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e Axel had demanded. The heavy aluminum briefcase was still in her hand w
p, tender tone-one he had never used with her. "You're th
"Axel... we shouldn't
ation. I only married her because she looks
ce dripping with false sympathy. "She's st
's a placeholder-a pathetic copy who will nev
ceiling windows overlooking the Manhattan skyline, stood Axel. His broad
side him sat a woman i
toward the window. The cit
ingers went numb, and the briefc
se, the curve of her jaw-they mirrored Chl
gh. She stood up and wrapped her a
large hands resting on Serena's hips. He lowered
Her lungs felt like they
The strict rules about her appearance, the specific way Axel aske
laceholder. A cheap replica of
ed the shadow in the entryway. A small, triumphant smile touched h
alm against the call button. The doors opened immediately. She th
uite just as the silver d
gap. His face was an unreadable mask. The
Chloe slid down the cool metal wall and hit the floor. She pul
her eyes, h
to her feet. She pushed through the revolving glas
h coat instantly. The cold shocked her
hrew her hand up. A yello
open and slid onto t
asked, glancing at her
shaking. She rattled off the address
as vibrating violently against her thigh. She
umb hovered over the screen. She pressed th
bled so badly she dropped the phone onto her la
pre
own the power button until the
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