The Billionaire's Silent Bride: Unspoken Vows

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it in his palm. Her fingers brushed his,

verifying the encryption. "You didn't crack it," h

past. They were heading north, toward the West Side Hi

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or seizing her chest. She believed him. Why wou

ded from his eyes, replaced by something dark

rders flashing by. Below, the Hudson River was a gray strip of death. Ines s

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mpletely. The contact sent a jolt of electrici

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ip. She stared

her chin, forcing her head up. His

were vocal enough with your eyes

low. A calcula

pasms of muscle trying to force sound through a closed

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cond, she thought he was going to kiss her. Then he released her

he muttered,

he Palisades Interstate Parkway. The city

es. She looked at the door handle. Locked. She

umped, the impact would shatter her

't bother," he said, reading her min

ped back,

enic overlook, gravel crunching under the tires. The cliff edg

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ed her hair across her face. She stood on the edge of t

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