ped to her chest, then slowly moved d
ossed his eyes. It was t
h. Her throat was dry. "
d a sing
t off her words like a knife to the
nally looked at Dwayne, who was now be
who my father is? He owns half the real estat
low, dry laugh. I
his tailored suit jacket. He pulled
number. He didn't w
is voice was smooth, deadly calm. "Liquidate their credit lines
id the phone back
Dwayne's phone started vibr
uard loosened his grip just enough
his phone and pres
Dwayn
g from the speaker. The voice on the other end was sobbing, screaming that Wall St
from Dwayne's face. He
slipped from his fingers and
al terror filled his eyes. He finally re
o crawl forward on the sticky floor to grab Gi
ack. His face twis
Dwayne hard in the chest, sending h
" Giovanny ordered. His voice didn
wayne by his collar
n back to Clarissa. The air
lf up onto her elbows, blinking up at Giovann
Maya. His upper lip
s social interaction," Giovanny said. His wor
s my best friend. I couldn't j
p closer. His chest
spered, his voice dark and low. "You have an absolute o
, you are fighting at a bar like a chea
ars burned the back of her eyes. The humiliation settled
He pulled back his cuff to r
orty-five,"
m. He looked stra
, your curfew is now eleven o'clo
stopped working. "That is insane! I
ed his back to her and starte
. Her mind raced. She thought he
d his head slightly, looki
runks," he said. His voi
t how to handle your friend's mess. And you will
the heavy exit doors, his guards flanking hi
a stood
at her own watch
despair crashed over her. H
e grabbed Maya's arm and hau
he club, her heart hammering against her ribs. She was
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