Too Late, Mr. Don: Your Wife Erased You

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I saw

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the sanctuary. But there she was, standing near the buffet, wearing

staring right at me. Her eyes

ffen behind me. He

rip on my waist vanishing. "I n

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the guests. I slipped into the ink-black shado

Brendan hissed.

ing on hysteria. "You said you'd leave her afte

mouth shut and sta

give you anything! She's barren! You told me yourself, h

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" Brendan snapped.

" Kiya yelled back. "

He looked at her stomach, and I saw a look on

is voice softer now. "I'll

didn't defend me. He j

cked

hanical. I grabbed a glass of champagne from

"B & E" was fading into sm

lute. He hadn't just cheated on my

brushing the cold plastic of the burn

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he terrace and dropped th

s walking toward me, adjusting his cuf

the brightest, sharpes

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me. "You l

finally know exac

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