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He wanted that again, that feeling of standing with her against all odds and succeeding. He wanted it so bad, he was going to risk destroying everything he and his father had worked for.

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Kim Harrison
Age: 58
Born: 1966
Born: January 1
Author
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Midwest
Wyoming
Dawn Cook
Everything
Worked
Going
Standing
Succeed
Risk
Feeling
Father
Succeeding
Feelings
Odds
Wanted
Destroying

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