driveway. She reached the heavy mahogany f
cavernous, suffocating darkness of the foyer. The sil
crystal chandelier. She let the pale moonlight spil
tos. Her bare feet hit the freezing h
ircase to the second floor and pushe
ood and bergamot cologne hit her
e walk-in closet. She bypassed the rows of designer gowns
m drawer. She dragged out a p
pairs of jeans, some plain sweaters, her
a powerful engine shattered the quiet night. Bli
w. She pulled back the edge
phazardly, one tire resting on the
pped out. He stumbled, his expensive l
one. His shirt was untucked, and his suit jacket
felt absolutely nothing. No pity. No urge to
ownstairs. Heavy, uncoordinated foo
eath the bed. She walked over to the single armchair in
ight from the hallway flooded in, illuminat
room. He spotted Coralie sitting in the
lapsed face-first onto the mattress,
rush to the bathroom, wet a warm towel, wipe hi
minutes. The only sound in the room w
es still closed. H
d, his voice a har
t in the shadows, staring at the man
d open. He pushed himself up on his elbows, his
words slurring slightly. "Can't
Her voice cut through the
your mai
led to process the words. He stared at her,
. She turned her back on him an
going?" Cale roared at he
the doorway. She
," she said flatly. "I'm s
or shut. The heavy wood clicked into place, cuttin
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