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ed patio, heading for the stone steps that led to the changing rooms. The wet marble beneath her shoes
a massive Roman column. She held a crystal
out her words to anyone else. "It must be exhausting, warming a
r fingertips. She clamped her jaw shut and stepped to the side, tr
ound Aubree's wrist like a vice. Her manicure
ver. She yanked her arm back hard to break t
he didn't resist the pull. Instead, she threw her own
er body tipped over the edge of the deep end. S
eads snapped toward the poo
He stopped at the edge of the water. His eyes locked onto Dayna thrashi
ooked like the bone would snap. He didn't ask what happened. He
his arm and slammed his open
The air rushed out of her lungs. Sh
her legs, but her body was too weak. The missing kidney on her left side made her core
wam straight past her sinking body. He grabbed Dayna by the wais
dges. The last shred of hope in h
its. A security guard hauled her up. Sh
ol. She coughed up water, her throat burning with st
ayna in his arms. Dayna's eyes were clo
of disgust. Aubree pressed her palms flat against
nhattan penthouse. She dragged her soaked body inside. The
oed in the dark. Eli stepped out from the
ed her mout
arge hand clamped
eezing marble wall of the entryway. His grip
stomach," Eli hissed, his face inches
ers. Her face burned hot, turning a deep shade of re
s dropped to her sides. She stopped fightin
nch. He ripped his hand away. He threw
d. She gasped, sucking
d suit cuffs with sharp, rigid movements. "
ed out. The front
uched the swelling bruises on her neck. A si
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