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seat of her Audi, the engine idling q
as passed since her fiancé Finn Kensington's scheduled flight had
ase twisted i
alert flashed across the display. It was the synced dashcam app connected to her Range Ro
reen. A garage break-in? The VIP lot was suppose
y, a dull thud against her ribs
Then the screen resolved into the dark, l
w shadows across the dashboard. A familiar designer
dition Birkin. Emerald leather. She had bought that exact bag
kicked in. The unmistakable sound of heavy, wet breathing filled the quiet
she felt lightheaded. Her fingers gripped the leather
tic reflection in the rearview mirror
ad looked her in the eyes this morning and
ssion-a expression she had never seen on him
iew. Her cousin's hands tangled
, breathless. "Tell me I'm better than her," she whispered, lou
God, you are. She's never-she's so cold com
umphant sound. "Then why ar
, his hands gripping her hips. "But i
Allison. The acid in her st
job offers in Europe for him. She had defended him to her friends, t
repaid her. In her c
, burning rage took over. It spread through her veins like
on the screen, ensuring the footage was saved directly to
p her contacts list and found the number for the
metallic, unrecognizable even to herself. "My Range Rov
's voice was laced with confusion. "
ty tarmac. "Have it towed directly to a scrapyard and crushed. I don't want a single piece
hands shook slightly, adrenaline floodi
ded to walk. If she sat in this car for one more minute, s
passenger seat, shoved her arms into the sl
heart hammered a suffocating rhythm against her ri
ocket. She pulled it out.
light. I originally planned to tell you earlier, but I forgot in the chaos. I will ma
ed at the text, her vision tunneling entirely onto
her surroundings. Her mind was a storm o
lounge, her vision tunneling so intensely
The impact felt like walking directly into a concrete pilla
g across the polished floor, her ankle
eyes, bracing for a humiliating, painf
waist with a bruising, controlling force, arresting her descent in a fraction of a second. I
ra-soft fabric of a bespoke charcoal suit. Beneath the layers, she fe
r-expensive tobacco, cedarwood, and a dist
hing in her throat. She met a
heekbones, lips pressed into a thin, unreadable line. His face was a per
coffee stopped dead in his tracks, his eyes widening in
ght?" the man asked
ame stuck i
sting heavily against her waist, subtly stroked the fabric of her trench coat. The h
ld pull away. She should thank him
ist. His eyes widened. He had never seen Adam
k, breaking the connection. The sudden loss of h
ing into a cold, defensive register. "Y
ush creeping up her neck. She walked over, retrieved her phone fro
his gaze on her.
the terminal. He watched her retreating figure, his d
s. He had seen this woman before. In countless financial reports. In
's fiancée. The woman hi
locked onto her identity. He adjusted his platinum cuf
commanded, his voice a low, gravell
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