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He felt his heart roll, exposing its underbelly. Nothing he could do about that. He was equipped to eliminate threats, protect and serve. Not to love. Never to love.

Jill Shalvis

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Jill Shalvis
Age: 54
Author
Novelist
Writer
the United States of America
Never
Eliminate
Love
Roll
Serve
Threat
Protect
Underbelly
Felt
Equipped
Nothing
Exposing
Heart
Threats

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