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me th

and sizing up. "Let's start,

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k in his chair,

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a frenzy," Grayson inte

by becoming the wife of the man everyone's dying to know more abo

's mind

utrageous, yet

another question when

leaning back with a glint

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pening. "You have no idea, Sinclair.

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appearances. You'll be off the grid until we're r

standing as he

with you, Sinclair," he

l-it was too late

g with her choice weighing

et in her pocket felt like anchor

at much became clear as she cast one last gla

it was the beginning of her reclaiming her life,

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