t of the chandelier, flashing like a tiny
er body naturally coiled, ready to execute a perfect, minimal-effort dodge to the left. She
t her weight, the heavy o
road figure in a black suit cut across the marble f
d directly in
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harp metal tip scraped violently across the crystal face of the custom watch strappsideways. It slammed hard into a tall wo
sat a massive, blue-and
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tered into a thousand piec
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er. The scent of expensive agarwood and cold rain filled her lungs. Her heart skipped a beat.
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straight across the fa
Donovan's eyes turned pitch-black, ra
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d saw Donovan Suarez standin
d. The blood drained from his fa
n't realized who had just walked
a finger down at Celina. "You dodged it! Y
en loved that vase. She immed
ou walked in!" Elvie yelled, trying
pretending to cry. "Sis
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second floor. He l
id of human empathy, that it looked
breath caught in his throat. A
ce Warren and Elvie. A cruel,
n vase. He slowly raised hi
the glass of his wat
umble that vibrated in the chest of everyone in the roo
dropped li
llapsed onto his knees on the marbl
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