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She gasped, her lungs pulling in thick, black smoke. Her chest h
kicked the heavy metal door open. His cust
ead up. Her dry thr
mately around Devon's bicep. Her lips were painted a flawless, glossy red
st Ashley's cheek. The sharp edge of the equity transfer agreement slic
lip. The metallic taste of copper f
ails dug viciously into the soft underside of Ash
ago, Ashley," Brittany whispered. Her breath smelled
il the skin on her wrists tore completely open. Warm blood dripped down her
t Ashley's eardrums. "Oh, and Mom? Dad ki
shley's torn throat. Her vocal cords
t his feet. The thick, noxious liquid spilled over the concrete, soa
yes shut. Her ches
ghter clicked ope
n from the room. The blistering temperature melted the synthetic f
black armored SUV smashed through thee driver's seat. His usually cold, unto
s his broad shoulders. He grunted, a heavy, wet sound, but he didn't stop.
Ashley's eardrums. The heat consumed them both. A single tear tr
lammed into
twater flooded her nose and throat. Her eyes snapped open to dark, churnin
armpits. They hauled her upward.
h opened wide, sucking in massi
ke ice. Someone dragged her over a railing and dropped her h
onto the deck. Her throat burned like she had swallowed crushed glass. She blinked, the sal
d her. The noise hammered against her skull. She planted her pa
ver her head. The fabric carried
cked. Her muscles
ny's voice trembled above her. The fake,
e tilted her chin up. Brittany stood the
at the familiar faces staring back at her. Where am I? The Hudson River? No, I should be dead in that warehouse... This yacht, these people... Oh my god. The rea
ly on the puddle of water. He stripped off his suit jacket, his face twisted i
eaved. The phantom smell of
ped his hand away. Her knuckl
r and vomit. The surrounding crowd sucked in a collective bre
Her shoulders shook. Tears spilled perfectly over her lowe
ampagne flutes. Their eyes dragged over Ashle
on Sawyer gripped his whiskey glass. The veins in his neck bulge
d silk dress clung to her legs, dripping heavily onto the wood. She didn't
dragged over Edson and Brittany. The heavy,
d a socialite named Phoebe.
right out of Phoebe's hand. Phoebe flinched, opening her mou
screen. She tapped three numbers. The k
need to report an attempted murder on a
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