as if she was getting annoyed that they were taking so long to leave.
"Do you want anything?"
Jaguar stopped, turned around, and asked me.
I simply shook my head.
Behind him, I could see Gigi.
She was surprisingly open about her frustration.
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