ight barely creeping through the gaps in the curtains. She had o
al voice cold and steady. "Show
d. One for Archer, one for Jadyn. Both were glowing a toxic, bright r
h. She cursed under her brea
ught, Oracle initiated the memory
ved a handful of shattered g
She curled into a tight ball on the velvet mattress, thras
hed behind
and stale sweat. She was heavily pregnant, her hands bound behind her back. The sheer, suffocating t
violentl
ashed it against the wall. She smashed it against the changing table. The uncontrollable rage, the deep, agonizing des
er abruptl
ss. She gasped for air, her lungs burning. Her silk pajamas
c fragments together. The original owner wasn't just born evil. She was suffering from some for
voice shaking with anger. "Confirm
l state is highly unstable and severely fractured. The system on
ed back against the tufted headboa
e a loving mother, Archer wouldn't buy it. He would thi
ame. She had to keep weari
e floor. Her bare feet padded silently across the carpet t
bottle of expensive Bourbon. She poure
d back and downed the
hroat and hit her stomach, chasing away the
ted running through scenarios in her head, practicing the exact f
interrupted
ther shoes against the hallway
t without making a sound. She moved tow
inst the cold wood of the do
the butler's low, hushed voice filtered thro
s going to be here today. The first r
s gone, replaced by the hardened resolve of an
ck to the bed and cli
comforter all the way up, c
ing her muscles to relax. She needed sle
ly kicked in, dragging her down
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