When Hearts Emerge: The Merciless Mafia Boss Wants Me Back

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aughter suffered enough, and now

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everyone she had been...

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. "No, that wasn't me. I wo

held the privacy of the d

cal gaze told her h

he onlookers outside the door, and even the other officers wer

deeply in his grief-stricken face, the silver s

ying breath, pre

your daughter's body. With a match, we could i

ue, Jeremy snatched up an a

r's head, warm blood trickling do

ression one of hurt and disbelief, her

the ashtray aside and slapped he

career?" he spat, his tone dripping with contempt.

in his gaze, each word ca

My daughter's dignity is mine to

stare that left her cold, his eyes unr

on his daughter. Given the clear cause

to relinquish the investigation

my slipped into a waiting car and pull

e other end. "Officer Cooper! What brings yo

ned, his grip tight

anything more comes up, you deal wi

se, he ended the call, his j

o the floor, her vision clouded by the thick

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elf up, finding some medical supplie

ly grew quiet, leaving only a hand

lass of water as she cast her gaze toward the