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the craz

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marr

cquisition. Elena had explained he was still in 'fragile r

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g. She could hav

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flashed. P

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pulled her foot back, hiss

her cheek. The crowd murmured. The narrative shifted.

finger. It was too big. It slid a

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was property of

windows were tinted so dark t

s a fortress of grey stone and iron gates,

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t room. It smelled of

until the

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assive mahogany desk. He looked pale, wea

he s

t the door.

n he st

ood with the grace of a predator. He walked

breath

the win

ace into the dirt, her heart hammering

?" his voice was

sed from the bu

s gripping the sill. Alys saw the musc

ple. He was a li

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dirt for a lon