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he edge of the sofa. She let out a shar
, but it carried a cold edge
expected
, and the person who had drugged her w
Faye's hand, she hadn't even drunk
im touch her lower lip. Her tongue
the champagne's sweetn
, chemic
nzodiazepine. Fast-acting. Mixed with a
er head bowed. S
n who sent you mention that what's in here is a controlled substance? If I ha
ly. "Impossible! She told me i
e words instantl
er gaze and fe
pulled out her phone. "
on
, clutching Ana's leg, tea
e it was only a mild sedative. She said-she said she just wanted you to relax enough
ery still.
cou
me?" Her voice was le
words coming out in broken gasps. "Take
t you'd stop fighting the marriage. Ana, I'm sorry. I'm so sorry. My mother is in the hospital. She needs surgery. Const
Her fingertips trembled-just sl
agne. The convenient hotel room. A fiancé waiting in the dark. A
na's leg, her wh
er. This woman had b
from her father. Before she'd learned that trust
t for hospital bills and a l
ce didn'
Faye's fingers from he
, pl
behind her, cutt
n the glass doors lead
wasn't a
anym
g to Cory Tr
er reflection a pale stranger in the polished brass doors. The
easily. The door was
tr
ed a small, silver compact from her clu
cream leather and dark wood. On the sofa, a man impa
her shoulders slump. She mussed her own hair and wiped all the
door open and s
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