orbett
e on the marble floor, yet I kept my spine straight, refu
ried his fingers in my long hair and yanked my head
warm breath hitting my cold cheek. "Your worthless li
tears slid down my cheeks, yet I s
pay for being
y injured calf, wrenching a muffled groan fro
ds out instinctively to catch mys
table and closed around the heavy black velv
loth tore free in my grip, dragging every
crystal urn slid down the tilted surf
through the lobby, scattering white ash int
ll, the reporters freezing wi
me going rigid as he stared down at the
llar of my dress and hauled me c
s neck as his large hand clamped around my thr
frantically at his wrist, my nails carving bloody welts
chest burning for oxygen, until all I co
e right now!" Chadwick barked over h
e and dialed the Boston Police Department, whil
nto the floor carpeted with crystal shards. I clu
alm, my blood soaking into the white powder on the
ble belt barriers, reporters shoving their
smash the urn out of h
opath like you
my fingers as Chadwick stood behind his bodyguards, radiating murderous intent
and blue lights flashing against the glass door
h the main entrance, their heavy boots echoing
r of metal handcuffs from his
arrest for suspected homici
the cold steel cuffs snapping shut around my
sed knees left faint smears of blood on the floor wit
s main doors, I stopped and looked back at
, I mouthed the words t
ver forg
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