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e Mcconnell estate in Connecticut. The heavy tires crushed the gravel dr
ans, twisting the cheap fabric so hard her knuckles turned white. Her shoulders trembled. She looked exactly l
t out a low, sharp scoff. He didn't even try to hide his
the thin canvas of her tote bag. The cracked screen l
ur sister's tuition
her lashes, the manufactured fear in her eyes vanished, replaced by a cold, surgic
house. The driver didn't get out to open her door. He just hit t. She purposely caught the toe of her cheap sneaker on the doorframe, stumbli
the stairs. Her eyes scanned Arletta from her scuffed sh
ouch the antiques. Do not wander the halls. You are here for one purpos
d her neck down into her shoul
d. She rubbed her sweaty palms a
he sharp clack of her stilettos against t
e open. Her eyes darted to the ceiling corners, logging the position of every
ed open a heavy oak door. The smell hit Arletta instantly-a heavy
ll lay there, pale and motionless. Clear tubes snaked from his arms
She stepped back into the hallway and pulle
ock c
e snapped straight. The trembling in her shoulders stop
d down at the billionaire heir who used to r
peeled back Josue's eyelid and checked his pupilla
y thumping, she felt a microscopic flutter. It was an abnormal rhythm, a si
vy velvet curtains and yanked them shut, blocking out the sun
rom a hidden bottom compartment, sh
dical acupuncture needles. As a brilliant underground surgeon, she had mastered not only Western surgical techniques bu
rve clusters at the base of Josue's skull and the s
ex finger. The line on the heart monitor spiked viohe hallway outside. They were moving
led the needles out of Josue's neck, shoved them back into
ried her face in the white sheets and forced her should
hit the wall with a bang. The f
already?" a male voice
around. She forced tea
ther. His eyes dragged up and down her body, looking at
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