The Billionaire Alpha's Secret Substitute Mate

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red my nose and chin, then pushed a pair of thick,

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xchanged a quick nod with Maya in the hallway and

s, I stepped out of the station outside

gowns strolled down the paved walkways. Pulling my hood low over my glasses, I blended into a gr

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nt oak tree thirty yards away, scanning th

ain drive and stopped at the base of the red carpet. The crowd

d black suit, his sharp, cold features looking carved from ice under the brigh

dazzling silver-sequined gown and looped

ront steps, I pulled my hood down to my eyebrows, crouched low behind the manicure

I reached for the metal doorknob, only for the toe of my sneake

forward into the dark-only to slam straight into a ch

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