tepping over the threshold. His leather dress shoes thudded against the creaky
her. He reached down, offerin
tel room a month ago, but the man attached to them now felt like a complete strang
pulling her up from the floor with a force that made her sh
d quickly replaced her anger. She planted her hand
ked. "You think you can just walk in here
. "She's a paroled convict. A liability. If you wan
neck. She yanked her hand, trying to break Jameson's g
. The sound held no humor. It made
nner pocket of his suit jacket with his free hand and pull
and, uncapped the pen with his thumb, and wrote a string of numbers in quick, sharp
lged as he read the numbers.
r. The ugly scowl on her face instantly mel
meson's hard profile. "Where did you get that kind of money?" she asked, he
ameson said, his voice flat, devoid of any attachment to the fortune he
ropped into Debora's stomach. He was giving up everyth
s pocket. "Go pack your things, De
ngernails digging into the skin. She d
Marlene's fake smile vanished. She leaned i
you, and you better make sure you serve him well and keep him happy. If he gets bored of you and brings you back he
d. Her eyes burned with unshed tears. She kn
r arm free and walked toward the tin
the nightstand, she picked up the only thing of value she owned: a blurry photograph of her biological mo
. Jameson was standing by the window, his hands clasped be
d to her pathetic bag. A flicker of mockery dance
w me," he ordered, turning on his h
rlene, who were already arguing over the check. She stepped out into the c
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