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le floor of the Syndicate Ball, my lun
feet away, but it might
ht my life with his blood eight
He saw the weak
k on me to continue wal
l was just t
er, the lights flickering and the air
n and carried Sofia ou
osed respiratory condition-alone
r on a Ferris Wheel, leaving me to celebra
I wasn't a wife to be cherished.
didn't just break; i
ting for him
table, blocked his number, a
ity apart to find me, claim
's too
e me now isn't offering me a d
ded Glock and asked if
pte
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my lungs seizing in a familiar, lethal rhythm, while the man who swo
r was in
was on t
away, but it might as we
spots danced across the crystal chan
ess. It was tight. Everything i
erate for eyes th
i held Sofia
his wrist to his knuckles, rested possessively on her
He saved me from the bomb that killed my
since paying off tha
eyes swept over the c
th, my chest heaving in silent, agonizing spasms. He saw
e looke
ed something in her ear, and spu
over, panic in his eyes, and shoved
o puffs.
throat. Air rushed ba
y legs shook,
walked out to the valet stand, my dignit
k of the armored SUV. He smelled like expensi
I was okay. He
on the p
ri
lurched
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Maybe the dance was politics. Maybe he saw me struggling an
out and
n's egg sat inside. It was m
hand s
grip, snapping the lid shut
ot for you
evoid of emotio
think it w
o his jacket pocket. "You don't need
w
s. Not c
w
he penthouse. Like t
licked. It wasn't a heartbe
mannequin in the window of La Sposa wore a dress of lace and silk.
he car,
look up fro
e goin
car," I
For the first time in eigh
"Pull over. Let her ou
ulled to
opened the door and st
," I told
then. Annoyance f
Elena. I have
him. Really
city's underworld. The man I worshipped. T
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