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locked the false bottom of the bag, revealing the sleek, black matte surface of her

e: $5,000,000,000.00

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ds she had hacked into during the taxi

scarred, and dangerous. She walked into the bathroom-a space larger than her entire cab

, texturizing gel to her hands and face. It dried instantly, leaving her skin feeling rougher, loo

e flannel back on. The

rowled. A low

penthouse was silent. She found the kitchen, a stainless

wn the counter. She

said, leaning aga

where Victoria was likely holding court. "I... The kitchen is closed,

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cked o

ed. "Those are for

her flannel shirt. She took

the noise. She stared at Serena, at the app

ia hissed. "You are eating a d

looked Victoria dead in the eye, her ex

ke an apple,

d back toward the bedroom,

rumbled in the distance, vibrating against the glass. Serena finish

t the bed. J

an who had turned his family's legacy into an empire. The man she wa

lag, the acting, the

he covers-that felt like a violation too far. Sh

own her spine. A physiological reaction she couldn't place. It felt like dan

herself. Get the

osed h

vy footsteps echoed on the stairs. A man's voice,

lf was