The Substitute Wife's Ruthless Comeback

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arded tissues, wrapped the plastic stick tightly, and buried it a

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ade of her skin. For three long years inside husband Dominic Montgomery's sprawling estate, she had existed only as his quiet, compliant s

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ded, his silhouette stretched long over the runner rug. He did not lo

rboards seeping straight through the wool into her bones. With every step

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pine cologne rolled out, catching in Clara's t

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might inspect a defective piece of cheap porcelain. He took two long strides forward, h

sk and tossed it across the polished surface. The pa

team found manipulated blood s

report stared back at her. Her blood ran completely cold. She bi

he edge of the desk, leaning

ged to bribe the lab technician

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around her narrow jaw, forcing her chin upward until her ne

stard to secure a piece of

a's eyes, but she forced herself not to blink, her

nt to keep the baby. I'll leave! You'll

with pure disgust. He released her jaw with a violent shove and pulled a linen han

ckward until her shoulder slammed ag

the soiled handkerchief into the trash. "You were picked up to fill an empt

cal blow, knocking the brea

r of the stu

stepped into the room holding a black leather tablet.

. Sterling's clinic is prepped. The medical t

rpowering all sense of pride. She dropped to the floor, scra

Take everything back, take the allowance, take my

from solid granite. He pulled his leg back, shaking her off with a h

his silk tie without looking at her ag

stood,

around Clara's wrists like iron cuffs. He hauled

king against the hardwood, her fingernails t

board, pouring himself two fingers of scotch. He raised

ed quietly into the glass. "I don't wan

o! Domini

ek dragged her backward toward the service exit, where two pr