For The One (Gaming The System Book 5)
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Table of Contents
Title
1. Sometimes there was no other word to describe my life besides absurd.
2. I’m winding my way between tents and encampments.
3. I was so going to kill Alex when I got her alone.
4. Monday is my favorite day of the week.
5. Thanks to Alex’s kind offer of a ride on the way to her mom’s house…
6. “Now,” she says, and I try to not look at the way her lips…
7. I wasn’t quite sure what was happening.
8. It’s Monday morning again and I’m at my desk…
9. Early on Saturday morning I made it to the cemetery…
10. I’d come over to spend time alone with Jenna…
11. William’s tongue breached my lips, slipping in effortlessly…
12. I shake my head as I grip the steering wheel tighter.
13. “What is it you wish from Mistress Jenna?”
14. During the ride back to her house, Jenna doesn’t say a word.
15. William picked me up right on time…
16. Jenna is sitting in the middle of a support circle…
17. We opted out of taking the crowded tram from the parking structure.
18. “High five!” she says, holding up her hand and I slap it.
19. “Jenna…” Even with his mouth pressed to my ear…
20. She really has no idea how close she is.
21. I sat up, concerned.
22. A few days later, my workday is interrupted…
23. It was finally the weekend, and I was excited to attend Medieval Times…
24. I’m feeling sad as I drive her home tonight…
25. I had no idea what to say or if he even needed comforting.
26. It’s been one week since I said goodbye to Jenna…
27. “Did you do anything fun this week?”
28. After leaving Jenna, I dress quickly…
29. I grasped William’s upper arm to stop him…
30. Jenna is making sounds—small sighs…
31. It didn’t take long to discover that William was a quick learner.
32. So it all comes down to this.
33. The whole crowd gasped as we watched William go down.
34. “Call her again,” I say to Mia.
35. It was just past lunchtime when we got home…
36. Walking away from her apartment…
37. My stomach churned as the bus made its way…
38. Los Angeles International Airport
Afterword
Acknowledgements
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