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.She never equated sex and happiness together.Sex had been a way to satisfy an urge or calm her nerves after a job.With her ear pressed to his chest, she heard his heartbeat slow from the frantic pace to a steady thump.How beautiful.She wanted to remember this moment forever.She wished.oh, screw it! She knew better than to wish for anything.It would be better to wish for her mind to clear and not think of tomorrow or the next day, or whenever Collin planned to hand her over to The Circle and the man who controlled the organization with fear.Only thing she knew for certain was that day she would most likely die.Chapter EighteenThe week passed by with the quickness of a lifetime.Olivia waited each day for Collin to come and tell her he’d found a way to save the operatives without sacrificing her.Each day slipped away without her hearing a word.With the news of how valuable she’d become to the OS and the possibility she could make a run for it, Collin changed the code on her door.That hurt, but the icing on that crappy cake was when he sent four guards instead of her usual two each day to her apartment to escort her through her normal routine.They hated guarding her as much as she hated being guarded.Only this morning did she spot him at the end of the hallway speaking with Dr.Shelton and Nic Savage.He’d turned away without looking her way.Bastard.What did he think? That she would expect special treatment after he fucked her? Hell, yes.That was how it worked.She experienced the best sex she’d ever had and she wanted him to admit the same.With a lift of her chin, she turned away and followed the wonderful scent of food down the hallway.For some wild-hair reason she’d decided to eat in the OS cafeteria this morning.Maybe she was hungry for more than the chef’s cooking and her own company.Maybe being in a room full of people and the guards sitting at another table, she could pretend she was waiting for a friend to show up.She looked around and noticed how everyone avoided her eyes.What could they say to a dead woman? That was right.She was one of the walking dead.Time was short and death was a certainty when Collin sent her back to The Circle.She was pitiful, sitting here pretending like she didn’t care.Isolation had never bothered her before, but during her months with the OS she’d felt like just another operative and not a creature to be feared.Christ! She’d become not only pitiful but maudlin too.“Olivia.” The voice she’d wanted to hear again came from behind her.She turned and Collin held out a coat.“Time to leave.”So that was it.No goodbye sex or long chat, not even a last meal.She looked down at her clothes: jeans, sneakers, and long-sleeved green pullover shirt.The color brought out the green of her eyes.She shrugged on the wool coat as he helped her.His hands rested on her shoulders for a fraction of a second.The desire to scream and kick while accusing him of misusing her almost reached the surface.Instead she swallowed the urge.The guards eyed her as if they expected her to explode any minute.The distaste on their faces pinpointed how they felt about her.Well, today she would act like a lady and ignore their sour looks.She breathed deep and followed Collin with her guards behind her.An hour later, the limo bounced into a large field on the outskirts of Atlanta.A standard-issue white van used by The Circle waited, vapor pouring from the tailpipes.During the ride, she’d watched the scenery pass without saying a word.What was there to say? We had the best sex ever and I might love you? No.It was only lust talking.There wasn’t enough time left to explore either possibility.Four men stepped out of the side of the van.Two of the men in the middle supported each other, bruises colored their faces and blood stained their clothing.Maybe if she lived long enough, she could find a way out of The Circle.There was a slight possibility Theo wasn’t aware of her complacency.Once he dropped his guard, she could escape and return to the OS.She blinked a few times to clear her vision
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