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Kill Switch by Penelope Douglas

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another. “Be even kinkier if she were wearing the wedding

dress, too.”

“I’ll take a piece of that.”

“You’re welcome to it. I’m good about sharing.”

And sometimes sharing was necessary. When it came to

women, I didn’t always keep my promises. Will finished them

off if I lost interest.

She was approaching the corner and would turn left. It was

almost time.

“GGotta go,” I told him. “Meet you in the parking lot at

seven-thirty.”

“Yeah. I left my gym bag in your car, so I need to get it

before practice. See you—”

I didn’t let him finish. I pulled the phone away from my

ear and hung up, never taking my eyes off her. She rounded

the corner and reappeared through the windows perpendicular

to me, making her way closer and closer. Pulling to a stop, I

slid my phone back into my pocket, leaned my shoulder into

the wall, and slipped my hands into the center pocket of my

hoodie, waiting for her.

She took another left, briefly disappeared from sight, and

reappeared again, stopping as soon as she spotted me.

“Mr. Torrance,” she said.

I nodded once. “Miss Jennings. You wanted to see me?”

She took a step back, looking around her. I wasn’t sure if it

was instinctive or if she was confused, but it amused me. She

wore a short-sleeved, black V-neck dress that hugged every

curve, far from the little cardigans and floral, knee-length

skirts she wore at the beginning of the school year. A first-year

teacher who started out looking very much wife-of-the-townpastor

seemed to like the lustful eyes of her teenage male

students on her and couldn’t help but dress for it now. She still

wore her glasses and her hair in tight, little buns, though.

She swallowed, a blush crossing her cheeks. “Um, during

school hours, yes. I’m, uh…” She dropped her eyes, shifting in

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