Chapter 74

• "Please don't hang up on me, Maksyn!" she cries, and Maksyn curses in his thoughts. He doesn't like it when a woman cries.
• "Dakota, we'll talk later, and stop thinking about nonsense. You can have a better man in your life. You're beautiful and independent. Why be infatuated with me? I'm not looking for love, just to sleep with you, Dakota, and you know there are many women who come and go in my life. I ask you to forget about this," he said, very patiently.
• "I can't, Maksyn. I need you," she said, in pain.