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Mark laughed nervously, a sound like dry leaves skittering on pavement. \u201cCome on, El, don\u2019t be like that. Jessica is key. We need to wine and dine her.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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Jessica<\/span><\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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She didn\u2019t walk; she prowled. She was young, perhaps twenty-four, wearing a red dress that was less a garment and more a suggestion. Her eyes were sharp, calculating, scanning the room not for beauty, but for prey.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cMark,\u201d she purred, ignoring me completely. She linked her arm through his, pressing herself against him with a familiarity that made my stomach turn. \u201cI promise not to stay too long. I just love a good view.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

She wasn\u2019t looking at the ocean; she was looking at Mark\u2019s wallet. And Mark, the fool, was beaming.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cRight this way,\u201d Philippe said, his jaw tight. He led us to Table 4, a prime spot by the window, usually reserved for royalty or A-list celebrities.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Mark laughed nervously, a sound like dry leaves skittering on pavement. \u201cCome on, El, don\u2019t be like that. Jessica is key. We need to wine and dine her.\u201d Then, she arrived. Jessica. She didn\u2019t walk; she prowled. She was young, perhaps twenty-four, wearing a red dress that was less a garment and more a suggestion….<\/p>\n

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