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heavy door of the
bare ankle. The early autumn wind of Manhattan whipped around her, sinking straight
amped down on April
of a horn from the car behind them. She yanked April toward t
ck walls in front of the brass doors. They
eft grunted, his voice devoid of any warm
er manicured fingers moving frantically, and pulled out a cu
immediately straightened. He stepped
y stepped inside, the heavy bass of the music slammed into April's
the dance floor. April stumbled, her shoulder slammi
nce whipped around and shot him a glare so lethal
ng for them to follow. He led them to a se
the plush velvet so
her fingers at the
e," Constance shouted over the music. "We are cel
vers. But the thought of her nominal husband returning from Europe tomorrow flashed i
t the prices. She dragged her finger across the page, ordering three bottl
missed calls from the Poole family. A cold, bitter laugh caught in her throat. Th
wearing deep-V black shirts, marched toward their booth. They carried a glow
fa right next to April. The overpowering scent of his heavy cologne hit her no
pilled over the edges. He poured a glass and brought it
head sharply, d
lass from his grip and tipped it back, swallowing half of it
ith another model. She was completely oblivious to the dark
rm over the back of the sofa, leaning his body weight toward
sliding her hips further into the corner until
eynolds sat deep in a leather armchair. His long, calloused
scotch, walked over with
tly. His dark eyes pierced through the one-way glass, lo
surrounded by male models. His jaw dropped. H
April?" Pier
harp, metallic clack echoed in the tense air. The
. It felt like a massive, apex predator had just locked its jaws onto the back of her
ering over him, kept leaning in. He reached out, his fingers g
pped his
trembling with a mixture of annoyan
k, pouting his lips in a fake
t breathe. Her chest tightened. She slammed her glass down on the table and b
hts of the dance floor, past the cr
e pitch-black VIP sect
ouldered silhouette was unmistakable. He was l
nd the writhing bodies, she crashed straight into a pair of
ed into April's chest and squeezed her heart until it
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