ng Banquet. If she went, it meant watching Ju
iving a knife strai
Edmund. "Nina, the ten years are nearly over. This
ell and a final warning. When she left, she w
s from across the Eastridge Coast filled the room, dressed in tailored suits and glitter
d table. Julian stood there in a black custom-tailored suit, his
red mermaid gown that made her dazzlingly beau
early through the hall. "Today, I formally introduce Aria Monroe to
man he woul
ard that the sharp pain was the only
, the hall f
rous applau
archs of the old families exchanged subtle
all k
gitimate son suppressed by his uncle, and it was Nina who stayed besid
m with a honey trap, and that woman ended up with her l
er allowed any woman within a
tion. Now, Aria was the one who could s
hide the pain inside her, but the t
him meant less than a single sentenc
e sweet. "Nina, you came too? I th
all sip of champagne. "Face what? The fortu
stiffened. "What d
years ago, when Julian was being hunted across the city and hiding in a dockside warehouse
op of the Blackwell Group and holds half the Eastridge Coast in his hands, suddenl
"That's nonsense! My fam
single reply? Yet the moment a financial magazine reported last month that the Blackwell Group's valuatio
ontinue their conversations, but every
ween two women. This was the pub
voice trembled. "Julian! You
wn, his voice carrying a war
ian, do you actually believe her? The woman w
ed. "The past is bes
rned away. "I wish you both a lifetime
h the crowd and l
ed into a side alley to call for a car whe
nd pressed a cloth soaked with an
limbs quickly weakened
se plates parked at the alley entrance. The door sli
ll said not to kill her. Take her
lted. Were thes
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