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n at the silver watc
glaring off the Manhattan pavement was blinding, forcing he
to the side of her index finger,
. The line rang. It was a long, hollow sound that m
the call
distorted by static. "Traffic on the bri
hing stopped. Her
red in the background of the call. The sound was barely a sylla
Her voice was flat, devoid of
hift in his tone was obvious. "Just... someone
triggered every alarm b
g the call active, and opened the location-sha
's phone was not on the bridge. It was stationary, parked o
p the phone with
ankles. Her heels clicked sharply against the concrete as she marche
he corner of
w. It was parked next to the curb. The pas
tered the last fragile pi
al newsstand on the corner, using the magazine rack
nger seat was Kira.
console, her manicured fingers pl
d closer. His voice drifted through the open wi
ftly. "Charlotte is just a safe backup
rlotte's chest li
f dizziness washing over her. She dug her nails so
the fog in her head. The crushing sadness in her
d out from behin
walked directly toward
asphalt caught Bradly's attention. He t
e, his pupils dilated. All the color dr
her mouth twitched upward into a mocking smirk. She deliberatel
right outside the
ce was a mask of stone. There were no tears in her eyes. H
he car door open. "Charlot
out. The gesture sliced through
ice was terrifyingly calm, every syllable striki
out through the window,
body, dodging his to
id the two-carat diamond engagement ring off her ring finger.cked he
hit the plastic dashboard with a sharp crack, bounced
r skirt as if a bug had landed on her. The ins
e," Charlot
r the pedestrians walkin
ession with his public image paralyzed him. He cared more about the whispers of the cr
t look at them f
was perfectly straight. Her
and raised her arm. A yellow taxi s
n, slid into the back s
ow, she saw Bradly gripping the steering wheel, slamming his
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