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"Detroit is definitely the most tedious city in the state! Looking forward to seeing you in two days. I miss you, but not so much. Zee ;)".I no longer made a point of knowing how many times I had read that message in a single day. I lost my account after the tenth attempt, although I vaguely remembered having it opened on my cell phone almost for a whole day.In my defense, not counting my friends and some contacts that I didn't even bother to save, I believed that I would not receive anything more important than that. Anything that involved that nickname and an implicit joke "even if received through a smoke signal" was more relevant to draw my attention than to give me enough good will to ignore.Zachary was not in my bed when I woke up the morning after the disastrous family dinner. Not that I cared about finding myself cold without the comfort of his arms around me. Certain customs do not change overnight, and obviously the distance that hovered over us after sex would not decrea
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I let out a whistle by distracting myself and looking down towards my belly, doing my best to ignore the stains of the fruits that stamped my lilac vest. The night had barely begun and I disastrously strained much of my clothing with a jet of strawberry juice. Luckily for me, the lower part of my body remained dry and accessible to the eyes of others."You're the worst fan in the world, Kendall.Kendall completely ignored me, diverting attention to the small hole that formed between the people who moved away to let the singer and his group pass. When he approached the bar and Henry answered him, his eyes rested on me, but they did not last.Under flickering lights and echoes of a thunderous beat, everything I found in that short and unexpected look was a silent sadness. Tiredness and fury that lurking in the limits of that impeccable appearance. Even with a smile of perfectly aligned teeth and eyes that almost reached the fullness of an ocean so clear and bright, I caught myself thinki
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I really tried not to believe that my friend had gone crazy for good, but when she looked at me, the disbelief should have been evident in my face. She had barely finished speaking when she ran to the door and opened it wide, releasing a flow of fickle sounds. The loud music was still playing. Kendall slightly tipped her head, frowned and raised her hand to me. It took a second. An instant until the resounding bang of a shot sounded inside the deposit.So I heard the screams.Kendall walked away from the door and nibbled her lips, nervous. Suddenly, a shadow ran through his face slowly, making each piece of flushed skin a worrying livid tone. She looked at her own burned arm and then at me. Once again I was able to recognize that expression. A twilight of fear that only I could see in his face since we were attacked at a gas station."You think..." began, seeming in doubt. "Do you think you can have a relationship?There was no time for me to even find an answer. The music stopped, an
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"My boss has a personal order for Zachary Malik's whore," he said in a cordially mean voice and approached a heavy step.The back door roared the wind of the night when it opened wide, and half of the present fled in an unbridled race, screaming. Kendall still held my arm, as perplexed as I was. A massacre... For me. Unknown that I didn't even know the name, and now I carried their deaths, without any intention. Shock and dread merged into an indigestible mass inside my stomach, and I didn't need time to remember why that was happening. For whom.Zachary.The same person who taught me not to wait for help, and not even run away. Because he knew it. He didn't dare tell me how or when, but he knew that at some point that would happen. Because, for someone who had lost his whole family to a cowardly attack, letting this happen again would be like wishing for the tragedy. And it was his voice that caught up with me before the man in black stretched out his hand to catch me:Be a woman who
Master Of Desires 83 - Bonus (Zachary)
The weight of the last-minute trip fell on his shoulders the moment he crossed the threshold of his door.Harmon, his dog and faithful squire, jumped on his knees before he took more than two steps forward. He grumbled and growled softly, in doubt about the identity of his own owner. He was a very smart animal, by the way, but after so many years he had not yet gotten used to the purposeful style changes that camouflaged the face of its owner soon after an investigation.This does not mean that wearing a disguise was an exclusive part of Zachary's work. He was more connected to the fact that his face was easily identified after years of the commotion of the death of his family, and with that, any criminal or suspect who took care would avoid crossing his path.It brought greater security to his life and those around him to maintain anonymity, but sometimes lay people could confuse him for a Special Agent, even if he remained an investigator hired to make reports of each investigative
Master Of Desires 84 - Bonus (Zachary)
Your boss rarely sent messages. Habits of those who need to be careful about interception by third parties. Zachary kept the personal number for a few, and even so, he always faced problems using it for a long time.He got up slowly, hoping that the slowness would make his boss change his mind. But apart from the short and objective message, nothing else appeared on your cell phone after that. He dressed in the same work clothes and passed Harmon who chewed a cat-shaped toy. The dog raised his ears, attentive. Zachary whistled and approached to caress the dog between his ears. The animal grunted satisfied."I won't take long," he assured, trying to get rid of the bites the dog made to lock him at home. He seemed aware of something that was not yet clear to Zachary, and the man did not allow himself to understand. He turned to free himself and left the house in a hurry.When he arrived at the police building, a constant buzz was heard, but as he approached the main rooms, everyone was s
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"We had no visual confirmation about the victim, although Louis Tomlinson is at this very moment giving testimony at the police station," said the director. "The only thing I need from you right now, Malik, is to know what debt the individual refers to.Zachary hardened his voice so that his fear did not appear."If it's not my father's debt, I'm not able to understand what he means." By any chance, does this have nothing to do with the personal and unauthorized investigations you have carried out to find the men who killed your family?Zachary's face frowned under the director's frowning gaze. Not that he was surprised that at one time or another they would find out that he had fallen into temptation and had taken advantage of his job, but because there was not even a shadow of compassion in the eyes of that old friend. Zachary decided to act the same way."No," he lied. "And I don't understand how my actions could result in something of this magnitude if they were real investigatio
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I didn't realize that I had lost consciousness until I had to fight to get it back.If I napped or fainted as a result of an obvious concussion in my head, I didn't find out right away.I knew at least that I was in a poorly lit place. There were no windows as far as my vision reached, but flickering shadows danced on top of the walls cold and impregnated with a strong mold. My senses had not yet returned with my conscience. I could, however, feel the swelling on my tongue and an unbearable pressure on the ankle of one of my legs. I had no idea which leg originated that pain, still considering myself abnormally oblivious to the basics of human survival instincts. I didn't even know if the pain was real.Could something damn be real in the face of that situation?My head seemed to float on top of my neck, as light and unstable as a feather to the blow of the winter wind. I tried to stretch one hand and immediately my whole body held back in a trembling and uncomfortable echo of pain. B
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