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I'll take your breath any way you give it to me, Shura.

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Paullina Simons
Age: 61
Born: 1963
Born: January 1
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St. Petersburg
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We can’t forget that I owe you my life.” She gazed at him. “We can’t forget that I belong to you.” “I like that sound of that,” Alexander said, hugging her tighter.
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