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White family's hillside estate. I paid the fare, pushed the door open, an
er checking my access card; he just curled his li
aight across the manicured lawn tow
ng the living room glanced up, didn't even bother t
e second floor and pushed open the doors to the master bed
f the closet, I began packing the few si
r engine ended in a screech of tire
ay. The bedroom door flew open with a loud bang
case on the floor. He strode inside and slammed his
on Brant wasn't enough, and now you're playing the runaway wife g
my pocket, and wiped my fingertips one by one,
urtis stepped closer, trying to tower
the agreement Carlisle's legal team had
clear the rotten
s pupils shrank the second his eyes hit the bo
You're div
the joke of the year, then hurled the papers onto
ber! Without me, you don't even have wh
vive," I said, bending down to pick up the agreeme
I wasn't playing hard to get. Panic flashed a
years," he said, trying to guilt-trip me. "I'm at a critical stage in connectin
so shamelessly for his o
uard, he stumbled back half a step and s
etic pride isn't w
uitcase, its wheels rolling cr
rtis dropped all pretense. He lunged forward to grab
dle with my right hand, I drove my l
clutching his side and gasping for air, comple
y, walked out of the bedroom, and head
zen, staring with wide eyes as I carri
lanced back at the luxurious cage
agreement to his office. If he doesn't s
the Los Angeles night, and slammed them shut
ed phone and sent a brief text to Carlisle: Launch
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