the discarded ring. A sudden, violent shiver ri
ighter. The room wasn't cold. The freezing
t her left side. Beneath the silk, a long, f
ated from the scar. The pai
ive blizzard shut down
d just lost a massive Wall Street merger. He was screaming. He p
t her to pull over. He told her that l
the roads were too danger
shoved her door ope
ered curb. Eli slid into the driver's seat, slammed
freezing wind whipped against her side. Her surgical wound
foundation to facilitate an anonymous directed donation. She posed as a low-level foundation liaison during the medical screenings, hiding behind an iro
gasped for air. A thick layer of
s from the bathroom drawer. Her legs gave out.
trauma to her throat had destr
he room turned black. Her breathin
ward the nightstand. She reached up and
he screen, trying to find her best friend
. Her hand went limp. The phone slipped f
. The fever spiked, pulling he
eezing operating room. She heard th
to the empty room. He
alive. Inside the massive penthous
lips cracked and bled. Her cheeks bu
last of her love for him. She realized
ough the blinds and hit he
ved. Her breaths we
hallway outside her bedroom. A
orknob rattl
second later, a heavy
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