ting vows they didn't mean in a monotone voic
t with a heavy thud. He slid the thin piece of paper, their marriage certi
t up, folding it quickly and shoving it into the
ers squeaking on the polished linoleum floor. She pushed through the heavy revolvi
the
ielding her eyes against the glare. He stood a few feet away,
dfather, you'll need to move in with
sed. "That wasn't
en she saw it. A small detail she'd missed before. On the chrome frame around th
ent
nt firm on his business card. The obsessively detailed, paranoid prenuptial agreement desi
oke. He was a fraud, renting a fancy car and probably a fancy a
er chest. A protective barrier. "No," she said
is for you to a
ertificate, which I have," she shot back, her an
ecoming almost a physical force. He took a step toward her, closing the distance. "I am paying an
ng. "I'll pay you back. Every single cent, with interest." The words were reckless, impossible, but
hed in his jaw. He brought a hand to his temple, pressing his fingers against the
ket and pulled out another business card. He scr
ir and landed near th
son to use that," he said,
r. Leo held the door, and Darion disappeared inside,
ging seamlessly into the flow of traffic an
private cell number. She shoved it into a sid
food truck's produce supplier. INVOI
ashing back down on her. She slapped her cheeks lightly, forcing herself to focus. She
ay entrance, a dark square hole in the pavement. A gust of wind swi
disappearing into the cro
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